PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-596
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 596
JULY 2002
Your local computer expert can set up a data base like this in no time.
Once you have the information entered, you can quickly scroll through the
data base at the beginning of each month and see which systems are due
for verifications and then notify the unit.
The data base also saves time if the verification stickers that go on
the sights and system disappear. Instead of having to repeat the
verifications, you can just check the data base for the date and fill out
another sticker.
SPC Michael Porter, SSG Bryant Burdell
B Co, 526th FSB
SSG Brandon Burk, C Co, 801st MSB
Ft Campbell, KY
Track Verification
PS 596
JULY 02
18
Missile Systems…
Let Computer
Dear Bonnie,
Missile units and their direct support can testify how difficult it is to
stay on top of the verifications required semiannually or annually for
components like the sights. In the press of other business, units let
verifications slide
-until it’s time to deploy. Then support must play
catch up, which means long hours.
Our support unit decided to let the computer track verifications. Using
Microsoft Excel, we created a data base to track every missile system
we support. This is for TOW, but the data base can be adapted for any
missile system. Here is how we arranged it:
OWNING UNIT
BUMPER NUMBER
STATUS
NIGHT SIGHT (serial number)
MGS (serial number)
TU (serial number)
TRIPOD (serial number)
OP SIGHT (serial number)
COLLIMATOR (serial number)
TUBE (serial number)
SYSTEM VERIFICATION
(last verification date)
SYSTEM DUE (date)
OP SIGHT VERIFICATION
(last verification date)
OP SIGHT DUE (date)
TOW
It’s a
good
idea
to let
your computer
keep track of
verifications.
The data base would
be a good way to track
verifications for
all
kinds
of equipment,
not just missiles.
It’s
gonna be a
looonnng
night!
IT’s too difficult
keeping track of
what’s got to get
verified when
units don’t stay
on top of their
verification!
I can
help!
I can
help!
This is
great! now
we’ll stay
on track!
that’s right!
we make a good
team! Unit repair-
men can use this
data base, too!
…and they’re
deploying
tomorrow!
B CO just
showed up
with
20 TOWs
that need
verification!
596. 18-19 (C)
6/1/02
11:33 AM
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