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HH/UH-60M, AH-64E, CH-47F: Get Familiar with Fiber Optic Care
December 29, 2021 — Initial note: This article applies to deploying or deployed units only. Aviation maintainers/electricians, to ensure aircraft are more survivable against threat missiles, the Project Office Aircraft Survivability Equipment installed fiber optics on HH/UH-60M, AH-64E, and CH-47F aircraft, as part of a limited interim missile warning system quick reaction capability (LIMWS QRC)... MORE

All Aircraft: How to Get Shatterproof Sample Bottles
December 29, 2021 — When I was in Germany back in 2009-2012, we had fuel sample bottles that were shatterproof. They were glass, but had a clear, soft coating of rubber or vinyl around them. If you dropped them, the glass would not break. I’ve been looking for an NSN for them, but I’ve had no luck. Can you help?... MORE

Leader Interview: MG Werner & CSM Charles, TACOM
December 28, 2021 — MSG Half-Mast recently visited Detroit, MI, home to the Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM), where he spoke with the commanding general, MG Darren L. Werner, and command sergeant major, CSM Jerry M. Charles, about TACOM's role in sustaining many of the Army's fleets... MORE

Up-Armored HMMWV: NSN for Flap Assembly
December 28, 2021 — Some units have received the wrong part for the HMMWV flap assembly when ordering NSN 5325-01-628-4842. The part is shown as Item 17 in Fig 405 of TM 9-2320-387-13&P (Mar 21). Here's what to do if that happens to you... MORE

M915A5 Tractor: New NSNs for Channel Lifts
December 27, 2021 — There’s a replacement for the M915A5 tractor’s channel lift shown as Item 20 in Fig 210 of TM 9-2320-426-13&P (Aug 14). Read on for the new NSNs... MORE

M1088A1P2 FMTV: Don’t Pull M1082 or M1095 Trailers
December 27, 2021 — Operators, don’t try pulling an M1082 or M1095 trailer with your M1088A1P2 FMTV because the safety chains could get caught on the counterweight and potentially cause damage to the vehicle and trailer. Read on to discover what trailers can be pulled... MORE

M500 Shotgun: Receiver Missing Screws?
December 20, 2021 — Dear Editor, I’m an AMC Soldier Chemical-Biological (SCB) LAR and have found that some M500 shotguns are missing screws from the top of the receiver. The M500 shotgun isn’t deadlined if these screws are missing. ... MORE

Packaging: New COSIS Video from PSCC
December 17, 2021 — Army Sustainment Command’s Packaging, Storage, and Containerization Center (PSCC) has released the latest video in their Care of Supplies in Storage (COSIS) series, Module 6: Care & Remediation of Electrostatic Discharge Sensitive (ESDS) Items. Learn where to view it... MORE

All Aircraft: Tool Warranty Program Update
December 17, 2021 — The aviation foot locker (AFL) and the new aviation tool system (NATS) are both covered under a lifelong warranty program. This program enables units to get replacements for worn or damaged tools. There’s a challenge at the moment because the manufacturers of some of the tools in these kits are having difficulty sourcing replacements, due in part to the disruption of supply chains because of the COVID- 19 pandemic. This article provides a possible remedy... MORE

Power Supply: Solving PP-6224B Shortage
December 17, 2021 — Power supply PP-6224B/U is in sustainment and repairs have been limited by long lead times and low final recovery rate of repairable assets, due to obsolete parts. If unit readiness is affected by power supply shortages, there is a good substitute... MORE

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