PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-731
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 731
OCTOBER 2013
24
PS 731
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PS 731
OCT 13
Do not put more than one weapon on a job order when you enter it in SAMS-E.
Armorers can list up to 10
weapons on a single job order.
But that’s a problem. When the
job order is put in SAMS-E,
only the serial number of the
Frst weapon is updated. The
other serial numbers have to
be entered manually or their
information is lost. In the long
run, it’s simpler just to limit
each job order to one weapon.
Each unit should develop and follow their own SOP for their arms rooms and
CBRN rooms.
Some units
are just transferring SOPs
from other installations and
not even bothering to change
the names. Proper inventory
of items like the small arms
tool kit is not being done.
M40
masks
aren’t
being
tracked for expired canisters
and PATS testing.
If your unit needs help with SOPs and you have a local COMET team, you’re
in luck. Every COMET team has a CD with SOPs for arms rooms, CBRN rooms,
commo, supply and maintenance, plus regulations and checklists. They’ll be glad
to provide you a copy. Just don’t forget to modify the SOP to make it speciFc to
your unit. There are COMET teams at ±orts Bragg, Stewart, Drum, Campbell, Hood,
Carson, Riley, Polk, Bliss and JBLM.
If you have received JCAD, turn in ACADA.
ACADAs are being replaced by
the joint chemical agent detector (JCAD). The ACADA should be gone by ±Y 17.
Once you receive the JCAD, you don’t need the ACADA.
Dear Editor,
Every repairman who works with howitzers and mortars should have a
personal copy of TM 9-1000-202-14,
Evaluation of Cannon Tubes.
The TM gives very clear criteria on whether a cannon tube is still
usable or should be condemned. Without the TM, good tubes end up
junked and bad tubes keep being used.
EM 0065, which covers most small arms, has the TM, as does
LOGSA’s ETM website:
You can also access it at
I suggest repairmen download it to their laptop or tablet so the TM is
always readily available.
Terry Blount
TACOM LAR
Ft Carson, CO
Editor’s note:
No use guessing on
something as critical as cannon tubes,
repairmen. Listen to Terry’s suggestion.
Small Arms, CBRN…
Carson COMET
Offers Help
Howitzers, Mortars…
Get the Bok
Before
YOu Evaluate
guess it’s time
to check out your
cannon tubes.
then where’s your
copy of
evaluation
of cannon tubes?
you’re
just
guessing
if
you
don’t
have that!
Through its years of helping units
with their maintenance and supply
problems, the Ft Carson command
maintenance training team (COMET)
offers these suggestions…
Every unit
needs to
develop an
SOP for
their CBRN
and arms
rooms--and
follow it!
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