PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-611
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 611
OCTOBER 2003
PS 611
OCT 03
44
Night Vision Goggles…
Oh,
My!
Dear Half-Mast,
There are three problems in night vision goggle (NVG) maintenance that
just won’t go away.
A major part of the reason
for these three problems is
where the NVGs are stored.
They are stored in the arms
room to meet the require-
ment in AR 190-51 for dou-
ble barrier protection.
Now here’s where things
get sticky. Although they’re
in the arms room, they’re
still the responsibility of
commo maintenance to be
purged, resolved and cali-
brated. But the out-of-
sight, out-of-mind principle
is at work. Also, territorial
disputes seem to arise. As a
consequence, the job is just
not getting done.
Can you help get the word
out?
Archard Mathis
G4CMT C5
One,
they are not
being serviced (purged)
every 180 days.
And
three,
the
calibration of the
TS-4348 test set is
not being done, period.
Two,
the resolution
test is not being done
on them.
Our recommendation is a
face-to-face at a company or
battalion maintenance meet-
ing to see how these things can
best be scheduled and accom-
plished. Then, rigorous moni-
toring needs to take place.
Without these two things
happening, NVGs will contin-
ue to pile up in boxes in arms
rooms waiting for needed
maintenance.
Dear Mr. Mathis,
In order for the 180-day serv-
ice—purge, resolution check, and
the PMCS—and the test set calibra-
tion to take place and take place on
time,
coordination is required
between unit and direct support
commo maintenance folks as well
as arms room personnel.
Otherwise, these jobs fall through
a maintenance crack and are only
accomplished when commo folks
pull all-nighters when NVGs are
going to be issued the next day.
no
commo
guys
allowed!
well, I can’t see
the nvgs, so I just
can’t service ‘em.
..
…the jobs
fall through
the cracks…
and I might,
too!!
if there’s no
coordination
for the 180
day service…
Purging,
Resolving and
Calibrating…
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