PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-607
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 607
JUNE 2003
TB 43-PS-607, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly, is an official pub-
lication of the Department of the Army, providing information for all
soldiers assigned to combat and combat support units and all soldiers
with unit maintenance and supply duties. All information published has
been reviewed and approved by the agency responsible for the equip-
ment, publication or policy discussed. Application of the information is
optional with the user. Masculine pronouns may refer to both genders.
HMMWV Tire Maintenance
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WHEELED VEHICLES
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ISSUE 607 JUNE 2003
By order of the Secretary of the Army:
ERIC K. SHINSEKI
General, United States Army Chief of Staff
Official:
JOEL B. HUDSON
Administrative Assistant to
the Secretary of the Army
0310501
Hellfire Missile System
Launcher Installation
Hellfire Missile System Launcher Tips
TOW 2 Missile System Tripod
Locking Clamps
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MISSILES
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You are invited to send PS your ideas for improving maintenance
procedures, questions on maintenance and supply problems and
questions or comments on material published in PS.
Just write to:
MSG Half-Mast
PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
USAMC LOGSA (AMXLS-AM)
5307 Sparkman Circle
Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000
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psmag@logsa.redstone.army.mil
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PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly
(ISSN 0475-2953) is published monthly by the Department of the Army, Redstone
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Postmaster:
Send address changes to PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly, USAMC LOGSA (AMXLS-AM), 5307 Sparkman Circle,
Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000.
MICLIC Traveling PM
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COMBAT ENGINEERING
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TOOLS
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Jack Stand Safety Signs
Shop Equipment Alternator Bracket
Defective 7-ton Trestles
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AVIATION
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UH-60A/L Filter Sleeve Tool Correction
UH-60 Cannon Plug Strap Wrench
CH-47D Tie Bar Pins
ALSE Distress Marker Infrared Housing
OH-58D Crew Jettison Door
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W
e spend a whole lot of time pushing pre-
ventive maintenance here at PS. Today, on
this page, we would like to give a little
emphasis to pulling it.
Who pulls the string that gets preventive
maintenance accomplished?
The general answer is, anyone in a leader-
ship position. The specific answer is the
commander, the unit maintenance officer
and unit sergeants.
Preventive maintenance starts in the office
of the commander. The PM program under
his or her command is only as good as the
emphasis he or she gives it. If PM does not
have a “starring role” in the commander’s
office, it will be no more than a “bit player”
in motor pools and shops.
The weight of a good PM program falls
heavily on the unit maintenance officer. If he
or she spends all the time “firefighting,”
being reactive instead of proactive, preven-
tive maintenance will not be done.
Preventive maintenance must be an in-place
plan that operates regardless of the fires. If
PM is put on the back burner every time
there is a fire, there will be a fire every time
PM is put on the back burner.
Ultimately, a unit’s PM program is only as
good as the first line supervising sergeant’s
leadership. Only when that sergeant is on the
job giving instruction, reviewing processes,
encouraging those doing the maintenance
and promoting the importance of PM, will
the PM program be a successful one.
Eisenhower knew about leadership. He
knew how to “pull the string.” When it
comes to preventive maintenance, if you are
in a leadership position, make sure you are
pulling the string so that the world’s best
equipment stays that way.
“Pull the string,
and it
will follow wherever you
wish.
Push it,
and it will
go nowhere at all…”
-Gen Dwight d. Eisenhower
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COMBAT VEHICLES
M1-Series Tank Periscope Prism Housing
M1A1 Tank Commander’s Panels
M2/M3-Series Bradley M242 Gun
MLRS Carrier Vibration Damage
Combat Vehicles Lifting Sling Hooks
M109A2, -A5 Howitzers Fuel
Contamination
M109A6 Paladin Segment Board
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30-, 60-KW DCS TQG Batteries and Fuses
TQG Replacement Dipstick NSNs
PLGR Parts List
Commo Shop Safety Signs
26-Pair Cable Connector NSNs
5-, 10-KW Generators Article Correction
MWO Website
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COMMUNICATIONS
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SOLDIER SUPPORT
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M17-Series Decon Spark Plugs
M17-Series Decon MOGAS Usage
M17-Series Decon Engine Replacement
M17-Series Decon Burner
M41 PATS Software
NBC
Lightweight Camouflage Screen PM
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Wire
Routing
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Army Knowledge Online Website
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LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
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