PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-696
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 696
NOVEMBER 2010
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PS 696
PS 696
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Be aware that you
are responsible not
only for weapons, but
also for their BII.
BII
that you and your unit
need to keep track of
include the M2 machine
gun headspace and timing
gages, the MK 19 machine
gun round removal tool,
and the -10 TM for each
weapon. If you’re missing
BII, you will be gigged on
that during inspections.
Find out what
MWOs need to
be done on your
weapons.
We regularly
find weapons that
haven’t received required
modifications, like the
MK 19’s MOD 3 upgrade
or the change to the
M2’s trigger block or the
new M249 rail system.
Your local TACOM LAR or
COMET can get you a list
of the MWOs.
Get modified racks certified.
Any time a rack is modified, like
adding a locking bar for the M4 carbine to the M16 rifle rack, the rack
must be certified by a TACOM LAR if your unit is active Army. National
Guard and Reserve units should contact TACOM-RI for instructions at
DSN 793-1797 or (309) 782-1797. This is required by AR 190-11,
which covers arms room security.
Keep your property book current.
If part of your unit has
deployed and taken their weapons with them, get those weapons taken
off your property book. If you’re storing weapons belonging to another
unit, you need to have on file a memorandum of agreement from both
unit commanders authorizing this.
Fill out SF 702,
Security Container Check Sheet,
correctly.
This is the form on the arms room door. Armorers initial the OPENED BY
and CLOSED BY boxes. Someone else initials the CHECKED BY box. The
armorer can’t initial that box.
Vernon Gales
Shirley Evans
Ft Hood COMET
Dear Editor,
In our work here at the Ft Hood Command Maintenance Evaluation and
Training Team (COMET), we spend much of our time training and assisting
armorers. From our experience, we offer this advice for armorers and their
commanders:
Get to know the small
arms repair people at your
support unit.
We see armorers
who aren’t getting their weapons’
annual gaging done because they
don’t know who’s supposed to
do it. One of the first things a
new armorer should do is meet
the small arms support repairmen.
If possible, have the previous
armorer introduce you to them.
Support will be able to help you
with many of the problems that
you will face.
Editor’s note:
Armorers, save yourselves
lots of grief and follow these COMET tips.
And a tip of the hat to you, Vernon and
Shirley, for your helpful advice.
Advice for Armorers
from COMET
Small Arms…
hello, I’m
joe the
armorer.
and I’m jones,
your support. I’m
here to help.
where
are the
TMs for
your
M16s?
the thing is, I didn’t
realize I had to keep
track of those.
HEY! wasn’t I
s’posed to be
modified?
phoo
--
I
dunno!
hey, I want
you to check
out these tips
from Comet!
they’re
going to
help us
a lot!
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