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Apache: Helmet TM Now Available on ETM Website
October 17, 2019 — Looking for the TM for the Apache Aviator Integrated Helmet (AAIH)? The wait is over... MORE

Corrosion: Army Corrosion Prevention & Control: What is the Why?
October 16, 2019 — Did you know that maintenance costs for fixing DoD equipment damaged by corrosion runs roughly $23 billion a year? That’s why corrosion prevention and control requires ongoing planning and execution, across all units and at all levels. Keep reading to learn more about ways to mitigate this readiness foe... MORE

H-60 Series: Turn in AN/PRC-117F in SATCOM B-Kits
September 27, 2019 — If you have aircraft in your unit with the AN/PRC-117F SATCOM MWO applied, the AMCOM headshed needs you to turn in the B-kit assets.The B-kits are needed for overseas contingency operations requiring SATCOM, so round up all you can find and turn them in ASAP.The PRC-117F radio system can no longer be purchased, so B-kits are only available if... MORE

H-60A/L/M: Hoist Mod Approved for Event Counter Viewing Window
September 27, 2019 — Mechanics, Aviation Engineering Directorate liaison engineers—or AED LEs— now have permission to modify the MEDEVAC’s external rescue hoist, NSN 1680-01-505-3913,aft cowling.MEDEVAC units who want to apply the fairing modification must work through their logistics assistance representative (LAR) and liaison engineer (LE) for a maintenance... MORE

U.S. Army Combat Medic Soldiers in the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), conduct cold and hot load training on a MEDEVAC UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 5th Armored Brigade, First Army Division West, near Fort Bliss, Texas, September 3, 2019.

UH-60A/L: Internal Rescue Hoist TM Published
September 27, 2019 — Mechanics,TM 1-1680-320-13&P, UH-60A/L High Performance Rescue Hoist, NSN 1680-01-552-3442, is revised and available for use.The revised TM includes more troubleshooting procedures, corrected schematics, additional maintenance procedures and other updates.If you work on the internal rescue hoist, make sure you use the good info in the revised TM... MORE

MEDEVAC: Skid Shoes for Rescue Baskets
September 11, 2019 — MEDEVAC operators are asking about the use of skid shoes on approved rescue baskets and litters. After reviewing the details and drawings of the skid shoes,the Aviation Engineering Directorate (AED) concluded that no AED approval is required for their use.Use of skid shoes should extend the service life of the equipment while also protecting the... MORE

Air Warrior: Need Flex Body Armor?
September 5, 2019 — Units,PM Air Warrior has been issuing flex body armor for more than 10 years. But they are now out of the flex body armor business.All flex body armor is the unit’s responsibility and should be on unit property books for issue to deploying Soldiers.If your unit doesn’t have inserts to install in the flex body armor covers, you’ve got two choices: ... MORE

An AH-64 Apache pilot conducts final pre-flight checks before taking off here in Afghanistan where the attack helicopter can provide quick-strike and long-range target engagement in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel and Resolute Support operations.

AAFARS: Which NSN Is Right for Collapsible Fuel Drum?
September 4, 2019 — Mechanics,Item 60 in Table 1 of the Mandatory Replacement Parts list of TM 10-4930-351-13 (Apr 11) and Item 1 in Fig 55 of TM 10 4930-351-24P (Jun 11) have the wrong NSN listed.NSN 8110-01-515-4727 for the Advanced Aviation Forward Area Refueling Station’s (AAFARS) collapsible fabric fuel drum is an invalid item.The correct NSN is 8110-01-482-9152... MORE

Soldiers from 2-4th General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, execute a training exercise at Oberdachstetten Local Training Area, Aug. 29, 2018.

UH-72 Lakota: Alternate Rescue Hooks Approved
August 29, 2019 — There’s a lot of chatter about which hoist hooks are or aren’t approved for the Lakota. We’ve got the official word…The Lakota’s Goodrich rescue hoist comes with a hook damper, PN 44307-480-2, and slide lock rescue hook, NSN 4030-01-583-4063 (PN 42315-490), that are installed at the factory.Both are covered under contractor logistics support... MORE

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 James Green, left, a UH-72A Lakota helicopter pilot with Charlie Company, 1-224th Security and Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard (NJARNG), pilots a Lakota for a familiarization flight at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., July 16, 2019.

Aviation: Put an End to FOD
August 27, 2019 — Putting an end to foreign object damage (FOD) starts with you taking steps to check for foreign object debris (FOD) on the flight line and picking it up.On the flight line or anyplace where aircraft land, FOD is a never-ending battle. So make FOD checks a regular part of your routine. When you’re on the flight line: conduct regular FOD walks... MORE

Master Sgt. Jack Kenyon, course manager for the 89B Ammunition Supply Course with the 13th Battalion, 100th Regiment at Fort McCoy, Wis., provides lift guidance from a distance Aug. 1, 2019, to a Chinook helicopter crew during sling-load training for the course at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport.

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