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Leader Interview: MSG Varga, USAMMA
July 31, 2020 — PS Magazine’s MSG Half-Mast recently had the opportunity to sit down with MSG Stacey Varga, the sergeant major of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency (USAMMA), to discuss the importance of medical logistics. MSG Varga entered the Army in 1998... MORE

HIMARS: How-to Tips
July 30, 2020 — Exercise, exercise, exercise. The worst thing you can do is let your HIMARS sit for weeks. Without exercise, grease coagulates and moving parts like the limit switches and rollers stop moving and start sticking. The flex drive shaft binds and can be damaged... MORE

M967A2/M969A2 Fuel Tankers: NSNs for Junction Box Gaskets
July 29, 2020 — On the M967A2 and M969A2 fuel tanker’s front roadside is a junction box where the light cable from the prime mover plugs in. There are gaskets that fit between the junction box and its access plates, but NSNs weren’t assigned... MORE

M88A2 Recovery Vehicles: New Brake Modulation Valve
July 28, 2020 — Mechanics, a new brake modulation valve is available for the M88A2 recovery vehicle. The new valve offers much better “pedal feel” than the old valve. This improves braking control sensitivity at all speeds and eliminates sudden or jerking stops... MORE

PDISE: M46 Electrical Utility Assembly Changes
July 28, 2020 — Hardware changes have taken place with the Power Distribution Illumination Systems Electrical (PDISE) M46 Electrical Utility Assembly, LIN: U89185. These changes apply to the info in TM 9-6150-226-13 (Sep 17)... MORE

Up-armored HMMWV: ABS/ESC Maintenance Info
July 28, 2020 — Up-armored HMMWV (UAH) vehicles with antilock braking system/electronic stability control (ABS/ESC) were fielded in 2019. ABS/ESC makes your unit’s HMMWVs safer, enhances handling during emergency braking and reduces the risk of vehicle rollovers. ... ... MORE

Aviation: Safety of Flight Messages Save Lives
July 27, 2020 — Sometimes there are problems with equipment that are serious enough to warrant an immediate, force-protection alert to the field to avert expensive repairs, ensure safety and save lives. In the aviation community, these alerts come in the form of safety of flight (SOF) messages... MORE

M2 and M2A1 Machine Guns: Not All Parts Are Interchangeable
July 27, 2020 — Although the M2 and M2A1 .50-cal machine guns look alike, they aren’t. So when units swap parts from one model to the other, they risk damaging the weapon and injuring Soldiers. If your unit has both machine guns, keep the weapons and spare parts separated in the arms room to prevent any mix-ups. ... MORE

HMMWV: Troop Seat Interface Kit Canvas NSN Update
July 27, 2020 — A unit recently searched IETM 9-2320-387-24P (Mar 14) for the canvas piece that’s part of the troop seat interface kit. But when they ordered NSN 5325-01-628-4842 shown as Item 17 of Fig 405, only the hook and loop fastener arrived... MORE

Containerized Batch Laundry: No PDISE Needed
July 23, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 778 (Sep 17), pp. 50-51. When it comes to powering your containerized batch laundry (CBL), NSNs 3510-01-527-2209 and -2210 (LIN C28019), less is more, operators... MORE

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