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Logistics: Not Optional Says the Army Chief of Staff
March 16, 2022 — In a recent article appearing in Breaking Defense, writer Valerie Insinna captured the observations of three top American generals about key lessons learned so far from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. One of the lessons highlighted was the significant role logistics play in supporting combat operations... MORE

Set Up a Virtual TDY with PS Magazine
March 3, 2022 — PS Magazine was created in 1951 to help Soldiers with maintenance and logistics issues. We’re still here to help after 70 years and we’d like to invite combat, combat support and combat service support units across the Army to conduct virtual TDYs with us to discuss maintenance and sustainment challenges. We’re also encouraging units to share maintenance and sustainment successes so that PS can potentially share them across the Army in order to enhance overall combat readiness... MORE

I Sustain This Recognition Program: Nominate a Deserving Civilian Sustainer
March 2, 2022 — Maintaining equipment to meet combat readiness requirements and stay in the fight, even under the most arduous of circumstances, often relies on the support of civilian sustainers and maintainers. Here's how you can recognize their efforts... MORE

AOAP: Temporary Gap in Service and Workarounds
March 1, 2022 — Starting on Feb 20, 2022, the contract that supports the Army Oil Analysis Program (AOAP) will experience a gap in service. Read on to learn more about its impact... MORE

Corrosion: New Documents Published
February 25, 2022 — Corrosion is an ongoing battle. To ensure this menace never wins the day, two new corrosion policy and procedures publications are available... MORE

Publications: Are Paper TMs Still Available?
February 15, 2022 — We have multiple vehicles without a -10 TM available for the operators to perform PMCS. That means that a lot of equipment gets dispatched without maintenance or the knowledge of how to properly operate them. Is there any way to reorder paper TMs to replace the ones that are missing? ... MORE

Logistics & Maintenance Management: 2021 Year-In-Review
January 26, 2022 — From January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, the Logistics/Maintenance Management section of the PS Magazine website welcomed 6,667 visitors who viewed 9,385 articles. As a part of the PS Magazine year-in-review, we took a look back at the most popular articles... MORE

Log Mgmt: AR 750-1 Is Authority for Correct MEL Calculation
December 13, 2021 — Over the last several years, the guidance on calculating Maintenance Expenditure Limits (MELs) has been unclear. Here’s the bottom line: The governing guidance for MEL computations is AR 750-1. And here's the correct calculation... MORE

FedMall—Oct 12 Deadline to Keep Accounts Active
October 7, 2021 — There’s an Oct 12 deadline to ensure folks keep their FedMall accounts active. The FedMall website will be moving to a new platform and DLA needs to ensure users’ log-on info is up-to-date and activated before this migration... MORE

Ground Vehicles: QR Codes for PMCS Not TACOM-Endorsed
August 26, 2021 — Dear MSG Half-Mast, I work on a Command Maintenance Evaluation/Maintenance Assistance Instruction (COMET/MAIT) team and keep seeing quick response (QR) codes used to access the PMCS tables of a vehicle’s TMs. Can they be used? The quick answer is, NO. Read this article to get the full answer. ... MORE

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