PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-691
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 691
JUNE 2010
19
PS 691
JUN 10
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ou may think the right way to add unit identifcation numbers to wheeled and
tracked vehicles is more hush-hush than the Colonel’s secret recipe. AFter all, you’ll
see it done just about every way possible iF you look around your installation.
Truth is, it isn’t classifed inFo. You just have to know the right publications to use
to do it right.
AR 750-1
Para 8-9c(16) oF AR 750-1,
Army Materiel Maintenance Policy
(Sep 07), allows
MACOM commanders to conceal bumper numbers in tactical conditions. Para
8-9c(17) allows overseas commanders to comply with international agreements
regarding how vehicle bumper numbers are displayed.
That’s why you’ll see vehicles in some overseas commands painted with solid,
light-color rectangular boxes as the background For vehicle bumper numbers.
The TB and TM can be Found online at LOGSA’s ETM website:
AR 750-1 is available on the USAPA website:
NSN 8010-01-546-
Color
WD CARC Aerosol
Green
Tan
Black
Brown
7712
7711
7713
7709
NSN 8010-01-546-
Color
WD CARC Brush-Top
Green
Tan
Black
Brown
7585
7587
7588
7589
NSN 8010-01-546-
Color
WD CARC Roller
Green
Tan
Black
Brown
7593
7594
7596
7595
TM 43-0139
TM 43-0139,
Painting Instructions for Army Materiel
(Jun 08), gives inFormation
about how to apply ID markings over camouflage CARC colors. ±ig 11-2 in WP
0011 00-8 tells you to use black lettering over brown or green CARC, green lettering
over black CARC, and brown lettering over tan CARC. The paint used For marking
must be CARC iF used on a CARC-painted vehicle.
So you’ll be glad to know that WD CARC is now available in aerosol cans and in
bottles with a brush-top or roller-top applicator. Use these NSNs to order.
All oF these NSNs bring a box oF 12 each. So keep that in mind when ordering.
TB 43-0209
Your frst stop is TB 43-0209,
Color, Marking and Camouflage Painting of
Military Vehicles, Construction Equipment and Materials Handling Equipment
(Oct 90 w/Ch 1, May 91). This pub standardizes how vehicle bumper numbers are
applied.
Para 9 divides the markings into Four positions. Positions 1 and 2 are applied on
the leFt, as you Face the surFace to be marked, while positions 3 and 4 are applied on
the right. The positions identiFy:
1.
The major command, organization, or activity the equipment is associated with.
2.
The intermediate organization or activity.
3.
The unit that operates and maintains the vehicle.
4.
The specifc vehicle number (oFten associated with the order oF march).
Anything beyond this policy, such as assigning a specifc number against a
specifc unit position, is a matter oF unit SOP.
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are you sure
this is the
right way to
put on unit ID
markings?
I dunno. it
seems to be
a big secret,
so I’m doing
it
my way!
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