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FMTV: Watch for Pests in Exhaust Ports
March 2, 2022 — Dear Editor, while conducting maintenance on our FMTVs, we got readings that led us to believe an anti-lock braking system (ABS) valve was bad on one of our FMTV’s wheels. Here's what we learned... ... MORE

Corrosion: Cleaning is Key to Prevention
December 6, 2021 — Dear Editor, I’m an allied trades/small engine supervisor at the 406th AFSB. We’re constantly informing Soldiers of the importance of keeping vehicles and equipment clean. Get more info here... ... MORE

M978A2/A4 HEMTT: Bent Bracket Blocks Manual Control
November 16, 2021 — Dear Editor, please let PS Magazine readers know that a support bracket underneath the M978A2/A4 HEMTT tankers can interfere with the manual control (MC) V1 emergency valve if the bracket gets bent. Read the scoop here... ... MORE

M149 Water Trailer: Don’t Learn Safety by Accident!
October 28, 2021 — During a training exercise in March 2021, a Soldier suffered a serious foot injury while disconnecting a full M149 water trailer from the prime mover. Here's how and why... MORE

MEP-531A TQG: AC versus DC Voltmeter
July 27, 2021 — Dear Editor, I work with CECOM as a Power and Environmental Systems LAR. I need to alert power generation system maintainers of a parts mix-up in the 2kW MEP-531A tactical quiet generator’s (TQG) TM 9-6115-673-13&P (Jun 10). ... MORE

M16s / M4s: Advice from Ft Leonard Wood
May 12, 2021 — This article initially appeared in PS 761 (Apr 16), p. 40-42. Dear Editor, We repair the small arms at the Ft Leonard Logistics Readiness Center (LRC). We think these suggestions on the M16 rifle and M4/M4A1 carbine will help operators,... MORE

M16s / M4s: Firing Pin Not for Cleaning!
May 12, 2021 — This article initially appeared in PS 765 (Aug 16), p. 37. Dear Editor, Our Logistics Readiness Center told us they are finding a high number of M16s and M4s with unserviceable firing pins. The pins’ tips are blunted and there’s a ring cut in their shafts... MORE

TM Not Needed for Every Mask
March 29, 2021 — This article initially appeared in PS 760 (Mar 16), p. 46. Dear Editor, according to AR 25-30, Army Publishing Program, units are supposed to have one operator’s TM for each piece of equipment. But because the M50/M51 protective mask’s TM 3-4240-542-13&P is around 350 pages, that’s not practical. So the Army has issued a waiver for the M50/M51... MORE

AN/TSC-156D: Protect Phoenix Antenna Assemblies
March 19, 2021 — Dear Editor, during a recent communications exercise (COMEX), we found that three (3) of our AN/TSC-156D Phoenix tactical satellites had identical, quarter-sized holes in the antenna assemblies. We discovered that operators were stowing their antenna assemblies with the lightning rods in the UP position and not in the STOW position... MORE

Night Vision Devices, Sights: Stopping Battery Leak Damage
January 22, 2021 — This article originally appeared in PS 793, p. 18 (Dec 18). Dear Editor, each year, night vision devices (NVDs) and small arms sights suffer thousands and thousands of dollars of damage because they’re stored with their batteries installed... MORE

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