PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-738
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 738
MAY 2014
50
PS 738
MAY 14
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PS 738
MAY 14
t
he AN/PVS-14 monocular night vision device
(MNVD) helmet mount now comes with a new screw
and nut, NSN 5305-01-619-5445. The new mounting
hardware fts the advanced combat helmet (ACH) and
the combat vehicle crewman (CVC) helmet.
The new hardware replaces the original selF-locking
screw and nut that protruded From the inside oF your
helmet. It’s designed For better ballistic protection.
It also Features a tighter thread class. That means the
helmet mount will ft tighter and more securely. Unlike
the earlier screw, you insert the new screw From inside
the helmet through the helmet mount and cover. The
new nut attaches to the outside Front oF the helmet.
Rapid felding initiative (R±I) will issue the new
hardware whenever helmet mounts are issued to
deploying units. You can also order the screw and nut
through the Army supply system.
Here’s a chart to simpliFy ordering:
T
he Army is reminding Soldiers to bring TMs back From deployment rather than
leaving them overseas. Too many Soldiers don’t think oF TMs as part oF their
equipment and Forget to turn them in. With so much equipment being shipped back
From AFghanistan, the cost estimates For replacing TMs are staggering.
Currently, there is little Funding to print TMs. And even iF the Army receives
additional Funding, there likely won’t be enough Funds to print all the TMs the
feld needs.
It’s not just good fscal sense, it’s a regulation. AR 25-30,
The Army Publishing
Program,
lists operator TMs as Basic Issue Items (BII). So TMs
must
stay with
equipment whenever it’s turned in or transFerred. With wheeled vehicles, operator
manuals should be leFt inside the cab, typically in the glove box. ±or combat vehicles,
manuals should be stored in the driver’s compartment or turret.
Even turning in TMs issued with smaller items like small arms and chemical
masks will save Uncle Sam a big chunk oF change. Due to their nonstandard size,
pocket-sized TMs are more expensive to print. So pack ’em up and bring ’em home!
Includes
Item
Screw and nut
Helmet mount,
new version.
Adjusts vertically.
Helmet mount,
old version. Will
be issued until
stocks are gone.
Front bracket
N/A
Rhino horn,
front bracket and
new mounting
hardware.
Rhino horn,
front bracket and
new mounting
hardware.
Bracket and
new mounting
hardware.
NSN
AN/PVS-14…
New
Helmet
Mount
Hardware
Publications…
The Book Stops Here:
Bring TMs Home!
Helmet mount
comes with new
screw and nut
Insert screw from inside helmet through mount
what’s
going
on over
there?
you guys
aren’t
bringing your TMs back
from deployment, so
We’ve gotta pay for
printing
new
ones… and
that’s
not cheap!
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