PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-694
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 694
SEPTEMBER 2010
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PS 694
SEP 10
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PS 694
SEP 10
T
he ALSE tech follows EM 0250 for packing items in the air warrior’s primary
survival gear carrier (PSGC).
After signing out the PSGC, go to the aircraft and see how you Ft. If the radio,
flashlight, magazine pouches, or utility pouch interferes with the aircraft controls,
move them to a different place on the vest.
The magazine pouches are optional
pockets. You are not required to carry
your M4 magazines on the vest.
Some items in the PSGC are speciFcally
arranged to help in an emergency, like
when a buddy needs them to save your
life. Rearranging those may put your life
in harm’s way.
Moving
the
tourniquet,
Frst
aid
platform,
signaling
platform
and
extraction strap means your buddy has to
go on a hunting trip to Fnd those items
in an emergency. Time matters when your
life is on the line.
Larger items like the radio are easy to
Fnd and are not as critical in an emergency
as the Frst aid items.
Follow Inspection Date
When any equipment is signed out from the ALSE shop, such as the PSGC, helmets
or vests, don’t wait until the service inspection date is past due to turn them in.
Check the inspection date on DD ±orm 1574—that’s the yellow tag—and head for
the ALSE ofFce when your time comes. If everyone overlooks the due date, you can
be sure of long lines and an angry ALSE tech.
Dear Blade,
The Aircraft Modular Survival System (AMSS)
kits we issue for missions usually have no
problems. We pack ‘em up and don’t reopen them
until the yearly inspection. During that time, they
get moved around frequently.
Lately, during our yearly inspection, we opened
the AMSS cases and found many of the 18 water
packets ruptured or punctured.
When this happens, mildew sets in and ruins
unprotected items in the case, like tents and
food items. It’s a really stinky mess to clean up.
Some items in the kit are ruined and have to be
thrown away and replaced.
We decided the best way to protect the
contents of the kits from water damage is to
put the water packets in a plastic bag with
tear tabs. So if they break open, the water is
contained in the bag and won’t ruin everything in
the kit.
SSG Mike Thompson
3-25 Medevac
ALSE…
ALSE…
Protect
Container
Contents
Arrange pockets to interface with aircraft
Protect water packets
before placing into
AMSS kit
good Job!
it
looks like you
have this problem
all mopped up.
pee-yoo!
my water
packets must have ruptured
inside here again!
maybe next time you’ll
put those packets in a
plastic bag
When it comes
to stuffing
your PSGC’s
pockets…
…keep it
simple!
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