PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-625
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 625
DECEMBER 2004
Day
Night
Zero
SOP
M16A2
M16A4
or M4
Capability
Unit
M68
Reflex
Sight
Backup
Iron
Sight
M249 or
M240B
Machine
Gun
Optic
PVS-7
PVS-14
Total
Harness
NVG or
Advanced
Combat
Helmet
PAC-4C
PEQ-2A
Total
AN/PAS-13
Thermal
Weapon
Sight
Small
Arms
Borelight
Paper
Offset
Targets
Yes/
No/
Compliance
PS 625
DEC 04
7
PS 625
DEC 04
6
Small Arms…
Dear Editor,
During my time at the National Training Center, I noticed many units
had no SOP for training with the night vision and laser-aiming sights
that can now be installed on rifles and machine guns. As a result, too
many soldiers don't have a clear idea on how to use the sights, which
means they won't be as effective in battle.
To make sure soldiers learn how to best use their night vision and
laser-aiming sights, I recommend
the following:
•
Determine training requirements for your unit based on the five phas-
es of marksmanship outlined on Pages 1-3 of FM 3-22.9,
Rifle
Marksmanship.
The training must be managed at brigade level so that
it can be standardized for all the units and so that equipment short-
ages can be evened out. You can find the FM at
•
Determine what night vision and laser-aiming devices are authorized
for each unit, what's on-hand and what weapons the devices can be
used with. Use the matrix at the bottom of the page to organize what
devices you have.
•
Publish an annex to unit SOP that standardizes mounting of equipment
on weapons and makes batteries for these sighting devices part of the
pre-combat checks.
Besides FM 3-22.9, another
good reference is
Own the
Night
Handbooks 03-22
and 96-3, which can be
found at Center for Army
Lessons Learned at
.
Sign in and go to
HANDBOOKS.
MAJ John Lightner
Brigade Training Team
(Broncos)
National Training Center
Ft Irwin, CA
I am the
most
sophisticated
equipment
available!
that’s
great…
but I don’t
know how
you work.
no one’s
given me any
training on
sights!
by the way, the
nsn for the
hard-to-find
borelight is NSN
5860-01-4
7
1-2091.
it doesn't do a
unit much good
to have the new
sighting devices
if soldiers
aren't sure how
to use them.
625.06-07(C!)
10/29/04
9:42 AM
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