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Tag: General combat vehicles

Safety: Stay Alert On and Off Duty
June 23, 2021 — Safety is an important consideration whether you’re on or off duty... MORE

Yellow Safety Paint
June 15, 2021 — This article initially appeared in PS 766 (Sep 16), p. 61. Get a 5-gal container of yellow safety paint with NSN 8010-01-019-1776. This water-based latex is used to paint guide marks and warning lines inside your motor pool... MORE

Combat Vehicles: Always Heed These AFES Safety Tips
May 27, 2021 — Crewmen, the automatic fire extinguishing system (AFES) is critical to the safety of your fellow Soldiers and your vehicle. But serious injuries, or worse, can happen if you mess around with the high-pressure AFES bottles... MORE

Combat Vehicles: Turn in Unserviceable Wiring Harnesses
May 26, 2021 — Commanders, senior NCOs, and maintenance managers, the organic industrial base (OIB) has heard your call for assistance with ground combat systems’ (the M1A2 tank, M2A2 Bradley, M3A3 BFIST and M109A6 Paladin) wiring harness availability in the supply system... MORE

Don’t Spin Our Wheels!
February 23, 2021 — This article initially appeared in PS 759 (May 16), p. 1. PS Magazine gets lots of maintenance and supply questions each month. Sometimes we can send out an immediate answer. Other times, those answers take a couple days to a few weeks to track down. In the meantime, you may find the solution on your own. ... MORE

Maintenance Training: Find Every Chance to Teach
January 22, 2021 — Listen up! The next time a vehicle comes into the shop with an apparent low tire psi, ask the operator if they have a tire gauge. Then ask them how to check the tire’s psi. You might be surprised to find out what they don't know or are just embarrassed to ask. Rather than get angry or shrug your shoulders, such a confession is the perfect opportunity to teach and train. ... MORE

PS Magazine: Help Us Help You
December 23, 2020 — Each day, emails from Soldiers and DoD civilians all over the world come into PS Magazine seeking answers to challenges they're facing while maintaining their vehicles and equipment. And each day, Half-Mast or a member of his team replies. In order to help you, help us by providing as much information as possible about the problem... MORE

Battery Box Coating Compound
December 9, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 745 (May 17), p. 61. If the interior coating on your vehicle’s battery box is wearing out, you’ll need to recoat it. Use a wire brush to scrape off rust and old paint. Then, after cleaning, protect the box by brushing on a coat of bituminous coating compound... MORE

UTAP: You’re Just a Click Away!
November 17, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 798 (May 19), p. 20-21. TACOM’s Unit Training Assistance Program, UTAP, provides approved training materials for a variety of TACOM-managed equipment... MORE

M153 CROWS II: Cover NSNs
October 2, 2020 — Protect your common remotely operated weapons station (CROWS) II from the elements by keeping it covered with the tan cover, NSN 5340-25-162-1081, or the green cover, NSN 5340-25-162-0697... MORE

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