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Bradley FOV: Turn in Unserviceable DVDBs
September 25, 2019 — If you have unserviceable digital vehicle distribution boxes (DVDBs) for your Bradley, improve combat readiness and earn unserviceable credit by turning them in right away!... MORE

AN/VSS-6A HMDS: Here's the Contacts for Maintenance Issues
September 11, 2019 — Many components on the AN/VSS-6A Husky Mounted Detection System (HMDS) need specialized attention to keep the ground penetrating radar (GPR) running smoothly and mission-ready. If you need assistance, here's who to reach out to... MORE

Route clearance unit gets new components for its life-saving mine detection vehicles

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

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.

M1135 NBCRV Stryker: Help NBCRV Stryker Do Its Detecting Duty
September 5, 2019 — The M1135 NBCRV Stryker is critical in an environment with CBRN threats. If it doesn’t do its detecting job, the results could be fatal. Here are some ways to keep you and your NBCRV Stryker on the detecting trail: 1. Run the NBCRV Stryker at least four hours weekly while doing a complete PMCS. If you don’t, you’ll have guaranteed trouble. The... MORE

Members of the Stryker Reconnaissance Platoon, 457th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Company, 641st Troop Command Battalion, 64th Troop Command, move two M1135 Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles (NBCRVs) into position for mounted .50-caliber machine gun qualification while at Fort McCoy, Wis., June 12, during Annual Training.

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.

MK19 Machine Gun: Stop Slamming and Jamming
September 3, 2019 — Even on a heavy-duty weapon like the MK 19 machine gun, slamming and jamming can cause heavy-duty damage. Keep reading to learn more... MORE

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.

D7G Dozer: Nix the Slam-Bam Shifting!
August 29, 2019 — Operators, you need to cool it on the slam-bam gear shifting at the work site.Slamming the shifter sideways from neutral, then down into reverse, will break the backup alarm’s magnetic switch inside the shift console. A busted switch means the backup alarms won’t sound off in reverse. That makes your dozer NMC. MORE

M1101/M1102: Landing Leg Wheels Upgrade
August 28, 2019 — The single pin caster wheels for the M1101/M1102 trailer’s landing legs have been replaced by a 4-bolt caster with the same NSN 5340-01-611-2350. Note, this 4-bolt caster appears as Item 7 of Group 1507 in TM 9-2330-392-13&P (Dec 12). It should also appear as Item 15, but the TM still shows the single pin caster as Item 15. Until the TM is updated,... MORE

Spc. Chantal Martinez, a Motor Transportation Operator, assigned to 15th Transportation Company, 100th Brigade Support Battalion, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, OK, carefully backs up an M1097 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) with an attached M1101 Cargo Trailer with the help of a ground guide on March 20, 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Dustin D. Biven)

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