PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-725
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 725
APRIL 2013
59
PS 725
APR 13
T
he Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) Directorate of Lessons Learned hosted
a Reverse Collection and Analysis Team (R-CAAT) recording on Sustainment Knowledge-
Live (SKN-Live).
In this broadcast, leaders from the 47th BSB at Ft Bliss, TX, offered observations, insights
and lessons learned from their yearlong fielding of the Global Combat Support System-
Army (GCSS-Army).
Topics covered GCSS-Army conversion, network requirements, training, maintenance,
retail supply and property book pointers. They also gave helpful advice on how other units
might minimize future GCSS-Army conversion problems.
The full presentation is available on AKO. View or download the recording and slides at
•±
Clean and dry the item.
•±
Select and apply a preservative coating to
the item or parts of it.
•±
Apply a greaseproof wrap conforming to
MIL-PRF-121, Type I or II.
•±
Select a close-fitting inner container from
MIL-STD-2073-1 or the container specified
by the contract or order. See Page 53 of
Container Selection.
•±
Insert the item into the container along
with cushioning and dunnage. This will
protect the item from any projections or
sharp edges and restrict its movement
within the container.
•±
Blunt the sharp edges and corners of the
box to protect the bag selected in Step 7.
•±
Enclose the box in a bag conforming to
MIL-DTL-117, Type I, Class B. The following
are examples of barrier (bag) materials
meeting the MIL-DTL-117 requirement:
A-A-3174, Type I or II, Grade A, Class 1 (see
note below) and MIL-PRF-22191, Type III.
Note: When specified, a protective wrap
of heavy-duty kraft paper or equivalent
(tape sealed) should be used to protect
the barrier material.
•±
Heat-seal the bag. Keep the trapped
air between the box and the bag to a
minimum by compressing the bag or by
using mechanical means, such as a vacuum
cleaner attachment. Be careful not to
rupture the bag.
•±
Apply markings according to MIL-STD-129.
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MIL-STD-129±would±be±‘129’)±into±the±Document±Number±search±box±and±then±press±
the±Submit±button.
if you get
lost,
call the Logistics
Support Activity’s Packaging,
Storage and Containerization Center
at DS
N
7
95-
7
105, (5
7
0) 615-
7
105,
or email:
in the next issue, we’ll look at
Method 40.
Logistics Management…
SKN-Live Shares GCSS-Army Lessons Learned
Ackkk!
What’s got
you buggin’,
Sergeant?
Cloe, this
fielding schedule
shows our unit
gets Wave 1 of
GCSS-Army next
quarter.
We kept
hoping this
wouldn’t
really
happen!
Playing
Ostrich
won’t
make
GCSS-Army
go away,
Sergeant.
Luckily,
others who
already
field-tested
the system
have some
good advice
for you…
and they’ve
shared it on
SKN-Live!
Wrap cleaned and preserved item
in greaseproof barrier
Cushion wrapped item
Insert in
greaseproof
bag
Expel excess air
from bag and…
…heat seal bag
Identify the
completed
pack
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