PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-623
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 623
OCTOBER 2004
PS 623
OCT 04
60
Army Knowledge Online…
What’s taking
so long!?
I wanna check
my email!!
you
don’t
need to
load
the
whole
ako
site.
y’mean I
can just
get my
email?
yeah!
it’s a
lot
quicker!
AKO Mail Available Three Ways
D
eployed soldiers know how long it can take to load AKO and then its email package. Of course,
AKO mail can be forwarded to other
.mil
addresses. But for deployed soldiers that may not be a
good option.
You can cut down as much as 30 percent of the AKO load time if you use AKO Lite. Lite
doesn’t use all the graphics and frames of its full version.
However, for deployed soldiers, for whom every moment is valuable, there is a yet quicker
way to get AKO email.
AKO email is available through a direct URL listing:
Finally, there is an option that allows you to configure AKO email to send to an email client
such as Outlook or Outlook Express. This configuration allows you to download your emails to
your PC so you can read them offline. To set this up, go to the above URL, select the
Configuration Information link, and follow the instructions for configuring your AKO account to
an email client.
We hope this helps some of you deployed soldiers get better access to your emails from home.
Don’t Ship Helicopters on Top Decks
Department of the Army policy message
0211628Z, Jun 04, changed shipping instruc-
tions for Black Hawks, Kiowa Warriors,
Chinooks, Apaches and Hueys on ocean/sea-
going vessels.
No helicopter is allowed on the top deck
of vessels because top deck shipment expos-
es helicopters to extreme environmental ele-
ments that can cause corrosion and airframe
structural damage.
All aircraft must be properly preserved,
shrink wrapped and stored on lower decks
to protect against harsh elements.
Make a note until all technical manuals
are updated.
GARDSERTS
Caution
Before you repair any stripped threads with
the GARDSERTS thread repair kit we covered
on Page 55 in PS 620 (Jul 04), check out the
-24&P for the equipment item. Some stripped
threads are considered non-repairable. There
are no stripped threads on the M1 tank, for
example, that can be fixed. The part must be
replaced if the threads are stripped. The
same would be true of many parts on aircraft
and missile equipment. If the -24&P doesn't
tell you whether it's OK to fix an item with
the thread repair kit, have your logistics assis-
tance representative check with the equip-
ment specialist for the item.
M1A1 AIM Tank RTNB
Need to turn in a redesigned turret networks
box (RTNB) for your M1A1 AIM (Abrams
Integrated Maintenance) tank? You can’t
without a shipping container. The RTNB
alone has no NSN, so it can’t be turned in
without a container. Get a container only
with NSN 8145-01-505-9156. The RTNB with
the container is NSN 5975-01-514-7808.
Chemical Equipment
Hotline Changes
The Chemical Equipment Hotline is moving
from Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, to Rock
Island, IL. That means hotline telephone
numbers and emails are changing. These are
the new ones:
Toll free:
(800) 831-4408
DSN/commercial:
793-7349/(309) 782-7349
Fax:
DSN 793-1919/(309) 782-1919
Email:
CEH@ria.army.mil
The hotline will help with questions about
any chemical equipment (masks, decon,
detectors, alarms, and smoke generators).
Calls received during non-business hours are
recorded and answered the next day.
GPS PLGR Parts
Bonanza Changes!
Page 40 of PS 620 gave the wrong NSN for
the PLGR lithium main power battery. The
NSN for an 8-pack of BA-5800 batteries is NSN
6135-01-440-7774. Page 42 said to
toss out
your old PLGR Soldiers Guide, TB-11-5825-
291-10- 2. We meant to tell you to get the
updated edition dated August 2003.
AKO may
take
longer to
load…
…since we’re in a
forward deployed
environment!
I
still
haven’t gotten
to my email!
623.60-61(C)
8/30/04
10:06 AM
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