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Army Regulation 750–1 Maintenance of Supplies and Equipment Army Materiel Maintenance Policy Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 18 August 2003 UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 750–1 Army Materiel Maintenance Policy This revision-- o Incorporates Army Regulation 750-2, which has been superseded. o Implements Defense Reform Initiative Decision 54 on customer wait time (chap 3). o Revises the Army Maintenance Standard (para 3-2). o Establishes new policy on programming resources to support maintenance operations, including contract logistics support or modification table of organization and equipment organizations (para 3-3). o Revises policy on Army central archiving of maintenance records in the work order logistics file of the logistics integrated database (paras 3-5 and 4- 14). o Defines steam-cleaning requirements (para 3-12). o Revises policy on the turn-in of unserviceable, reparable items (para 3-12). o Names Commander, U.S. Army Materiel Command as the National Maintenance Manager (emerging) (para 3-13). o Changes specialized repair activity language to specialized repair authority (para 3-18) and aligns policy with the National Maintenance Program (para 7- 13). o Adds new modification language and aligns with AR 750-10 (chap 4). o Changes gun tube effective full coverage requirement (remaining tube life) for items transferring into prepositioned stocks or out of the Army depot system from 75 rounds to 500 rounds. All other transfers remain at 75 rounds (para 4-6). o Revises maintenance management systems policy bases on the introduction and use of Standard Army Management Information System (paras 4-13 and 4-14). o Revises work order logistics file policy (para 4-14). o Modifies policy on contractors on the battlefield (paras 4-19, 6-4, and 6-5). o Revises intelligence and electronic warfare maintenance polices (chap 5, sec III). Contents—Continued Deputy Chief of Staff, G–4 • 2–4, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G–2 • 2–5, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G–3 • 2–6, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1 • 2–7, page 3 The Director, DPAE • 2–8, page 3 Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management • 2–9, page 3 The Surgeon General • 2–10, page 3 Commanding General, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command • 2–11, page 3 Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command • 2–12, page 3 Combat developers • 2–13, page 4 Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command • 2–14, page 4 Materiel developers • 2–15, page 5 Army commands (active component) • 2–16, page 5 U.S. Army Reserve • 2–17, page 7 The Army National Guard • 2–18, page 9 Chapter 3 Maintenance Policies and Structure, page 10 Section I Maintenance Policies, page 10 Overview • 3–1, page 10 The Army maintenance standard • 3–2, page 11 Total logistics response time and maintenance turnaround time • 3–3, page 11 Maintenance resourcing • 3–4, page 16 Maintenance records • 3–5, page 17 General policies • 3–6, page 17 Priorities • 3–7, page 18 Maintenance of low usage equipment • 3–8, page 19 Maintenance of medical material • 3–9, page 20 Maintenance of consolidated express and military-owned demountable containers • 3–10, page 20 Maintenance of facilities engineering equipment • 3–11, page 20 Turn-in policy for serviceable excess and unserviceable reparable parts and components • 3–12, page 20 Section II The Army Maintenance Structure, page 21 The Army maintenance system • 3–13, page 21 Unit/organizational-level maintenance • 3–14, page 21 DS maintenance • 3–15, page 23 GS maintenance • 3–16, page 24 TDA installation maintenance • 3–17, page 24 Specialized repair authority • 3–18, page 25 Authorization for ARNG maintenance facilities • 3–19, page 27 Designation of parent units in the ARNG • 3–20, page 27 Section III Depot-Level and Acquisition Maintenance Policies, page 28 Depot-level maintenance • 3–21, page 28 Materiel design, acquisition, and life-cycle support • 3–22, page 28 Chapter 4 Maintenance Operations, page 29 Section I Materiel Repair and Evacuation, page 29 General • 4–1, page 29 ii AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 Contents—Continued Unserviceable materiel • 4–2, page 30 Technical inspections • 4–3, page 30 Verification inspections • 4–4, page 30 Maintenance expenditure limit • 4–5, page 31 Equipment transfer and turn-in • 4–6, page 32 Controlled exchange • 4–7, page 34 Cannibalization of materiel • 4–8, page 35 Section II Operations Management, page 35 Materiel records and reports • 4–9, page 35 Measurement of maintenance performance • 4–10, page 35 Unit-level management • 4–11, page 35 Manpower utilization standards • 4–12, page 35 Maintenance management systems • 4–13, page 36 The work order logistics file • 4–14, page 36 Section III Technical Assistance and Supply Interface, page 36 Technical assistance • 4–15, page 36 Logistics Assistance Program/logistics support element • 4–16, page 36 Repair parts supply (class IX) • 4–17, page 36 Section IV Contract Maintenance Support, page 37 Private enterprise • 4–18, page 37 Prohibitions • 4–19, page 37 Foreign enterprise limitations • 4–20, page 37 Readiness of MTOE units • 4–21, page 37 Contingency plans • 4–22, page 38 Classified communications security • 4–23, page 38 Section V Inter-Service Maintenance Support, page 38 General • 4–24, page 38 Exceptions • 4–25, page 38 Personnel support • 4–26, page 38 Reciprocal support • 4–27, page 38 Funding support • 4–28, page 38 Provisions of ISSAs • 4–29, page 38 Transfer of resources • 4–30, page 39 Chapter 5 Commodity-Oriented Maintenance Policies, page 39 Section I Maintenance of Combat Vehicles, page 39 General • 5–1, page 39 ARNG maintenance • 5–2, page 39 Section II Maintenance of Watercraft, page 40 General • 5–3, page 40 Maintenance policies • 5–4, page 40 On condition cyclic maintenance (OCCM) • 5–5, page 41 Marine condition surveys • 5–6, page 42 iiiAR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 Contents—Continued Maintenance reporting • 5–7, page 43 Section III Maintenance of COMSEC Materiel, page 43 General • 5–8, page 43 Maintenance policies • 5–9, page 43 Modification of COMSEC materiel • 5–10, page 43 Records and reports • 5–11, page 43 Qualification and maintenance training policy for COMSEC equipment • 5–12, page 44 Evacuation of unserviceable COMSEC materiel • 5–13, page 44 Controlled cryptographic items • 5–14, page 44 Section IV Maintenance for Army Aircraft, page 44 General • 5–15, page 44 Aviation unit maintenance • 5–16, page 44 Aviation intermediate maintenance • 5–17, page 45 Aviation depot maintenance • 5–18, page 45 Aircraft parts that have been exposed to fire and/or saltwater immersion • 5–19, page 46 Items removed from crash-damaged aircraft • 5–20, page 46 Inspection and testing of crash-damaged components and assemblies • 5–21, page 46 Inspection and testing of structural parts and assemblies of aircraft • 5–22, page 47 Shipment of aircraft • 5–23, page 47 Posting aircraft forms and records • 5–24, page 47 Maintenance training aircraft • 5–25, page 47 Section V Maintenance of Rail Materiel, page 49 General • 5–26, page 49 Maintenance policies • 5–27, page 49 Maintenance operations • 5–28, page 49 Section VI Maintenance of Communications Systems and Materiel Assigned to FORSCOM, Army Signal Command, page 49 General guidance • 5–29, page 49 Maintenance policies • 5–30, page 50 Maintenance facilities • 5–31, page 50 Area maintenance and supply facility • 5–32, page 50 Maintenance support team • 5–33, page 51 Forward area support team • 5–34, page 51 Quality assurance • 5–35, page 51 Section VII Maintenance of Nontactical Vehicles, page 51 General • 5–36, page 51 Modifications • 5–37, page 51 Repair parts supply • 5–38, page 51 Section VIII Maintenance of Training Aids and Devices and Visual Information Equipment and Systems, page 51 Training aids and devices • 5–39, page 51 Visual information equipment and systems • 5–40, page 52 Section IX Maintenance of Conventional Ammunition, page 52 General • 5–41, page 52 iv AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 Contents—Continued Figure List Figure 3–1: Sample total logistics response time–maintenance status report, page 13 Figure 3–2: Sample MTOE maintenance organization turnaround time report, page 14 Figure 3–3: Sample TDA maintenance organization turnaround time report, page 15 Figure 3–4: Sample contractor maintenance organization turnaround time report, page 16 Figure D–1: Sample table of contents for Army Award for Maintenance Excellence nomination packet, page 109 Figure F–1: Flow chart for core requirements determination process, page 117 Glossary viiAR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 Chapter 1 Introduction 1–1. Purpose a. This regulation establishes policies and assigns responsibilities for the maintenance of Army materiel. It provides and defines requirements for performance and management of the materiel maintenance function. It concerns unit, direct support (DS), general support (GS), and depot levels of the Army maintenance system and Army-wide program and commodity-unique maintenance. This regulation also applies to maintenance of all materiel owned or supported by the U.S. Army, except the following: (1) Materiel purchased with nonappropriated funds, special intelligence property administered per Army Regulation (AR) 381–143, real property, or foreign materiel used for training. (2) Leased/rented materiel, unless the lease/rental agreement dictates otherwise. (3) Those aspects of combat and materiel development that impact the materiel maintenance function. (4) Materiel maintenance as implemented in the AR 12–series publications. b. The provisions of this regulation are applicable to all Army-funded property under the direct control of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Civil-funded property under the control of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is exempt from the provisions of this regulation; however, these provisions may be used when considered to be in the best interest of the Government. 1–2. References Required and related publications and prescribed and referenced forms are listed in appendix A. 1–3. Explanation of abbreviations and terms Abbreviations and terms used in this publication are explained in the glossary. 1–4. Responsibilities Responsibilities are listed in chapter 2. 1–5. Exceptions A request for exception to any provision of this regulation will be submitted through command channels to DCS, G–4, ATTN: DALO–SMM, 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310–0500, unless otherwise specified in this regulation. Requests for exception to policy specific to the Army National Guard (ARNG) will be submitted to the State Adjutant General, then through the Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB) to HQDA (DALO–SMM). All requests for exception to this regulation will, at a minimum, recommend alternative course(s) of action. Chapter 2 Responsibilities 2–1. Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller) The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller) (ASA(FM&C)) will— a. Develop and prescribe financial policy and procedures for the use of appropriated funds and nonappropriated maintenance funds. b. Develop and prescribe financial policy and procedures for the use of depot maintenance funds. c. Monitor the execution of depot maintenance funds. d. Prepare, present, and defend the depot maintenance budget. e. Participate in the program development process through membership in the Program Evaluation Group (PEG). f. Provide representation, as the chief financial officer, to the Army Depot Maintenance Corporate Board (DMCB). (See para 2–4r.) 2–2. Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, & Technology) The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, & Technology) (ASA(ALT)) will— a. Be responsible for the acquisition function and acquisition management system of the Department of the Army (DA). b. Co-chair the Army Systems Acquisition Review Council (ASARC). c. Establish reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) exit criteria in system-specific acquisition decision memorandum (ADM). d. Approve type classification of systems as part of the milestone III, full rate production, ADM per AR 70–1. 1AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 i. Develop and incorporate Army Oil Analysis Program (AOAP) instructions for appropriate programs of instruction. (See para 7–2.) j . D e v e l o p a n d u p d a t e c o n c e p t s a n d d o c t r i n e f o r e m p l o y i n g d e p o t - l e v e l r e p a i r o r g a n i z a t i o n s i n a t h e a t e r o f operations. k. Represent SKOT users for all matters associated with the review and update of SKOT and corresponding supply catalogs. 2–13. Combat developers Combat developers (CBTDEVs) as identified in AR 700–127 will— a. Include management and performance of the materiel maintenance function in the development of concepts, doctrine, materiel requirements, organizations, and management information systems. b. Determine the maintenance impact of new materiel or concepts. c. Assist in planning for logistics demonstrations and maintenance tests and conduct analyses of results. d. Resolve critical issues related to reliability, availability, maintainability, and supportability. e. Determine requirements, and develop the documentation for training devices. f . C o o r d i n a t e w i t h M A T D E V s t o e n s u r e m a t e r i e l m a i n t e n a n c e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s a r e i n c l u d e d i n r e q u i r e m e n t documents. g. Assist in maintenance test planning and conduct analyses of test results. h. Determine skill requirements for BDAR and develop techniques and criteria for making repair/evacuation/ mutilation decisions based on time limits and available skills. i. Review all new and revised equipment technical publications, including maintenance allocation charts (MACs), before publication. (AR 25–30 provides guidance.) 2–14. Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command The CG, USAMC, as the National Sustainment Maintenance Manager for the U.S. Army, will— a . D e v e l o p A r m y d e p o t - l e v e l m a i n t e n a n c e c o n c e p t s a n d s u p p o r t s y s t e m s , w i t h p a r t i c i p a t i o n b y H Q D A (DALO–SMM), CBTDEVs, and MATDEVs. b. Manage the depot maintenance system, including forward repair activities (FRA). c. Establish and operate logistics assistance offices (LAOs) and manage the Logistics Assistance Program (LAP) per AR 700–4. d. Ensure that spares and repair parts are available in sufficient quantities to support materiel throughout its life cycle. e. Develop and operate a standard, integrated, and centralized maintenance management information system to provide multisource, multilevel equipment performance, maintenance, and logistics data in support of Army materiel development, improvement, management, and sustainment efforts. f. Manage the AOAP. g. Manage test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment (TMDE) functions as the Army lead organization. Manage and execute all responsibilities for worldwide calibration and repair of common and selected special purpose TMDE. h. Manage the Army Warranty Program. (See AR 700–139.) i. Manage the Army Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) and Camouflage Pattern Painting (CPP) programs. j. Manage and staff requirements for the MAC. k. Management and oversight of the SRA program. l. Program and budget DA-approved SDC projects. m. Manage the Depot Repair and Return Program. (See para 8–6.) n. As the Army lead organization for the National Tire Retread Program, establish a worldwide program for management of aircraft and vehicle tires. o. Provide life-cycle maintenance engineering support for materiel acquired by DA. p. Develop and submit an Army business plan to the Joint Depot Maintenance Activity Group (JDMAG) for the Joint Depot Maintenance business profile that is provided to the DDMC. Maintain the DDMC business plan. q. Develop and submit depot maintenance requirements (OP–29) to DCS, G–4. r. Conduct maintenance requirements reviews with MSCs. s. Perform initial provisioning in accordance with AR 700–18. t. Manage the DOD inter-Service, interdepartmental, and interagency maintenance support programs within the Army. u. Provide maintenance support to field-level units as necessary. v. Manage the Army Corrosion Prevention and Control Program per AR 750–59. w. Determine ORF and RCF factors and requirements (see AR 710–1) in coordination with the MATDEV and submit them to DCS, G–4, ATTN: DALO–SMM, 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310–0500, for approval. 4 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 x. Evaluate and resolve technical and maintenance problems reported by using units through deficiency reports. y. Manage and execute the National Maintenance Program (NMP). z. Manage and update SKOT. The outline guidance and procedures for acquisition, maintenance, and disposition of SKOT are contained in DA Pam 700–60. aa. Establish theater foundation logistics support element (LSE) for coordination of USAMC maintenance support provided to the theater. ab. Monitor compliance with depot maintenance core policy. Use DOD-approved methodology to determine core depot maintenance requirements to ensure Army depots maintain sufficient core capability. ac. Provide two members to the Army DMCB; chief operating officer and one additional board member. ad. Serve as a member of the HQDA AMB. 2–15. Materiel developers MATDEVs as identified in AR 700–127 will— a. Coordinate with CBTDEVs the materiel maintenance considerations to be included in requirement documents. b. Ensure that the materiel fielding plan meets the requirements of the Army maintenance system. c. Ensure that reliability, availability, and maintainability is included in design parameters and demonstrated during operational testing. d. Ensure that reliability centered maintenance (RCM) is a basic precept in developing the maintenance concept. e. Determine, in coordination with the designated MSC, the source of repair for depot-level maintenance (such as organic or contract). f. Ensure ILS/logistic support analysis (LSA) results are incorporated in initial maintenance planning/development concepts. g. Ensure that trained personnel, TMDE, facilities, specialized tools, support equipment, repair parts, and publica- tions are available when the system is delivered to the user. h. Participate in planning and conducting logistics demonstrations and operational maintenance testing. i. Establish and monitor modification work order (MWO) programs per AR 750–10. j. Develop BDAR techniques, procedures, and related tool and materiel requirements in accordance with CBTDEV. The developers will also ensure BDAR concepts are incorporated into new materiel development. k. Develop factors for determining ORF requirements. These factors will be submitted to HQDA (DALO–SMM) for approval. l. Emphasize embedded diagnostics and embedded prognostics in the design, development, and improvement of equipment. m. Ensure that data collected from all levels of maintenance are analyzed and used for prognostic purposes. n. Ensure that equipment is designed with the need for a minimum number of common and special tools. o. Support the SDC program as required in paragraph 7–4. p. Establish and maintain an age exploration program. q. Include requirements for compliance with Federal environmental quality standards for equipment procured and supported by the Army (in accordance with AR 200–1). r. Provide qualitative and quantitative personnel requirement information and basis-of-issue plan (BOIP) feeder data to the CBTDEV to facilitate planning for distribution of operator and support personnel and support equipment. s. Implement the Manpower Requirements Criteria Program. (AR 71–32 provides guidance.) t. Ensure that modifications to Army equipment are applied and reported in accordance with AR 750–10. 2–16. Army commands (active component) a. Major Army commanders will— (1) Ensure that maintenance supports readiness. Commanders at all levels will be held accountable for the conduct of maintenance operations. (2) Ensure evaluation of maintenance is included in the Command Inspection Program. (3) Ensure that subordinate commanders comply with the policies in this regulation. One copy of any implementing instructions will be sent to Deputy Chief of Staff, G–4, ATTN: DALO–SMM, 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 22310–0500. (4) Ensure that maintenance operations at all levels within their command are properly supervised. (5) Establish and supervise training programs for equipment operators/crews and maintenance personnel in the conduct of maintenance operations. (6) Provide timely and accurate cost, readiness, and maintenance data to management systems. (7) Acquire and maintain a self-sufficient military capability and capacity for unit, DS, and GS maintenance in support of combat, combat support, and combat service support elements. (8) Program funds for unit, DS, and GS levels of maintenance and rank any unfinanced requirements. 5AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (9) Ensure that maintenance is performed at the lowest level possible according to MACs. This process must preclude table of distribution and allowances (TDA) maintenance activities from absorbing maintenance workload that should be performed at modification table of organization and equipment (MTOE) unit, DS, and GS levels of maintenance. (10) Minimize the number of TDA maintenance operations to reduce resource requirements without adversely impacting operational and contingency requirements. Ensure that there is only one IMMA on an installation. Installa- tion commanders may consolidate Director of Logistics (DOL) and Director of Engineering and Housing (DEH) (or Director of Public Works (DPW)) maintenance operations when cost-effective. (11) Evaluate all available methods of support before forwarding requests from subordinate commanders for establishment of IMMAs and satellite materiel maintenance activities (SMMAs). Examples of support methods are the IMMA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), ISSA, or contract. Submit requests to establish and discontinue IMMAs, SMMAs, and equipment maintenance missions (EMMs) to Deputy Chief of Staff, G–4, ATTN: DALO–SMM, 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 22310–0500, per DA Pam 750–13. (12) Comply with materiel maintenance standards and maintenance-related logistical performance and readiness standards. (13) Coordinate all requirements for TMDE procurement with the PM TMDE per AR 750–43. (14) Establish a warranty control office/officer to implement the Army Warranty Program per AR 700–139. (15) Comply with all local, regional, and national regulations governing the inspection and maintenance require- ments for prevention of pollution from mobile equipment. (AR 200–1 provides guidance.) (16) Provide air traffic control materiel support. (17) Establish an effective corrosion prevention and control program for assigned equipment per AR 750–59. (18) Determine if reimbursement for fabrication services of DS, GS, or installation maintenance activities is authorized. (19) Carry out quality programs under the provisions of AR 70–1 for assigned maintenance and calibration operations. (20) Designate points of contact (POCs) for the SRA, SDC, MWO, AOAP, unique item tracking (UIT), and maintenance float programs. (21) Assist executive agent and USAMC MSCs as required in establishing and conducting SDC projects that are implemented in the MACOM. (22) Ensure subordinate commanders with sustainment maintenance missions comply with NMP business proce- dures when scheduling and executing sustainment maintenance operations. (23) Ensure that support installations provide maintenance support to the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) when required within the geographical boundaries established by AR 5–9. b. Commander, U.S. Forces Command (FORSCOM) in support of the USAR will— (1) Conduct a continuing analysis and evaluation of the USAR Materiel Maintenance Program to ensure that the objectives of the program are attained by all subordinate commands. (2) Authorize resources to those TDA maintenance activities established by the U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) in the continental United States (CONUS) to support the USAR Materiel Maintenance Program. AR 570–4 will be used as a guide for determining manpower requirements of maintenance activities. (3) Maintain Army BASOPS communications-electronics (CE) equipment; other assigned automation, communica- tion, printing, audio-visual and records management equipment; and the Army portion of the Defense Communication System. (4) Maintain information systems at INSCOM sites. c. Commanders at all levels will— (1) Emphasize the importance of safety and maintenance and ensure that subordinates are held accountable for the conduct of maintenance operations. Maintenance is a command responsibility. (2) Provide leadership, technical supervision, and management control of materiel maintenance programs of subordi- nate commands and activities. (3) Emphasize the conduct and supervision of PMCS performed at unit level. Materiel will be maintained at the maintenance standard specified in paragraph 3–2. (4) Develop and sustain a high degree of maintenance discipline within their commands, including management of repair parts per AR 710–2. (5) Establish, maintain, and conduct training of operators, crews, and maintenance personnel to properly use and maintain equipment. (6) Establish, maintain, and conduct training of leaders at all levels to properly supervise maintenance operations and to motivate subordinates to properly and safely use and maintain equipment. (7) Exercise management controls sufficient to ensure prudent and efficient use of all resources (people, money, materiel, and time) required to perform assigned maintenance missions. 6 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (12) Manage a program to validate DA Form 2406 (Materiel Condition Status Report) through comparison with PMCS completed by unit personnel. d. USAR organization/unit commanders will— (1) Schedule adequate training, time, and resources for performance of preventive maintenance on assigned equip- ment. This will ensure the involvement of personnel available for training in, and the performance of, PMCS during each daily scheduled training assembly. Specific time will be included in the unit training schedule. (2) Develop an operator training program and assign a licensed operator to each item of equipment. (3) Schedule and supervise maintenance training. (4) Be responsible for performance of all authorized maintenance on borrowed equipment. A unit’s rating for AT will reflect any failure to complete unit maintenance before return of borrowed equipment. 2–18. The Army National Guard a. The CNGB will— (1) Provide overall coordination and administration for developing materiel maintenance plans, programs, and budgetary requirements pertaining to the ARNG. (2) Manage ARNG depot maintenance. (3) Develop, program, budget, and defend depot maintenance requirements for ARNG materiel. (4) Coordinate ARNG depot maintenance requirements determination with USAMC MSCs to ensure ARNG depot maintenance is programmed in depot maintenance workload projections. (5) Be a party to all MOA/MOUs involving depot maintenance of ARNG materiel. (6) Develop a depot maintenance requirement determination process for ARNG materiel. (7) Provide representation to the Army DMCB and AMB. b. The State adjutants general will— (1) Direct and manage unit, DS, and GS maintenance operations applicable to all Federal supplies and equipment issued to ARNG units and activities within the State. (2) Establish procedures to provide for timely maintenance and/or servicing of equipment. (3) Establish a MAIT program as detailed in chapter 7. (4) Ensure that commanders at company and higher levels appoint logistics readiness officers. (5) Evacuate equipment and materiel requiring depot maintenance as directed by the CNGB. (6) Establish unit maintenance facilities to provide support for home station equipment. (7) Designate specific ARNG unit(s) to use and support an approved unit training equipment site (UTES) operation. This will include adjusting operating costs within and between using unit(s) for related maintenance and training. (8) Designate type and quantity of home station equipment to be located at the UTES. c. The surface maintenance manager (SMM) will— (1) Plan, execute, and direct the Surface Maintenance Human Resources Program. (2) Plan, develop, and manage in-State maintenance training; determine and coordinate out-of-State maintenance training. (3) Implement and administer the safety, hazardous waste, and industrial hygiene programs for all surface mainte- nance facilities. (4) Serve as the principal State adviser to the facilities management office on surface maintenance facilities construction. (5) Analyze, coordinate, and manage on-hand equipment readiness for the State. (6) Provide technical supervision to all surface maintenance activities and exercise operational and administrative control over combined support maintenance shops (CSMS), maneuver area training equipment sites (MATES), UTES, and organizational maintenance shops (OMS). (7) Serve as the program manager for surface maintenance funds. (8) Designate, in writing, an individual to assume temporary duty as acting CSMS, MATES, OMS, or UTES supervisor during temporary absence of the appointed shop supervisor. (9) Manage the SMM office, providing control and direction for all matters relating to office administration. (10) Ensure compliance with NMP business procedures when scheduling and executing sustainment maintenance operations. d. The State Army Aviation Officer (SAAO) is a member of the State Adjutant General’s staff and will— (1) Implement and administer the State aviation logistics programs. (2) Analyze, coordinate, and manage the operational readiness of aviation assets. (3) Ensure the aviation logistics programs are in accordance with applicable materiel and maintenance regulatory requirements. e. The Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) commander is a member of the SAAO’s staff and will— (1) Supervise implementation of aviation logistics programs. 9AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (2) Maintain ARNG aviation assets at the DA readiness goals listed in AR 700–138. (3) Ensure compliance with safety-of-flight requirements and aircraft modifications. f. The State Aviation Maintenance Officer is a member of the AASF commander’s staff and will— (1) Administer the ARNG Aviation Maintenance Program. (2) Supervise ARNG maintenance and materiel technical personnel. (3) Ensure logistics regulatory requirements are implemented and followed through the complete aviation cycle. (4) Maintain ARNG aviation assets in the highest state of readiness. (5) Report compliance with safety-of-flight requirements and aircraft modifications. (6) Report deficiencies in quality, materiel, or maintenance per DA Pam 738–751. g. Commanders and supervisors responsible to the State Adjutant General will— (1) Train personnel designated as operators and crewmembers to properly operate and perform PMCS on their assigned equipment. (2) Assign maintenance responsibilities for unit equipment to specific individuals. (3) Schedule maintenance time and give equal emphasis to preventive maintenance training. (4) Require compliance with prescribed preventive maintenance procedures. (5) Require that all equipment be maintained to the maintenance standard outlined in paragraph 3–2. (6) Require that all before, during, and after operations checks be accomplished each time the equipment is operated or used. (7) Submit DA Form 2404 (Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet), DA Form 2407, or electronic unit level logistics system (ULLS) DA Form 5988–E (Equipment Inspection/Maintenance Worksheet (Automated)) or electronic ULLS DA Form 5990–E (Maintenance Request), to the supporting maintenance facility for backup mainte- nance support beyond the unit’s capability. Electronic ULLS-generated forms will be the primary method used to transmit requests when the units have the capability. (8) Maintain records applicable to hand receipt, operation, maintenance, modification materiel readiness reports, and transfer of equipment as prescribed in appropriate publications. (9) Submit requests for replacement of basic issue items (BII), component of end items (COEI), initial troop installed and authorized (ITIA) items, and repair parts for equipment under their control. Chapter 3 Maintenance Policies and Structure Section I Maintenance Policies 3–1. Overview a. Army maintenance is founded on the principle that the useful service life of Army equipment is achieved when the item is operated within its intended purpose and parameters and is maintained in accordance with its designed or engineered specifications. When an equipment item achieves its useful service life, the Army will use acquisition or recapitalization to replace or renew service life of the equipment. The Army relies on four core maintenance processes to manage equipment during the course of its useful service life to achieve a high state of readiness. They are performance observation, scheduled services, fault repair, and single-standard overhaul. (1) Performance observation is the foundation of the Army maintenance program. Performance observation is the basis of the preventive maintenance checks and services known as PMCS that are required by all equipment TMs in the before, during, and after operation checks. Through observation, the operator documents observed performance against established standards and reports problems that degrade equipment before they become catastrophic. The 10– and 20–series TMs designate the standards for all equipment. This allows leaders the ability to designate the time and location of repair that saves precious manpower and materiel resources. It is also the most effective method of managing a large fleet of equipment when time and labor are limited and distances between support and the supported equipment are great. The Army will automate the recording and transmitting of PMCS data, which are appropriately captured by operator observation and embedded sensors to conduct diagnostics or prognostics. (2) Scheduled services are specified maintenance actions performed at specific intervals when equipment, compo- nents, and systems are routinely checked, adjusted, changed, analyzed, lubed, and so forth, in accordance with the designers and engineers specifications. The Army uses scheduled services to focus manpower resources on equipment to maintain its operational and useful service life. Services on equipment include more than the application of a lubrication order or performance of service tasks. They include repair of faults and deficiencies as determined by performance observations, system and component checks, and analysis and updates. Maintenance personnel should use scheduled services to replace faulty items or projected component failures based on analysis, engineering documenta- tion, and so forth. This will result in a higher level of reliability in combat and is more cost effective. The Army 10 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 leverages scheduled service time to maintain equipment service life and increase readiness. This supports wartime readiness and training. (3) Fault repair is the process taken by operators and maintenance personnel to repair an equipment item, restoring it to full functionality as originally designed or engineered. Faults include deficiencies and shortcomings. The Army uses trained personnel, TMDE, technical information, and tools to accomplish this process. Fault repair is based on a mechanic/technician accurately diagnosing all equipment, component, assembly, and subassembly malfunction the first time, ordering the correct repair parts, and applying them immediately. The Army prioritizes repair of deficiencies based upon criticality. The goal of the Army is to correct all deficiencies and shortcomings as they occur. The correction of all faults, deficiencies, and shortcomings as established by Army TMs is the basis for the Army standard. (4) Single-standard overhaul is a repair process that seeks to ensure a single repair standard is applied to all secondary items and components for all class IX components repaired and returned to supply. This process ensures common component quality and predictable service life using the best technical standard. This ensures that users do not waste manpower resources troubleshooting failures and replacing components needlessly. For specific guidance on single standard repair, see paragraph 7–13. b. To meet its transformation objectives, the Army is developing an emerging maintenance policy for reducing the forward deployed logistics footprint. This emerging “replace forward, repair rear” policy will replace the Army’s current “fix forward” policy for future Army units. This policy is required to sustain future combat units at high levels of mission readiness while having a smaller logistics footprint in forward areas. Additionally, given the continuing merger of what we know today as “organizational” and “direct support” maintenance as is evident in the design of force twenty-one (FXXI) and striker brigade combat team units, and the emergence of an NMM for all component repair at installation/theater and depot level, the Army is examining the elimination of our current four-level mainte- nance system in favor of a more-simplified two-level maintenance system. c. The Army allocates resources to commanders to maintain its equipment at prescribed readiness levels. Command- ers apply manpower and equipment resources, allocated dollars, and The Army Maintenance Management System (TAMMS) to perform maintenance on Army equipment. When resources are allocated and applied correctly, unit commanders will realize the useful service life of their equipment and achieve prescribed readiness levels. 3–2. The Army maintenance standard a. The Army has one maintenance standard. Army equipment meets the maintenance standard when the following conditions exist: (1) The equipment is fully mission capable (FMC). (2) All faults are identified following prescribed intervals using the “items to be checked” column of the applicable TM 10– and 20–series PMCS table. Aviation faults are determined by using the aircraft preventive maintenance inspection and service (PMIS) per TM 1–1500–328–23. (3) All repairs, services, and other related work that will correct unit-level equipment/materiel faults for which the required parts/supplies are available have been completed in accordance with DA Pam 738–750 or DA Pam 738–751. (4) Parts and supplies required to complete the corrective actions, but which are not available in the unit, are on a valid funded requisition in accordance with AR 710–2. (5) Corrective actions that are not authorized at unit level by the MAC must be on a valid DS maintenance request (DA Form 2407/5990–E). (6) Scheduled services are performed at the service interval required by the applicable technical publication. Due to competing mission requirements, units are authorized a 10 percent variance when performing scheduled services. Procedures to apply this variance are found in DA Pam 738–750 for ground equipment and TM 1–1500–328–23 for aviation equipment. (afloat prepositioning ships (APS)–Afloat is excluded from this variance requirement.) (7) All emergency and urgent MWOs are applied to equipment in accordance with AR 750–10. In addition, actions required by one-time safety-of-use messages and emergency safety-of-flight messages are completed per AR 750–6 and AR 95–1. (8) All authorized BII and COEI are present and serviceable or on a valid supply request. For aircraft, all authorized flyaway items and items listed on the aircraft inventory master guide are present and serviceable or on a valid supply request. b. The maintenance standard is based on TM 10– and 20–series PMCS. c. The Army maintenance standard applies to all equipment except equipment used as training aids that require frequent disassembly and assembly. d. Proper use, care, handling, and conservation of materiel per applicable technical publication are mandatory. 3–3. Total logistics response time and maintenance turnaround time a. All Army MTOE, TDA, and contract maintenance operations will provide maintenance services within the timeframe required by requesting organization commanders. The time required for maintenance organizations to respond to user organization requests for maintenance services will be determined and assigned by following the policy 11AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 Figure 3–2. Sample MTOE maintenance organization turnaround time report 14 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 Figure 3–3. Sample TDA maintenance organization turnaround time report 15AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 Figure 3–4. Sample contractor maintenance organization turnaround time report 3–4. Maintenance resourcing a. All Army organizations having the responsibility to maintain and repair equipment will be adequately equipped, staffed, and funded for that purpose. The Army Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES) will be used to implement this policy. Staff advice and assistance in resource development for maintenance programs will be provided to MACOMs and the Army staff, HQDA (ARSTAF) by the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G–4 (ODCS, G–4). b. MTOE and deployable modification table of distribution and allowance (MTDA) organizations will be augmented in peacetime garrison operations when maintenance soldier availability of maintenance man-hours is less than the MTOE/MTDA projected wartime availability of maintenance man-hours. This policy is to ensure that MTOE equip- ment will always be ready to meet Army mission requirements. Augmentation will be programmed along with other training and operations resources under the staff supervision of ODCS, G–4. When MACOM commanders augment military organizations with contract logistics support, the methodology at appendix B will be used to compute requirements. MACOM commanders will ensure that assigned/attached maintenance soldier personnel are used in maintenance operations at the minimum rate of 50 percent of total soldier available time. All MSC commanders operating under the Standard Army Maintenance System (SAMS) have the responsibility to include accurate monthly man-hour utilization rates in their quarterly command review and analysis or similar performance-monitoring program. c. Resource requirements to support active Army and reserve component (RC) installations and nondeployable TDA 16 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 Table 3–2 Maintenance priority designator and turnaround time standards MPD TAT standard 01–03 5 days 04–08 8 days 09–15 30 days1 Notes: 1 Customer organizations may specify a required delivery date that is longer than 30 days when mission schedules permit. b. UND A will be assigned to unserviceable equipment under the following circumstances: (1) The unit/activity is unable to perform its assigned operational mission. (2) Materiel to be repaired is MTOE equipment that is reportable under AR 220–1 and TDA equipment that is reportable under AR 700–138 and listed on the current maintenance master data file (MMDF) received from LOGSA. (3) The unit/activity is unable to perform assigned training missions. (4) Repair of essential facilities of an industrial/production activity manufacturing, modifying, or maintaining mission-essential materiel is required. (5) The materiel is an intensively managed or critical item. c. UND B is used in assignment of maintenance priorities for repair of materiel when— (1) The unit/activity’s ability to perform its assigned operational mission is impaired. Without such materiel, the unit/activity may temporarily accomplish assigned missions, but at reduced effectiveness and efficiency below the level of acceptable readiness. (2) The materiel is equipment readiness code (ERC)–A or ERC–B materiel and is not reportable under AR 220–1 or AR 700–138 or listed on the current MMDF (for example, not reportable on DA Form 2406, DA Form 3266–1 (Army Missile Materiel Readiness Report), or DA Form 1352 (Army Aircraft Inventory, Status, and Flying Time)). (3) USAR and ARNG TDA maintenance activities are authorized to upgrade the UND when a not mission capable (NMC) deficiency is found. Only NMC parts are requisitioned when upgraded. d. UND C is used in assignment of maintenance priorities for all other materiel not listed above, including ERC C materiel. e. Maintenance units/activities manage repair of materiel by maintenance priority designator and analysis of impact on unit readiness. The usual sequence of work will be to repair the oldest job with the highest priority first. However, analysis of unit materiel readiness may dictate resequencing maintenance work. f. As a general rule, an issue priority designator (IPD) used on a requisition perpetuates the maintenance priority designator assigned on DA Form 2407. AR 725–50 describes in detail supply priority designators. 3–8. Maintenance of low usage equipment a. Services for equipment that have accumulated or are anticipated to be less than 65 percent of the mileage/hours of operation specified in DA Pam 738–750, chapter 3, may have unit (20–series) and DS services (34–series) extended. Use of low-usage criteria does not relieve commanders of the responsibility for adequate maintenance of their equipment. b. All service and lubrication tasks in the equipment’s 20– and 34–series TMs/lubrication orders (LOs) must be performed before the equipment is placed in low-usage status. The date, miles, kilometers, or hours when the equipment was placed into low-usage status will be entered on the DD Form 314 or ULLS-equivalent form. c. Equipment that exceeds the specified criteria at any time during the year will be immediately returned to scheduled servicing at normal TM/LO intervals from the date and usage data that was entered in the DD Form 314 or electronic ULLS-equivalent form. d. Servicing, evaluating, and exercising recoil mechanisms and gun tubes will be done per applicable technical bulletins (TBs) and TMs. e. Communications and other subsystems mounted on equipment in low-usage status will be serviced when the primary system is serviced. f. Low-usage equipment service standards do not apply to armament subsystems, equilibrating systems, fire control components, sighting components of combat vehicles and missile systems, and air traffic control equipment. g. Operator/crew level (10–series) maintenance intervals in TMs/LOs will not be changed to low usage. h. The AOAP schedule will not be extended. i. Specific criteria for equipment being placed in a low-usage status are— (1) Tactical vehicles and all trailers that have accumulated or are anticipated to accumulate less than 65 percent of the listed equipment utilization rate in accordance with DA Pam 738–750, chapter 3. 19AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (2) Combat vehicles (except armament, equilibrating systems, fire control components, and sighting components), missile systems (except fire control components), material handling equipment, and construction equipment anticipated to accumulate less than 65 percent of the listed equipment utilization rate in accordance with DA Pam 738–750, chapter 3. (3) Generators; pumps; air compressors; support equipment (reserve osmosis water purification unit (ROWPU), bath units, and so on); watercraft; rail equipment; power-driven nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) equipment; engine driven heaters; and air conditioners anticipated to accumulate less than 75 hours in the current year. (4) Communication equipment in communication shelters anticipated to accumulate less than 75 hours of operation in the current year. All remaining communications equipment, such as ground/vehicle mounted radios, switchboards, and so forth, will be serviced annually if they are anticipated to accumulate less than 75 hours of operation in the current year. Hours of operation are estimates only and are not intended to be formally tracked. (5) Non-power-driven NBC equipment anticipated to accumulate less than 75 hours of operation in the current year. (6) Tenting and canvas items, immersion heaters, field ranges, and space heaters or stoves that are not used will be erected or assembled annually. (7) Small-arms and crew-served weapons (machine guns, mortars, and so forth) that are maintained in a humidity- controlled area and not removed (for any reason) at any time during the year will be serviced annually. j. All equipment, except that stated in (6) and (7), above, will be inspected/exercised by operators semiannually. Inspection/exercise will include the following: (1) Ensure that PMCS (through monthly) are being performed. (2) Tactical vehicles and trailers and combat vehicles will be driven at least 5 miles to ensure mission capability. Mounted radios will have all PMCS (except semiannual and annual checks and services) performed per the communi- cation equipment operator’s TM. (3) Construction, engineer, and materiel handling equipment, wreckers, and combat vehicles will be operated sufficiently to ensure hydraulic systems reach operating temperature and are mission capable. (4) Generators, air compressors, support equipment, pumps, and power-driven NBC equipment will be operated for 30 minutes under load or 1 hour no load. (5) Small-arms and crew-served weapons will be inspected, without leaving humidity-controlled room, for rust and corrosion. High-humidity-area inspections may be required more often. (6) Visual inspections will be performed by the operator/crew to identify, report, or remove any new corrosion that may have formed. 3–9. Maintenance of medical material Maintenance policies, programs, and procedures unique to medical materiel will be maintained in accordance with AR 40–61. 3–10. Maintenance of consolidated express and military-owned demountable containers Consolidated express (CONEX) and military-owned demountable containers (MILVANs) are maintained within the capability of the using unit or activity. Additional maintenance policies are contained in DOD 4500.9–R, Part II. 3–11. Maintenance of facilities engineering equipment Maintenance policies and procedures unique to those non-type-classified and nonstandard items of equipment used by DEH or DPW personnel to accomplish their installation’s facilities engineering mission are contained in AR 420–18. 3–12. Turn-in policy for serviceable excess and unserviceable reparable parts and components a. Unserviceable reparable items will be turned in to supporting supply support activities (SSAs) in an expeditious manner consistent with the cost of the items and their criticality to Army readiness programs. b. All Army commanders and maintenance managers will ensure that critical items, intensively managed items, and automatic return items are returned to turn-in channels within the timeframes established by applicable directives and as required by AR 710–2 and AR 725–50. Commanders will use management information and reports from supply and maintenance management automated information systems, such as ULLS, SAMS, and Standard Army Retail Supply System (SARSS), to assist them in meeting the turn-in time standards. (1) Using units will turn in unserviceable recoverable parts and assemblies to the supporting SSA within 72 hours of identification, classification, and/or removal from the end item. Serviceable excess will be turned in to the SSA within 72 hours of change to excess status. This policy implements provisions of AR 710–2 on disposal of materiel for the return of excess and not reparable this station (NRTS) repair parts to supply and maintenance channels. (2) DS and GS organizations and activities will turn in serviceable excess and NRTS reparable items to the supporting SSA within 72 hours of completion of the maintenance tasks that removed the component from the end item and that classified the component as NRTS. This policy implements the provisions of AR 710–2 for excess serviceable and unserviceable items and applicable portions of AR 725–50. c. Expedited local processing, cleaning, preservation, and preparation for shipment: 20 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (1) Damaged items. No damage statement will be required to turn in an item to the repairing facility. (2) Steam cleaning. Steam cleaning of major assemblies and components will not be required at any level below installation and is not required at installation level for assemblies repaired at depot. Any cleaning to facilitate diagnosis or repair will be done in accordance with applicable environmental regulations. Steam cleaning, if required for overhaul/rebuild of the assembly, will be accomplished by the organization that performs this maintenance. The only authorized exception to this procedure is when steam cleaning is required to meet agricultural inspection standards. (3) Lubricants. Lubricants will not be drained prior to turn-in. Exceptions include when a metal shipping container is not available and/or the major assembly cannot be otherwise safely transported to the repair location. If the repairing organization does not have sufficient approved capacity to collect and dispose of used lubricant, the supporting maintenance organization will be notified for disposition instructions. (4) Shipping. Major assemblies and components will be shipped under transportation priorities applicable to the supply priority designators and procedures outlined in AR 725–50. (5) Packaging and preservation actions. These will comply with AR 710–2. (6) Inspections. After the initial inspection is performed by the supporting DS/GS maintenance activity, intermediate supply activities will not require additional classification inspections. (7) Movement and movement control. Where possible, the major assembly or component will be shipped directly to the repairing activity. Only the associated documentation will be routed normally through appropriate supply and/or transportation management activities. d. The repairing activity will report any missing parts and damage-in-shipment discrepancies using established discrepant shipment procedures in AR 725–50. Other inconsistencies between the repairing facility’s classification inspection and the initial classification inspection will be reported back to the shipping organization commander. Section II The Army Maintenance Structure 3–13. The Army maintenance system a. The Army maintenance system is comprised of two management categories: field (tactical) and national (sustain- ment). The field category manages the unit and DS levels of maintenance activities conducting repair and return to user maintenance actions; the national level is composed of GS and depot levels supporting repair and return to stock activities. The CG, USAMC is the NMM and is fully responsible for national maintenance. b. Maintenance tasks will be performed in accordance with the MAC. 3–14. Unit/organizational-level maintenance a. Unit maintenance is the first and most-critical level of the Army maintenance system. It is the foundation of the maintenance system and requires continuous emphasis by all commanders. Commanders must establish a command climate that ensures that assigned equipment is maintained to the maintenance standard defined in paragraph 3–2. Commanders are responsible for providing resources, assigning responsibility, and training their soldiers to achieve this standard. b. The cornerstone of unit maintenance is the operator/crew performing PMCS from the applicable TM 10–series. The before- and during-PMCS checks concentrate on ensuring equipment is FMC. (1) Faults detected during before-operations checks that make the equipment not FMC or violate a safety directive must be corrected before the mission. (2) Faults detected during the mission affecting FMC must be corrected during the mission. (3) Faults detected before or during the mission not affecting FMC may be corrected, if time permits, or recorded/ reported for correction after the mission. (4) After-operations checks detect faults resulting from the mission and ensure the identification and correction of faults to maintain the equipment to the maintenance standard. c. Unit mechanics will use the TM 10– and 20–series to identify and correct faults. The TM 20–series PMCS tables are used to perform scheduled PMCS services that sustain and extend the FMC time of the equipment. d. Maintenance operations normally assigned to unit maintenance include— (1) Performance of PMCS. (2) Inspections by sight and touch of external and other easily accessible components per the TM 10– and 20–series. (3) Lubrication, cleaning (including corrective actions to repair corrosive damage), preserving (including spot painting), tightening, replacement, and minor adjustments authorized by the MAC. (4) Diagnosis and fault isolation as authorized by the MAC. (5) Replacement of unserviceable parts, modules, and assemblies as authorized by the MAC. (6) Requisition, receipt, storage, and issue of repair parts. (7) Verification of faults and level of repair of unserviceable materiel prior to evacuation. 21AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (10) Providing backup DS maintenance support to other DS units and requesting backup support from other DS and GS units as required. (11) Fabrication as identified by the appropriate TM. k. The ARNG CSMS will perform DS and GS maintenance on all Federal surface equipment. The CSMS is under the control and supervision of the SMM and provides DS and GS maintenance to— (1) Equipment prepositioned at a collocated MATES and/or UTES. (2) Backup support to noncollocated MATES. (3) Supported OMSs. (4) Any DOD agency when authorized by CNGB. l. USAR TDA maintenance activities are authorized to perform limited DS and GS maintenance as authorized by the USARC. The authorization is contingent upon availability of required resources and skilled personnel. An alternate DS activity within the geographic support area may be used when the activity backlog exceeds 21 days. If used, an installation support activity (ISA) or contract may be required. Components and/or end items requiring DS repair will be evacuated to the most cost-effective location for repair or replacement. 3–16. GS maintenance a. GS maintenance is characterized by— (1) Commodity-oriented repair of components and end items in support of the NMP. (2) Backup maintenance support to DS units. ( 3 ) J o b s h o p / b a y o r p r o d u c t i o n l i n e o p e r a t i o n s w i t h t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o t a s k / o r g a n i z e t o m e e t s p e c i a l m i s s i o n requirements. (4) Location at echelons above corps. b. GS units may grant authority to supported units to perform the next-higher level of repair for repair and return to user only if the supported unit has the capability and capacity to perform the repair. c. GS maintenance units will be assigned installation maintenance missions to ensure unit mission capability is maintained. These assignments will be approved and monitored by the IMMO. d. MTOE GS maintenance personnel may perform duties at TDA maintenance activities to maintain skills and update MOS training. e. All MTOE GS maintenance units will be provided adequate capability for furnishing on-site technical advice and maintenance support. f. GS maintenance personnel will perform technical inspections of class II, VII, and IX materiel to determine serviceability and completeness. g. Operations assigned to GS level will normally include— (1) Diagnosis, isolation, and repair of faults within modules/components per the MAC. Components repaired and returned to stock will be repaired to the overhaul standard. Overhaul is defined as maintenance that restores equipment or components to a completely serviceable condition with a measurable (expected) life. This process involves inspec- tion and diagnosis, according to the depot maintenance work requirements or similar technical directions, that identifies all components exhibiting wear and directs the replacement or adjustment of those items to original equipment specification. (2) Performance of heavy body, hull, turret, and frame repair per the MAC. (3) Area maintenance support, including technical assistance and on-site maintenance as required or requested. (4) Collection and classification of class VII materiel (less aircraft, ammunition, missiles, and medical materiel) for proper disposition. (5) Operation of cannibalization points, when authorized by MACOM commanders. (See AR 710–2.) (6) Evacuation of unserviceable end items and components through the appropriate supply support activity. (7) Fabrication or manufacture of repair parts, assemblies, components, jigs, and fixtures when approved by the MACOM commanders. (8) Request for backup support as required. (9) Assurance that TM 40–series level modification applications are properly coordinated with the installation MWO coordinator in accordance with AR 750–10. 3–17. TDA installation maintenance a. IMMAs will perform DS- and GS-level maintenance. IMMAs will also perform unit-level maintenance for MTOE units that do not have organic unit maintenance capability. Procedures for establishing, operating, transferring, or discontinuing IMMAs are in DA Pam 750–13. b. IMMAs will not be work-loaded to the detriment of TOE and TDA units. This is to ensure that TOE DS and GS maintenance units maintain skill proficiencies and mission capabilities. c. There is only one IMMA at an installation. IMMAs do not include— (1) MTOE units. 24 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (2) Area maintenance and supply facilities (AMSF). (3) Communications security (COMSEC) communications logistics support facility (CLSF). (4) Regional training site-maintenance (RTSM). (5) MATES operated by the ARNG. (6) Maintenance activities operated by the Army Reserve. (7) Area maintenance facilities (AMFs). d. Installation commanders will appoint the IMMO on orders. e. The IMMO will review all installation maintenance activities on an annual basis to ensure continued effectiveness and economical support and recommend TDA maintenance consolidations, when required, through the chain of command. f. Operations assigned to an IMMA will normally include— (1) Maintenance and issue of operational readiness float when the IMMA is assigned the mission. (2) Operation of a cannibalization point. (3) Maintenance technical assistance to supported units and activities. (4) Maintenance of all materiel required to operate the installation. g. IMMAs must be readily expandable to support mobilization workloads and maintenance requirements when MTOE units are displaced or inactivated. h. Centralized maintenance production planning and control activities are established under the control of the IMMO. i. The DS and GS maintenance workload requirements that are beyond the IMMA’s capability or capacity will be done by other DS or GS activities in the geographical support area. This workload will be accomplished on a reimbursable basis and may also be done by ISSA or contract. Contracts with commercial sources are administered per the forward repair activity (FAR). 3–18. Specialized repair authority a. A specialized repair authority is an authorization by HQ USAMC to perform specific MRC D and L repairs at GS level that will be valid for a period of 1 year. All work performed under the specialized repair authority will be directly funded with customer-level Operations and Maintenance, Army (OMA) funds for items repaired and returned to owning units. Work performed under the specialized repair authority on Army working capital fund (AWCF) compo- nents will be funded with AWCF funds. b. The Commander, HQ USAMC, as the NMM, will have the authority to approve or recommend disapproval of specialized repair authority requests submitted by the MACOMS. Approval authority may be delegated to the MSC commander as appropriate. Final disapproval authority will reside with DCS, G–4. The Commander, HQ USAMC will establish the business rules necessary to implement the specialized repair authority process. c. Requests for specialized repair authority approval will be submitted in the sample format at table 3–3. Table 3–3 Sample format for a request for specialized repair authority authorization 1. Unit identification code (UIC) of requesting activity/unit. 2. NSN of item. 3. Federal Logistic Record (FED LOG) source of supply code (B14, B16, and so forth). 4. Nomenclature. 5. End item application (end item code). 6. FED LOG maintenance repair code (D or L). 7. Repair of NSN. (List specific depot-level tasks proposed to be performed by the specialized repair authority.) 8. Skills, tools, TMDE, facilities, and publications on hand at the requesting unit. (If needed, add a continuation sheet.) a. Skills (including certification for soldering). b. Tools/equipment. (State if required or on hand.) c. TMDE/test program set (TPS). (State if required or on hand.) d. Facilities. (State if required or on hand.) e. Publications. 9. Yearly number of items to be repaired. 25AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 Table 3–3 Sample format for a request for specialized repair authority authorization—Continued 10. Cost–benefit analysis. a. Buy costs (FED LOG price less turn-in credit). b. Local repair costs. (1) Direct labor hours (x rate). (2) Indirect labor hours (x rate). (3) Average parts cost (total per repair). (4) Overhead costs (hours x rate). c. Unit savings (a − b). d. One-time start-up costs that are nonrecurring, including facilitation. (Amortize against item 9.) e. Total estimated savings (item 10c x 9). (Instructions keyed to numbers on format.) 11. Readiness benefit. 12. Maintenance liaison engineer comments. 13. Prior one-time repairs. 14. Submitting activity POC. d. All specialized repair authority requests will be submitted through the appropriate MACOM headquarters through HQ USAMC (AMCLG–LMM) to the respective USAMC MSC identified as the agency responsible for management of the item for which the specialized repair authority is sought. The MSC commander will forward a recommendation to Commander, U.S. Army Material Command, ATTN: NMO, 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22333–0001. e. HQ USAMC will— (1) Ensure that the national stock number (NSN) is not excess to the national requirements objective (RO). (2) To assist HQDA (DALO–SMM) in the approval/disapproval decision process, each specialized repair authority request forwarded for disapproval recommendation will have the following information: (a) The national RO. ( b ) C u r r e n t d e p o t p r o g r a m ( m a i n t e n a n c e a c t i v i t y a n d a n n u a l p r o d u c t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s , y e a r - t o - d a t e ( Y T D ) production). ( c ) C u r r e n t N M P s o u r c e o f r e p a i r ( m a i n t e n a n c e a c t i v i t y / a c t i v i t i e s ) , a n n u a l p r o d u c t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s , Y T D production) (d) The total number of unserviceable assets (wholesale and retail). (e) The total number of serviceable assets (wholesale and retail). (f) The number of issuable assets not in war reserves or programmed requirements. (g) Any new or existing procurement actions, including delivery schedule. (h) The average monthly demand for the item (wholesale and retail). (i) Item manager’s name and phone number. (3) Ensure the requesting organization has the skills, equipment, and necessary facilities to conduct the requested repair. (4) Maintain the specialized repair authority database, including the data identified in (2), above. (5) Submit reports to HQDA (DALO–SMM) on a quarterly basis comprised of the data outlined in (2), above. Courtesy copies of the reports will be provided to the specialized repair authority’s performing unit’s MSC and MACOM. (Report control symbol (RCS) exempt per AR 335–15, para 5–2a(5).) (6) Determine the amount of depot workload man-hours offset by all specialized repair authorities. f. The MACOM specialized repair authority POC will report the following data to the NMM at HQ USAMC (AMCLG–LMM) on a quarterly basis (RCS exempt per AR 335–15, para 5–2a(5)): (1) Date repaired. (2) Specialized repair authority number. (3) Repaired component national item identification number (NIIN)/part number (where applicable) and serial number (where applicable). (4) Parts replaced and associated cost. (5) Labor hours and labor cost. (6) Total cost. 26 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (a) Technical literature, including electronic technical manuals (ETMs) and interactive ETMs (IETMs), for the execution of field maintenance operations. (b) Army doctrine and training for improved methods, procedures, and combat service support. (c) Fleet life-cycle management and inventory management programs at USAMC national inventory control point (NICP) and its associated program management organizations. (2) Materiel developers will ensure that embedded diagnostic and prognostic technologies and AIT are incorporated in design and development of new equipment and major weapon systems and upgrades of existing weapon systems and equipment end items. k. Transportability/mobility will be included in the design and selection of any maintenance support equipment. l. Information and reporting systems will be established to— (1) Measure the effectiveness of materiel maintenance and management at all levels. (2) Identify the frequency of materiel failures and effect corrective action. (3) Develop maintenance support parameters for future materiel systems. (4) Update the logistics database of the materiel proponent and other logistics planning elements of the Army. (5) Compute initial repair parts required to support repair or overhaul programs for both contract and organic activities at retail and wholesale levels. (6) Track materiel changes. (7) Permit serial number tracking of selected parts, components, and end items. m. Modification/modernization of equipment by wholesale maintenance activities will be performed and reported per AR 750–10. n. Maximum repair cost or maximum permissible overhaul costs/MEL will be established by the appropriate materiel proponent for each materiel weapon system or equipment and its subsystems, assemblies, modules, and components. o. Army depot maintenance capabilities and capacities will be developed within guidelines established by DOD Directive (DODD) 4151.18 to— (1) Acquire and maintain suitable levels of technical competence. (2) Execute the depot-level maintenance workload requirements for mission-essential weapons, systems, or equip- ment during the life cycle. (3) Provide technical support to all echelons of maintenance below depot as needed. (4) Provide for mobilization and surge requirements. (5) Tailor FRA depot maintenance workload to a level of effort that best accommodates user needs for responsive logistics support on mission-critical systems and equipment. p. Maintenance tooling, accessory shop materiel, machine tools, and TMDE will be modernized as cost effectiveness and the need for advanced technology dictate. q. Acquisition, calibration, repair, and certification of TMDE will be accomplished per AR 750–43 and EM 0022 as part of wholesale maintenance support. r. Use of U.S. Army-preferred TMDE will be stressed for all levels of maintenance during the design and acquisition phases of the materiel system. TMDE used to support materiel repair will be selected per AR 750–43. s. Depot-level maintenance SOR analysis will be conducted and documented as part of the milestone II ASARC or equivalent review for acquisition category (ACAT) II and below programs for all newly acquired systems and modifications per AR 70–1. t. An organic depot maintenance capability will be established for all newly acquired systems or modifications that have been designated as core within 4 years of initial operational capability date per AR 70–1. Core analysis procedures are outlined in paragraph E–2 of this regulation. Chapter 4 Maintenance Operations Section I Materiel Repair and Evacuation 4–1. General a. Proper performance of PMCS by the equipment operator will ensure early detection of faults and need for required maintenance. b. MACs specify what tasks can be performed at each level of maintenance. c. To ensure the most cost-effective use of maintenance resources, the economic reparability of unserviceable 29AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 materiel will be determined by DS/GS/AVIM units per paragraph 4–5 prior to initiating any action to repair the materiel. d. The decision to repair or evacuate materiel is based on the maintenance repair and recoverability codes, urgency of need, and mission, enemy, time, terrain, and troops-available (METTT) analysis. e. Uneconomically reparable materiel will not be evacuated beyond the level authorized to dispose of or reuse the materiel. f. All actions relative to the inspection, classification, verification, and disposition of uneconomically reparable materiel will be accomplished in an accurate and timely manner. g. Materiel will be disposed of per AR 710–2. 4–2. Unserviceable materiel a. Unserviceable end items that cannot be repaired promptly at unit level will be evacuated to the supporting maintenance activity, or turned in through the appropriate supply support activity. b. DS and GS maintenance units will provide backup support to supported units. c. Materiel will be protected (packaged/crated) to prevent further damage during evacuation. This includes all BII and components. d. DS and GS maintenance units will promptly evacuate unserviceable materiel that they do not intend to repair in accordance with AR 710–2. 4–3. Technical inspections a. A technical inspection (TI) will be performed prior to repair, evacuation, or turn-in of unserviceable end items or components. TIs are to be made by a technically qualified individual(s) who is assigned to a unit, DS, GS or installation-level maintenance activity. Inspections will be performed according to equipment maintenance and service- ability standards applicable to the maintenance level performing the repair. The results of the TIs are used to— (1) Verify serviceability. (2) Determine the economic reparability of the item. (3) Determine the extent of maintenance effort and repair parts required to restore the item to the prescribed serviceable condition. (4) Determine if unserviceable items were rendered unserviceable due to other than fair wear and tear. (5) Determine estimated cost of damage (ECOD). (6) Determine if all applicable MWOs have been applied. b. TI sheets will accompany all requests for disposition to the NICP. An inspector, maintenance technician, or maintenance/motor officer as specified by the unit commander will verify each request. The TI sheet will accompany the full-time equivalent turn-in documentation to the managing NICP so that accurate disposition instructions can be provided about the major end item. c. When a technical inspector at DS, GS, or installation maintenance levels detects damage to an end item/class IX component through other than fair wear and tear, this damage will be documented on DA Form 2404/DA Form 5988–E/DA Form 2408–13–3 (Aircraft Technical Inspection Worksheet). The inspector’s rationale for this determina- tion will also be included on the form. A copy of DA Form 2404/DA Form 5988–E will be forwarded to the battalion or equivalent level commander of the unit that ordered the work on or turned in the damaged end item/class IX component. The commander will determine if further action should be taken under the provisions of AR 735–5. Damaged property should be released for repair or turn-in as soon as the inspector has physically examined the damaged property; turn-in or repair of a damaged end item or component will not be started until AR 735–5 requirements are satisfied (see AR 735–5, para 13–29c). d. When an owning unit suspects that damage to the end item/class IX component has been caused by negligence or willful misconduct, a work order for the component should be sent to the supporting maintenance activity for determination of ECOD. After completion of the ECOD, the end item/class IX component will be turned in or a work order for repair will be created as soon as possible, consistent with evidentiary requirements of AR 735–5. e. When the TI supports an investigation of pecuniary liability and actual costs cannot be determined, inspectors will prepare an ECOD. Basic policy guidance for an ECOD in support of a report of survey is in AR 735–5. f. DA Form 2404/DA Form 5988–E/DA Form 2408–13–3 will be used to record results of technical inspections. 4–4. Verification inspections Verification inspections of major end items ensure the accuracy of a TI when it results in unserviceable, uneconomi- cally reparable condition codes (CC) of H or P. a. MACOM commanders without subordinate installations and installation commanders will— (1) Ensure that technical inspections resulting in unserviceable, uneconomically reparable CCs of H or P are verified using independent inspections prior to requesting disposition instructions per AR 710–2. The individual performing the initial CC classification will not perform verification inspection. 30 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (2) Ensure that inspectors conducting verification inspections are technically qualified in the equipment commodity they are inspecting. b. The recording of a verification inspection will be done by typing or stamping a statement on the original inspection form. The required data elements are— (1) Organization of the verifying inspector. (2) Inspector’s name and grade. (3) Date of inspection. (4) Signature of inspector. c. Major end items with CC of H or P that fail a verification inspection will be referred to the maintenance officer with the corrected classification. The maintenance officer will determine further action required to repair the item. 4–5. Maintenance expenditure limit a. MEL is the total acceptable one-time cost to repair an end item or reparable component to a fully serviceable condition as prescribed in the appropriate TM. Current MELs and MEL procedures are listed in the TB 43–0002–series and TB 750–series. The managing NICP should be contacted if unsure of the current MEL. There may be instances when the MEL for a major end item has changed, and the change has not yet posted in either TB 43–0002–series of the TB 750–series. (1) MEL is used to ensure economic and operational effectiveness of Army maintenance at all levels. Depot-level assistance may be obtained through the LAO. (2) Required repairs will not be broken into separate job estimates to bypass prescribed MELs. b. MEL will be expressed as a percentage of the unit replacement price. (1) MEL will be reviewed at least annually and updated as required. (2) MELs will be established for all items except the following: (a) Materiel procured with nonappropriated funds. (b) Real property fixtures. (c) Non-type-classified training devices used exclusively by training institutions and schools. (d) Non-type-classified equipment and items of nonstandard materiel that do not require national-level wholesale materiel management or logistics support. (e) Materiel exempt from type classification. (f) Class V materiel. c. Unit replacement price: (1) For end items, the planning prices in the AMDF will be the source for the replacement price. (2) The AMDF as published in FED LOG will be used to establish the replacement price for reparable components and repair parts. d. Local/geographical costs will be used for overhead and labor costs. e. MACOM commanders have one-time approval authority on requests for waiver of published MEL when the required maintenance can be accomplished at DS and GS levels of maintenance or by local contract. One-time approval authority is limited to a specific model or serial-numbered major end item. Only the appropriate NICP has the authority to issue fleet waivers. In approving such requests, commanders will ensure— (1) A replacement item is not available by the RDD. (2) Resources are available or can be made available to the requesting organization to do the repairs prior to the RDD. (3) Requesting organizations submit a repair cost estimate and justification for retention. f. The following direct costs will be used to determine repair cost estimates when faults are found during technical inspections: (1) Direct labor. Direct labor is that labor (civilian or military) that can be specifically identified to the repair to be performed. Direct labor involves only personnel in direct productive contact with the item or service involved. This does not include initial inspection. To estimate direct labor costs, determine/estimate the direct labor man-hours required and multiply by the appropriate hourly labor rate. (a) Direct labor man-hours. The determination of the direct labor man-hours to be applied will be based on working-hour requirements for maintenance tasks listed in applicable equipment publications; commercial flat-rate manuals, when appropriate; similar work performed previously; or individual experience. The direct labor man-hours will be periodically reviewed and updated, if necessary. (b) Civilian labor rates. The cost of civilian labor will be based on a labor rate for the work center that will perform the work. The servicing finance and accounting office, whether determined from annual salaries or hourly wage rates, will provide labor rates. (c) Military labor rates. Labor rates for military personnel will be the average military wage rate for the work center performing the work. The servicing finance and accounting office will provide these rates. (d) Established labor rates. MACOM commanders and directors of agencies may establish and use standard hourly 31AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 exists. Other excess materiel (that is, found on post) may be turned in to the supporting supply activity in an “as is” condition. (3) Turned-in materiel staying in the physical custody of units but on the property accounts at SSA or higher levels: (a) This materiel will not be scheduled for repair or maintenance services unless directed by the command having property accounting responsibility (for example, SSA or NICP). (b) Commanders will ensure that these items are not cannibalized or involved in controlled exchange without prior authorization from the NICP. (4) Items found on post may be turned in to the supporting SSA in an as is condition in accordance with (2), above; however, commanders will take responsible action to maintain the value, utility, and security of Government property while it is in unit custody. g. Exceptions are as follows: (1) Aviation equipment transferred between property accounts will conform to the serviceability criteria contained in TM 1–1500–328–23. (2) Equipment that is used as training aids and assembled and disassembled (CC “F” or less) requires depot overhaul prior to transfer or reissue. Equipment used for base operations or for the original purpose operator/crew training will meet the transfer/turn-in standard in accordance with a, above. 4–7. Controlled exchange a. Controlled exchange is the removal of serviceable components from unserviceable, economically reparable end items for immediate reuse in restoring a like item or weapon system to an MC condition. The unserviceable component must be used to replace the serviceable component or retained with the end item that provided the serviceable component. b. Controlled exchange is authorized only when— (1) Required components are not available from the source of supply within the IPD indicated on the maintenance request. (2) A valid requisition is submitted to replace the unserviceable item. (3) The maintenance effort required to restore all of the unserviceable reparable materiel involved to an MC condition is within the MAC authorization and the capability of the unit performing the controlled exchange. (4) The end item or weapon system from which the serviceable component is removed is classified not mission capable supply (NMCS). (5) Aircraft from which a serviceable component is removed must be classified as one of the following: NMCS, not mission capable maintenance (NMCM), or partially mission capable (PMC). (6) Aircraft maintenance manual instructions require that a known serviceable component be temporarily used while troubleshooting. Such components may be temporarily exchanged from an FMC or PMC aircraft. (7) The end item or weapon system will not be degraded to an uneconomically reparable condition. (8) The end item or weapon system from which the serviceable component was removed is protected from further degradation. (9) The unserviceable component is tagged and installed on, or retained with, the end item or weapon system from which the serviceable like item was removed. In addition, the removal of the component must be recorded on the DA Form 2407/DA Form 5990–E or DA Form 2404/DA Form 5988–E or DA Form 2408–13–3 for the end item or weapon system. This is to retain the identity and integrity of the reparable end item or weapon system. (10) The organization performing the controlled exchange takes prompt action to restore the unserviceable materiel to an FMC condition. c. When the controlled exchange satisfies a requirement already in the Army supply system, that requisition will be either canceled or used to restore the unserviceable end item or weapon system to FMC. d. Controlled exchange by using units is authorized only when— (1) All of the unserviceable reparable materiel involved is owned or under control of the organization performing the controlled exchange. (2) It is the only means reasonably available to eliminate an adverse effect on the operational readiness of the unit, organization, or activity performing the controlled exchange. (3) Approved by the commander of the organization performing the controlled exchange. e. Controlled exchange by DS, AVIM, and GS levels of maintenance will be authorized only when— (1) It is the only means of providing an FMC end item or weapon system to a supported unit within the time frame indicated by the IPD on the maintenance request. (2) Approved by the DS/GS commander, IMMO, or his or her designated representative. f. During mobilization or combat, MACOM commanders may modify the controlled exchange conditions as deemed necessary. g. Controlled exchange is not authorized when the investigating officer has not formally released the materiel involved in an accident. 34 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 h. Controlled exchange is not authorized on ORF assets. i. Control exchange documents and a controlled exchange log will be maintained for 1 year (calendar year or fiscal year). Documentation will be filed under the file number 750–1a (ARIMS). 4–8. Cannibalization of materiel a. Cannibalization is the authorized removal of components from materiel designated for disposal. Cannibalization supplements supply operations by providing assets not immediately available through the Army supply system. Costs to cannibalize, urgency of need, and degradation to resale value of the end item should be considered in the determination to cannibalize. b. Materiel awaiting disposition instructions from an NICP will not be cannibalized without prior approval of the owning NICP. c. Policies and procedures for establishment and operation of cannibalization points are contained in AR 710–2 and DA Pam 710–2–2. d. During combat, commanders may authorize the cannibalization of disabled equipment only to facilitate repair of other equipment for return to combat. No parts will be cannibalized for stockage. However, service collection/ classification companies—standard requirement code 43439L0—have the explicit mission to remove items for return to stock in accordance with section I of their TOE. Section II Operations Management 4–9. Materiel records and reports Materiel data records and reports for maintenance management and performance of maintenance are prepared and maintained as prescribed in DA Pam 738–750, DA Pam 738–751, and AR 700–138. 4–10. Measurement of maintenance performance a. The management of maintenance operations throughout the Army will be based upon a performance management approach that supports the Army management philosophy described in AR 5–1. This approach will enable the maintenance organization to develop a unified effort around goals and objectives. b. The planning and controlling functions of management will be emphasized to ensure that— (1) Objectives are established to support mission goals. (2) Performance is measured against quantifiable standards that reflect the objectives. (3) Corrective actions taken are based on improving the factors that are constraining performance. c. Maintenance performance measures are the key element of the control function of maintenance operations management. Through use of performance measures, commanders and managers will ensure that their maintenance operation is providing the best possible support to sustain combat readiness. 4–11. Unit-level management Commanders and managers will manage their unit-level maintenance per the procedures contained in FM 4–30.3 and DA Pam 750–35. 4–12. Manpower utilization standards a. The MACOMs will ensure establishment of a man-hour accounting system where automated capability exists. Man-hour accounting is optional where automation is not available and manual procedures must be used. However, the utilization of maintenance manpower resources for mission accomplishment is a mandatory command/management function in Army organizations. b. Unit commanders and IMMOs are responsible for using assigned military and civilian maintenance personnel. The maintenance supervisor is directly responsible for using available maintenance personnel. AR 570–4 provides policy for the availability of personnel in peacetime. Appendix B provides guidance to commanders and managers on the computation and use of manpower utilization rates. The following are DA-directed minimum standards and maintenance man-hour utilization rates: (1) The standard for using assigned civilian personnel in maintenance operations is 85 percent of the time available for duty. (2) The standard for using available military personnel in maintenance operations is 50 percent of the time available for duty. c. In addition to these standards, appendix C determines the tactical maintenance augmentation requirements for military mechanics during peacetime garrison operations. 35AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 4–13. Maintenance management systems a. The primary functions of maintenance management include forecasting, distribution, scheduling, and production control of maintenance workloads. b. The STAMIS will take precedence over all manual, MACOM standard or installation-unique systems for Army maintenance management. Management procedures for the STAMIS are in the applicable system user manual. c. When a materiel maintenance STAMIS is fielded, the requirement for manual system forms, such as signature cards, will be discontinued and automated forms will be routinely accepted. d. TAMMS and TAMMS–Aviation (TAMMS–A) database will be maintained by USAMC. e. The ULLS is the DA standard system to automate TAMMS and TAMMS–A at the unit level as described in DA Pam 738–750 and DA Pam 738–751. f. The SAMS is the DA standard automation system to support maintenance at the DS/GS and installation levels of maintenance. g. The maintenance module of the DA standard multicommand system for the Army Medical Department Property Accounting System is the automated maintenance management system for TDA medical maintenance activities. MTOE MED maintenance units use the Theater Army Medical Management Information System (TAMMIS). 4–14. The work order logistics file a. The WOLF is a national-level database of historical maintenance data that are received from DS, GS, and AVIM maintenance units worldwide. All active Army, Reserve, National Guard units, and contractors will report monthly closed work order (DA Form 2407/SAMS equivalent) information to LOGSA by the 10th day of the following month. (High volume outside the continental United States (OCONUS) organizations may submit partial reports on a weekly basis at their discretion.) WOLF data are critical to Army planning and programming, and it is essential that commanders at all levels ensure the timely, accurate reporting of maintenance actions into the WOLF. WOLF additionally serves as a critical data source for tools, test equipment, and personnel data in determining maintenance structure and maintenance support requirements. b. WOLF data are a portion of the LIDB at LOGSA. LOGSA is responsible for ensuring that the WOLF database is compatible with the needs of the Army and is fully compatible with existing and emerging STAMIS systems. LOGSA also must perform yearly customer reviews to ensure that the needs of the Army are being met. c. Commanders will ensure that any changes to DOD activity address code or UIC associations within their organizations are promptly reported to LOGSA. d. Commanders at all levels will ensure that trained personnel and established SOPs are in place to meet the automated reporting requirements. Section III Technical Assistance and Supply Interface 4–15. Technical assistance Effective maintenance support of materiel combines the maintenance conducted by the using activity and its supporting maintenance activity. Supporting maintenance activities must maintain a proactive liaison to assist using activities in accomplishing their materiel maintenance responsibilities. 4–16. Logistics Assistance Program/logistics support element a. AR 700–4 contains policy and procedures for providing technical assistance to users during and after equipment fielding. b. The CG, USAMC provides and manages a USAMC worldwide LAP for proponent materiel by determining requirements and establishing, staffing, and maintaining LAOs. The Chief of Engineers (COE), TSG, CG, U.S. Army Signal Command (USASC), and CG, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command provide logistics assistance personnel for materiel under their proponency. c. Logistics assistance personnel will be technically knowledgeable of assigned materiel, Army field maintenance organizations and operations, and the wholesale and retail supply system. The installation POC for the Integrated Logistics Analysis Program is the LAO. d. In accordance with FM 4–30.3, the LSE is a command and control team designed to supervise and/or coordinate all in-theater support provided by applicable USAMC activities, either permanently assigned to theater or deployed on a temporary basis for specific missions. It is the forward element of the national logistics base that provides support at the operational and tactical levels across the spectrum of military operations, including supporting multinational and joint operations. 4–17. Repair parts supply (class IX) a. Repair parts allocation, stockage, and supply policies and procedures are contained in AR 710–2, AR 420–18, DA Pam 710–2–1, DA Pam 710–2–2, and associated automated systems TMs. 36 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 b. Make suitable provisions for the interchange of maintenance performance and management data between all parties to the agreement. c. Contain provisions for review every 2 years to determine whether the agreement should be continued, modified, or terminated. 4–30. Transfer of resources a. The transfer of resources (personnel, funds, and materiel) resulting from establishment, modification, or termina- tion of local support agreements will be accomplished per existing Army and DOD procedures. b. Army agencies will provide inter-Service support on a reimbursable basis. Nonreimbursement arrangements are authorized for service provided in combat areas. Chapter 5 Commodity-Oriented Maintenance Policies Section I Maintenance of Combat Vehicles 5–1. General Combat vehicles will be selected as candidates for recapitalization and overhaul during peacetime under the CVE program. MACOMs will report combat vehicles requiring depot maintenance support to, and receive disposition instructions from, the appropriate commodity command. Selection of equipment for overhaul: a. Combat vehicles reaching a mileage or hour interval prescribed by USAMC will be inspected by depot-level teams to identify vehicles requiring overhaul. Only the vehicles meeting the scoring criteria will be directed for return to a USAMC depot. A copy of the evaluation will accompany the vehicle when it is sent to an overhaul facility. Approved repair candidates will be scheduled and turned in to depot maintenance shops per the CVE program. (See para 4–6 for transfer/turn-in standards.) b. Combat vehicles that do not yet reach the prescribed mileage or hour threshold but are considered to be overhaul candidates by the user MACOM may be nominated by the MACOM for evaluation by the teams. c. Combat vehicles requiring extensive modernization or recapitalization in a depot facility may be inducted without benefit of the combat vehicle evaluation. These vehicles will be overhauled/rebuilt to a like-new condition in conjunction with the modernization or recapitalization depot maintenance work request (DMWR), National Mainte- nance Work Requirement (NMWR), or scope of work. d. When a replacement item is not available and the depot cannot overhaul and return it to user, the MACOM commander can authorize units to continue using the item at a low priority/low usage rate until a replacement is available. 5–2. ARNG maintenance a. All depot maintenance for ARNG end items (except aircraft) will be on an exchange or repair-and-return basis. The aircraft depot repair program will be scheduled on an exchange basis. States will coordinate directly with supporting area TMDE support teams (ATSTs) for calibration services and calibration repairs provided to the State under NGB-funded programs. Surface equipment that requires unscheduled or urgent depot repair will be reported to NGB–ARL–M for consideration on a case-by-case basis, and aircraft in that condition will be reported to NGB–AVN. Army surface equipment will be selected for depot repair under the following criteria: (1) All major end items that are type-classified standard and meet condition requirements as determined by the commodity command concerned. (2) All major end items type-classified standard in an unserviceable condition beyond the capability of GS maintenance. (3) Major end items that have a record of frequent maintenance failure requiring extensive repairs and for which the recurring failures, if overhauled at a depot facility, would be cost-effective. (4) Combat vehicles will be selected for depot repair on a condition basis (not on mileage) when TI by GS maintenance indicates that depot repair is in the best interest of economy and readiness. (5) Towed and self-propelled artillery weapons, mortars, and recoilless rifles will be selected for depot repair per TMs. b. Current year requirements: (1) For current year requirements, NGB–ARL–M will provide the commodity commands with the DD Form 448 (Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request) for major end items and calibration services/repair support. Calibration services and red tag repair of TMDE will be funded by NGB and provided by the TMDE support group ATSTs to States within the team’s area of responsibility. A schedule for depot work input will be provided to each State 39AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 concerned. The State will prepare a DA Form 2407/DA Form 5990–E/DA Form 2408–13–3 to the designated depot with necessary shipping documents. The State will retain ownership of the item during the entire repair-and-return process, or the item may be exchanged. Transportation costs of a major item to and from depots will be per AR 130–400. (2) Reconditioning and repair of combat vehicle tracks and road wheels and related rubber products will be funded directly by NGB. (3) For repairs and/or services for nonmajor items that are to be provided through the USAMC depot system, requests for secondary items and fuel tank recoating will be processed as follows: States requiring DS- or GS-level backup maintenance assistance will request such support from the commodity command having responsibility for the item. Section II Maintenance of Watercraft 5–3. General a. Purpose. To establish policies that are specific to the maintenance of DA watercraft. (1) The materiel maintenance system that supports Army watercraft is made up of diverse maintenance activities that share the common goal of creating and sustaining watercraft combat readiness. (2) The four major functional responsibilities of the Army watercraft maintenance activities are— (a) Sustaining materiel in an operational status. (b) Restoring it to a serviceable condition. (c) Updating or upgrading its functional usefulness through MWO, materiel change, and product improvement. (d) Maintaining materiel to TM 10– and 20–series standards. (3) The objective of Army watercraft maintenance is to ensure safe, seaworthy, reliable, and FMC watercraft. The primary focus of repair will be component exchange in the area of operation and component repair in the rear (theater, GS, and depot level). Watercraft units will follow the Army’s standard of replace forward and repair in the rear. b. Scope. This section applies to all Army watercraft and amphibians worldwide and all operators and support personnel of watercraft, up to depot level, including contractors. (1) Army watercraft and amphibians are defined in AR 56–9 and TM 55–500. (2) Tactical river crossing materiel or non-MTOE/TDA watercraft used by the U.S. Corps of Engineers in its civil works projects/activities (except those items of marine engineering materiel to be activated in the time of mobilization) are excluded from the requirements herein. 5–4. Maintenance policies a. All watercraft maintenance units and activities will ensure compliance with this regulation. The NMP will ensure that depot-level operations (service and repair) are in full compliance with this regulation. b. The NMP/NICP will establish and maintain watercraft configuration and logistics support management programs necessary to support watercraft throughout its lifecycle. c. The NMP will provide a system, as shown below, for the performance of maintenance and/or repair actions on Army watercraft below depot level. (1) Service and overhaul/repair of end items and other materiel designated by the equipment proponent via the MAC or other appropriate publications. When the MAC chart does not include subject fault, refer to FM 4–30.3 for guidance. (2) Manage/provide data and status updates to using command, LOGSA (such as WOLF, TAMMS equipment database (TEDB), LIDB, or readiness integrated database (RIDB)) and execute the on condition cyclic maintenance (OCCM) program for Army watercraft. All status updates will be sent by an authorized and compatible STAMIS system. (3) Emergency repairs: (a) A qualified marine inspector or surveyor will perform a marine survey/technical condition inspection. The inspection will determine the scope of work required to return a watercraft to a serviceable condition (TM 10– and 20– series standard). (b) When depot-level maintenance by MAC or beyond the capability of the using command is requested by evacuation work order, disposition instructions and funding guidance will be requested from the NMM/NICP through the normal STAMIS work order process. Depot-level maintenance will be accomplished on a case-by-case basis as directed by the NMM, as shown below. (c) When emergency repairs dictate that a watercraft be dry-docked to accomplish the necessary repairs, it is usually considered depot-level maintenance based on the MAC level of the actual repair/service being performed. Regardless of MAC level of work performed while in dry dock, the depot level will perform dry-dock report for all dry-docking. (d) When operational conditions dictate, the NMM may authorize lower-level maintenance activities to perform 40 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 emergency repairs beyond their authorized level of repair action. The quality assurance (QA) and STAMIS work order data responsibility will remain at the appropriate MAC level. (e) Watercraft awaiting disposition instructions will be maintained in administrative storage. (f) When engaged in sailing operations (underway/deployed away from home port) and maintenance problems occur where normal corrective action can not be completed, a vessel master is authorized to perform any level of mainte- nance required to maintain the watercraft in a seaworthy, safe, and operable condition. This decision will be made while considering the availability of resources at sea, the skill of the crew, and the impact the repairs will have on the basic seaworthiness and operability of the watercraft. 1. When the condition in f, above, exists, suitable repairs may be accomplished to correct the emergency. However, materiel so repaired must be inspected through the work order process by the MAC authority as soon as possible and determined properly repaired to TM 10– and 20–series standards before being returned to an operable condition. Configuration control will be maintained. 2. The NMM will provide maintenance instructions and assistance in the above cases upon request. This request will be followed up by the STAMIS evacuation work order process. 3. The above policy is also applicable to maintenance of electronic materiel installed onboard watercraft. 5–5. On condition cyclic maintenance (OCCM) a. General. All Army watercraft will undergo OCCM per the intervals established in table 5–1. The intervals in table 5–1 are maximum time intervals. If more than 3 months deviation is anticipated, the using unit will request a waiver with justification through the appropriate MACOM commander to the NMP in accordance with paragraph 5–4 of this regulation. The equipment status reporting will follow standard Army Materiel Status System guidelines after the waiver period (90 days after the service due date) has expired. OCCM is the depot-level service that is performed to ensure compliance with international and national maritime regulatory guidance for minimum safety standards at sea. OCCM consists of a series of inspections and maintenance service actions that are designed to ensure that a watercraft’s structure (internal and external), piping, main and auxiliary engines, electrical installations, lifesaving appliances, fire detecting and extinguishing equipment, pollution prevention equipment, and other equipment is maintained in a suitable, seaworthy, and safe condition. b. Inspections. Marine condition surveys incident to the performance of OCCM will be accomplished per paragraph 5–4. (1) One hundred eighty days prior to the scheduled OCCM cycle, a marine condition survey will be performed. This survey will provide the basis for written specifications by which OCCM is accomplished. This will be a dock-side inspection. When possible, the services of qualified divers will be used to ascertain the condition of the watercraft’s hull and appendages below the deep load waterline. (2) At the time of dry-docking, a dry-dock inspection will be performed to identify additional repair/maintenance requirements not observable at the time of the 180–day inspection (dockside). (3) Scheduled surveys required by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for retention of “load line” certification will be accomplished per Title 46, Subchapter E, Code of Federal Regulations and TB 55–1900–201–45/1. When such inspections are required, the services of ABS will be employed. (4) In addition to the 180–day marine condition survey, the NMP will also conduct an interim survey after 50 percent of the OCCM dry-docking interval has elapsed. Whenever possible, this survey will also include an underwater hull survey as defined by TB 55–1900–201–45/1. c. Maintenance. The scope of work to be accomplished during OCCM will vary depending upon watercraft condition, resource limitations, class of vessel, and other factors. As a minimum, the following maintenance and repair actions will be accomplished during OCCM: (1) Bottom cleaning and painting up to the deep-load waterline per TB 43–0144. (2) All repairs below the deep-load waterline as identified during dry-dock inspection/underwater hull survey. (3) Overhaul/replacement/renewal of all major components identified for overhaul at the depot level. The require- ments will be determined through diagnostic testing, hours of operation, and inspection of internal components as directed by the NMP. (4) All other maintenance and/or repairs identified by the marine/ship surveyor required to affect a permanent change in the watercraft’s condition so as to ensure the following: (a) Capability of operating in an unrestricted manner for the purposes intended. (b) Capability of being maintained and operated per all applicable regulations, rules, laws, and policies. (c) Sustainability of the inherent reliability and maintainability designed and manufactured into the equipment between repair cycles. (d) Sustainability of acceptable rates of watercraft readiness between OCCM cycles. (5) All minimum maritime safety inspections required by ABS; CFR 46–series (“Shipping”); and International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS) to maintain the load-line documentation in a current status. 41AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 5–12. Qualification and maintenance training policy for COMSEC equipment a. The personnel qualification requirements for training and certification of COMSEC materiel maintenance techni- cians are established in AR 25–12. Formal programs of instruction available at U.S. Army training centers for structured classroom training of COMSEC technicians are listed in DA Pam 351–4. b. National policy for COMSEC materiel maintenance training standards and maintenance operations, as promul- gated by the NSA, is contained in DOD Instruction (DODI) 4660.2. This publication provides general policy for all Services on the requirements and security considerations applicable to the training of COMSEC maintenance personnel. c. DODI 4660.2 also provides criteria for security awareness training requirements for all other CE technicians. Such security awareness training is a prerequisite to their performing maintenance at any level on COMSEC equipment end items and other major CE, weapons, or information systems containing embedded cryptographic components. (See also DA Pam 25–380–2.) d. Adherence to the COMSEC training and maintenance policies and procedures contained in the referenced publications is compulsory. Security awareness training for all CE technicians will be documented on DD Form 2625 (Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI) Briefing) and copies retained in personnel files and unit security records. In addition, maintenance supervisors will establish a file containing a copy of DD Form 2625 for each assigned technician under their control in maintenance facilities authorized to work on systems containing cryptographic components. e. Supply of parts and special tools: (1) COMSEC maintenance activities will establish and maintain PLL and shop stocks per AR 710–2 for both classified and unclassified repair parts. (2) Cannibalization of COMSEC materiel will be accomplished according to paragraph 4–8 after approval by Commander, USACSLA, ATTN: SELCL–NMP. (3) Tools and TMDE required for the maintenance of COMSEC materiel are authorized by appropriate MTOE, TDA, or nontactical telecommunications development projects. They will be obtained per AR 710–2. (4) Repairable exchange procedures for COMSEC materiel are in AR 710–2. 5–13. Evacuation of unserviceable COMSEC materiel a. COMSEC equipment will be evacuated to the next maintenance level only after a qualified, certified inspector determines that evacuation is required per AR 25–12. b. Unserviceable COMSEC materiel in CONUS and overseas areas that meet the above criteria will be evacuated through supply channels to the Commander, Tobyhanna Army Depot, ATTN: 5B1099, 11 Hap Arnold Blvd., Bldg. 73, Tobyhanna, PA 18466–5110. The only exception to automatic evacuation of unserviceable materiel is that unservice- able automatic secure voice communications network (AUTOSEVOCOM) equipment will be reported to Commander, USAF Cryptologic Depot, ATTN: LGGCYC, Kelly AFB, TX 78243, for disposition. c. Components, assemblies, and parts that have manufacturing defects will be removed from the materiel at the authorized maintenance level. The removal will be reported on Standard Form (SF) 368 (Product Quality Deficiency Report) as a category II quality deficiency report under DA Pam 738–750. When practical, exhibits (defective components, parts, or assemblies) will be forwarded with the quality deficiency report. Those parts not forwarded will be tagged with DA Form 2402 (Exchange Tag) and held for further disposition instructions. 5–14. Controlled cryptographic items a. CCI are declassified COMSEC items. Accounting and requisition/issued procedures are in AR 710–2. b. CCI end items must be unkeyed prior to storage when not in operational status or when being turned in through channels for maintenance. Section IV Maintenance for Army Aircraft 5–15. General The objective of Army aviation maintenance is to ensure safe, reliable, and FMC aviation weapon systems, including airframes, engines, major components, avionics, aerial weapons, fire control/fire direction items, and other airborne ancillary materiel necessary to support the total aviation weapon system concept. To accomplish these objectives, three levels of aviation maintenance are established: aviation unit maintenance (AVUM), AVIM, and aviation depot maintenance. 5–16. Aviation unit maintenance a. These activities will be staffed and equipped to perform high frequency “on-aircraft” maintenance tasks required to retain or return aircraft to an FMC condition. The maintenance capability of the AVUM is governed by the MAC and limited by the amount and complexity of ground support equipment, facilities required, the number of spaces, and critical skills available. The range and quantity of authorized spare modules, ground support equipment, TMDE, and components will be consistent with the mobility requirements dictated by the air mobility concept. Assignment of 44 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 maintenance tasks to divisional or other (TDA/MTOE) company-size aviation units will be based on overall mainte- nance capability, the requirement to conserve personnel and materiel resources, and air mobility requirements. If the aviation element is less than 10 aircraft, maintenance will normally be limited to scheduled inspections, minor adjustments, and minor repair. b. ARNG Army Aviation Flight Activity (AAFA) will perform AVUM maintenance. Functions are defined in NGB Pam 750–2. The supporting AASF will perform maintenance beyond the capability of these organizations. c. The AASF will perform AVUM and limited AVIM maintenance per NGB Pam 750–2. This includes diagnosis, servicing, preventive maintenance intermediate (PMI), phased maintenance, special inspections, aircraft recovery and evacuation, aircraft weighing, maintaining authorized ORF aircraft, minor airframe repair, avionics, and armament repair. These functions are specifically detailed in NGB Pam 750–2. Requests to exceed— (1) Maintenance authority will be forwarded to the supporting aviation classification and repair activity depot (AVCRAD). (2) Expenditure limits (funds/work hours) will be forwarded to Chief, NGB (NGB–AVN–A) through the supporting AVCRAD. d. An aviation support facility in the USAR collocated with a supported AVIM unit may be authorized by HQDA to perform intermediate maintenance using tools/equipment authorized to the supported unit. If authorized, the expanded mission will only be in support of collocated Army Reserve aircraft and will be terminated upon movement/inactivation of the collocated AVIM unit. 5–17. Aviation intermediate maintenance a. AVIM units or activities including ARNG AASFs will— (1) Furnish mobile, responsive, one-stop maintenance support. (2) Perform all maintenance functions as designated by the MAC in materiel publications. Authorized maintenance includes— (a) Replacement and repair of modules and components. (b) Repair of end items that can be efficiently accomplished with available skills, tools, and materiel. (3) Repair materiel for return to user and emphasize support of operational readiness requirements. (4) Establish a program to support AVUM/AAFA units by repairing selected items for return to stock when such repairs cannot be accomplished at the AVUM/AAFA level. (5) Inspect, troubleshoot, test, diagnose, repair, adjust, calibrate, and align aircraft system modules and components. Module and component disassembly and repair normally will be limited to tasks requiring cleaning and the replacement of seals, fittings, and items of common hardware. (6) Determine the condition of specified modules and components removed prior to the expiration of the time between overhaul (TBO) or finite life. (7) Perform aircraft weight and balance inspections and other special inspections that exceed AVUM/AAFA capability. (8) Furnish quick response maintenance support and technical assistance through the use of mobile maintenance support teams and aircraft recovery and evacuation. (9) Maintain authorized ORF aircraft. (10) Furnish collection and classification services for serviceable and unserviceable materiel. (11) Operate a cannibalization point activity under AR 710–2. b. The aircraft maintenance company within the division will perform AVIM functions consistent with air mobility requirements and conservation of personnel and equipment resources. c. The supporting nondivisional AVIM unit will furnish additional intermediate maintenance support. d. Maintenance functions that exceed AVIM capability will be assigned to depot maintenance. e. Unserviceable repairable modules, components, and end items that are beyond the capability of an AVIM/AASF to repair will be evacuated to depot maintenance. f. Ground support equipment and TMDE will be evacuated to the appropriate nonaviation maintenance unit when it is beyond the capability of AVIM/AASF to repair. g. Calibration and repair of TMDE will be performed as indicated in AR 750–43, TB 750–25, and EM 0022. 5–18. Aviation depot maintenance a. Army aircraft will be maintained and supported to the extent authorized in this regulation and TB 43–0002–3. Army aircraft may be accepted into depot facilities for programmed or unprogrammed maintenance. Accountability will be transferred to the NICP when aircraft are accepted for programmed depot maintenance. Aircraft accepted for unprogrammed depot maintenance will normally be processed on a repair-and-return-to-user basis. b. The ARNG AVCRAD will perform AVIM in support of the ARNG aviation assets. In addition to AVIM maintenance, the AVCRAD may perform aircraft painting, major airframe depot-level repairs (DLR), and aviation intensive maintenance item component repair and management, when authorized. These functions are specifically 45AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 discussed in NGB Pam 750–2. Requests to exceed maintenance authority and/or expenditure limits (funds/work hours) will be forwarded to U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM). c. Programmed depot maintenance consists of aircraft recapitalization and overhaul, crash and battle damage repair, and modifications. d. Aircraft will be selected as candidates for recapitalization and overhaul during peacetime under the Aircraft Condition Evaluation program as shown below: (1) Aircraft with established overhaul programs will be evaluated using criteria developed by the NMP on an annual basis by aircraft condition evaluation teams fielded by the NICP. (2) Aircraft condition evaluation data will be used by the NICP to establish a profile index for each evaluated aircraft by serial number and to determine depot overhaul candidates. (3) Aircraft with the highest profile index will be scheduled for the depot overhaul program first. (4) Aircraft overhaul programs will be developed by AMCOM based on data, funding, and depot capability. The overhaul program will be finalized and coordinated with MACOMs at the annual Worldwide Aviation Logistics Conference. The NICP will notify MACOMs at least 60 days in advance of the scheduled overhaul date of specific aircraft to be turned in. (5) Aircraft scheduled for depot overhaul that subsequently incur crash or battle damage will be reported to the NICP for selection of replacement aircraft. (6) As a related program to aircraft condition evaluation, the NICP will develop data from DA Form 1352 (Army Aircraft Inventory, Status and Flying Time (RCS DRC 130)) and DA Pam 738–751 to assist in identifying possible depot maintenance candidates. e. Aircraft in combat areas will be selected for depot maintenance per TM 1–1500–328–25. The NICP will coordinate with the MACOM concerned to determine quantities to be turned in for overhaul. The MACOM will select aircraft overhaul candidates by aircraft serial number. Turned-in and replacement aircraft scheduled will be furnished to the MACOM at the annual Worldwide Aviation Logistics Conference. f. Aircraft requiring crash or battle damage repair will be reported to, and disposed of, per instructions received from the NMP/NICP, using procedures prescribed in TB 43–0002–3. g. Aircraft programmed for depot overhaul or crash and battle damage repair will have depot modifications installed during the overhaul process. Aircraft requiring depot modifications that are not scheduled for depot overhaul or crash and battle damage repair will be modified by contractor or depot modification teams in accordance with AR 750–10. All modification installed will be documented per AR 750–10. Depot modification programs for converting aircraft to later series (for example, AH–64A to AH–64D) will normally include overhaul as a part of the total program. Candidates for conversion should also be overhaul candidates whenever practicable. Conversion and modification programs will be coordinated between NICP and MACOM during the Worldwide Aviation Logistics Conference. h. All applicable documents, forms, and records will be processed per DA Pam 738–751 during depot maintenance. Personnel preparing contract statements of work will ensure that the provisions of this publication are included in all applicable maintenance contracts. 5–19. Aircraft parts that have been exposed to fire and/or saltwater immersion Aircraft parts, components, or assemblies that have been subjected or exposed to fire and/or saltwater immersion will not be reused locally under any circumstance. Such items will be condemned locally or, if considered repairable by competent inspection, returned through maintenance or supply channels for inspection and overhaul. All items that are to be condemned or returned for inspection and overhaul will require a statement on all applicable accompanying documentation, including DD Form 1577 (Unserviceable (Condemned) Tag–Materiel) or DD Form 1577–2 (Unservice- able (Repairable) Tag–Materiel), stating the item has been subjected or exposed to fire and/or saltwater immersion. 5–20. Items removed from crash-damaged aircraft Extreme caution will be exercised in the reuse of items removed from crash-damaged aircraft or aircraft that have been involved in accidents. Items removed from a crashed aircraft or an aircraft that has been involved in an accident will not be reused regardless of apparent serviceability until such items have been subjected to a thorough inspection in accordance with paras 5–21 and 5–22. 5–21. Inspection and testing of crash-damaged components and assemblies a. All functional components and assemblies (such as engines, transmissions, pumps, valves, generators, and blades) will be subjected to inspections and tests per the inspection and test standards required at the time of overhaul. Components not designed as overhaul items will be inspected and tested per the applicable maintenance manual. An item will either be condemned locally or evacuated to a depot maintenance facility according to the recoverability code assigned to the item. b. All items that are to be locally condemned will require a completed DD Form 1577. This tag will be annotated to reflect that the item has been removed from a crashed aircraft or an aircraft that has been involved in an accident. Mutilation of condemned aeronautical items will be accomplished per TM 1–1500–328–23. 46 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 be made only between other maintenance training airframes or maintenance training devices. Removal or installation of components listed in TB 1–1500–341–01 will call for the submission of DA Form 2410 (Component Removal and Repair/Overhaul Record) per DA Pam 738–751 and TM 1–1500–328–23. (3) Accountability of demands will be maintained in the unit PLL for control exchange transactions. Section V Maintenance of Rail Materiel 5–26. General The term “rail materiel” includes motive power, general rolling stock, and special purpose mobile rail materiel owned and operated by the U.S. Army. 5–27. Maintenance policies Unit, DS, GS, and depot maintenance will be accomplished per the policies set forth in chapters 3 and 4 and in this section as supplemented by materiel publications and directives. U.S. Army-owned rail materiel will conform to standards established by Government regulatory bodies in the country where such rail materiel is operated in inter- change service and is subject to the rules of such regulatory bodies. 5–28. Maintenance operations a. DS and GS maintenance. (1) Rail transportation companies that may be expanded by Army mobile rail teams will provide DS and GS maintenance to using units. For support of DA utility rail materiel in CONUS where no support companies are available, the DS and GS maintenance will perform all functions with the mobile rail repair shops. (See AR 56–3.) (2) The NMP will furnish the services of the mobile rail support shop for DA utility railroads on an “as required” basis and will direct its operation as follows: (a) Army-owned rail equipment will receive free mobile rail services. (b) Defense supply depots and other DOD agencies may receive mobile shop services on a reimbursable basis. (3) DA rolling stock moving over interchange in CONUS will have running repairs performed per AR 56–3. b. Depot maintenance. Depot maintenance will be programmed by the NMP/NICP on the basis of inspections by rail maintenance technicians. c. Maintenance reporting and recording. Maintenance reporting and recording for Army rail materiel will be accomplished in accordance with DA Pam 738–750. d. Installations electing not to use mobile rail support shops. These installations may contract the service to an outside source if cost-effective or may retain the work in-house if qualified personnel are available and support equipment is authorized. Section VI Maintenance of Communications Systems and Materiel Assigned to FORSCOM, Army Signal Command 5–29. General guidance a. This section applies to maintenance of Army fixed and other FORSCOM Army Signal Command (ASC)-assigned telecommunications networks, systems, and automation equipment to include, but not limited to, the following: (1) Army portion of the Defense Communications System. (2) Theater Communication System (Army). (3) Base (post, camp, and station) communications equipment. (4) Air defense communications systems (as assigned). (5) Army command and control networks. (6) Armed forces radio and television service distribution systems. (7) Army military affiliate radio systems. (8) Army worldwide leased telecommunications facilities. (9) INSCOM nontactical materiel. Note. This general guidance is only applicable to grandfathered telecommunications equipment that was the responsibility of U.S. Army Information Systems Command (USAISC) to support as a MACOM. USAISC is now an MSC under FORSCOM renamed ASC. The CG, FORSCOM and the CG, ASC must approve all new maintenance responsibilities. b. The CG, FORSCOM is responsible for— (1) Maintenance support of all echelons above corps communications equipment assigned as his or her responsibility by HQDA and/or listed in AR 10–87. (2) Organization and operation of AMSFs supporting CONUS and OCONUS commanders. 49AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (3) Maintenance support teams. (4) Forward area support teams. (5) COMSEC logistics support facilities. (6) Module and repair activities required for dedicated retail logistics support of organic CE materiel and other electronics materiel as assigned. 5–30. Maintenance policies a. The CG, FORSCOM ASC will approve maintenance levels authorized for all ASC units and CE fixed facilities. The approved maintenance levels are contained in the appropriate unit authorization document. b. Each unit or site will perform maintenance up to the level of maintenance authorized per the MAC and within the constraints of available resources. When approved by the CG, FORSCOM ASC, CLSF will exchange and repair modules and printed circuit boards (PCBs) instead of evacuating them to depots or other external support facilities. c. FORSCOM ASC is responsible for the operation of logistics support for all BASOPS CE systems and materiel unique to the command. ASC CE materiel may be supported by another MACOM or military department facility when it is economically beneficial and responsive to ASC operational requirements or established Defense Communications Agency (DCA) restoration criteria. d. TMDE repair and calibration support will ensure attainment of the minimum goal of 95 percent TMDE availabil- ity and provide services responsive to ASC operational requirements or established DCA restoration criteria. 5–31. Maintenance facilities a. Unit-level maintenance at small fixed facilities will be limited to operator maintenance. For other than operator maintenance, these facilities must rely on support from maintenance support teams, forward area support teams, area maintenance and supply facilities, or other support maintenance facilities as designated in appropriate logistics and mission support plans. b. The DS level of maintenance is normally authorized at medium to large manned CE fixed self-sufficient facilities. c. GS maintenance is normally authorized at a large facility and/or isolated CE site or activity that must be provided with a high degree of self-sufficient maintenance. Factors supporting the performance of GS on-site are type of mission, location, equipment density, and nature of materiel. Organic repair of unserviceable modules, PCBs, and hardwired components is accomplished at this level to the maximum extent authorized by the MAC and approved by ASC. d. Specialized repair authority maintenance actions coded L or D per the maintenance allocation chart are performed by maintenance support facilities identified by the NMP. Quick reaction maintenance support to supported activities is furnished through the maximum use of ORF items. e. ASC units are not authorized to perform depot maintenance. ASC CE materiel will be evacuated to DA- designated CONUS depots, to include authorized manufacturer and contractor operated maintenance facilities, for accomplishment of depot-level maintenance. Depot-level maintenance may be performed at the unit’s location by depot-level maintenance repair teams. 5–32. Area maintenance and supply facility FM 4–30.3 establishes AMSF doctrine for GS facilities managed and operated by USASC. AMSF is assigned the mission of furnishing centralized retail supply and maintenance support of ASC telecommunications materiel and other CE materiel as assigned. This includes— a. Furnishing maintenance support for all assigned Army communications materiel above corps level that is not assigned by HQDA to other commands and agencies in overseas areas. b. Furnishing maintenance teams to perform scheduled emergency backup technical assistance and instruction at the CE facility or unit location that is beyond the unit’s capability and authorization. c. Maintaining an authorized stockage list of CE supplies and CE repair parts. d. Maintaining approved stock record account (project support account) to receive, store, and issue items on CE bills of materiel. e. Maintaining an approved stock of ORF per AR 710–1 and AR 710–2 in support of fixed facilities and area maintenance and supply facility maintenance programs under FM 4–30.3. f. Maintaining stock record accounts per AR 710–2 and USAISC directives in this regulation. g. Maintaining a capability to provide a training base for specialized CE materiel and to respond to emergency assistance requests from supported units. h. Assisting supported units in correcting faults found during performance evaluations and inspections. AMSF also supports unit maintenance programs to improve and maintain the operational availability of the CE systems and materiel. i . O p e r a t i n g a m o d u l e a n d P C B r e p a i r s e c t i o n c a p a b l e o f r e p a i r i n g u n s e r v i c e a b l e s t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f microelectronics repair methods and automatic test equipment. 50 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 j. Repairing peripheral materiel, such as power and environmental, when not supported by the facility engineer or other area support maintenance units. 5–33. Maintenance support team The maintenance support team is that activity of an ASC DS or GS maintenance facility that brings mobile mainte- nance support to CE fixed facilities or other ASC units on a scheduled, emergency, or on-call basis. The CE maintenance support teams are a functional responsibility of AMSF and other authorized command maintenance organizations; COMSEC maintenance support teams will be furnished by the CLSF. 5–34. Forward area support team The forward area support team is a remotely located extension of the AMSF that performs scheduled and emergency backup maintenance and technical assistance at the CE fixed facility or unit location. 5–35. Quality assurance All ASC DS and GS maintenance support facilities will institute effective quality control procedures in carrying out HQDA and ASC quality assurance programs. Quality control must be sufficiently independent of maintenance operations to ensure that inspections are not constrained. Section VII Maintenance of Nontactical Vehicles 5–36. General a. Authorized maintenance may be accomplished in transportation motor pool shops, the Internal Mission Materiel Maintenance Activity (IMMMA), local commercial shops, or other Government maintenance activities as jointly determined by the motor pool manager and the installation management officer (IMO). In all cases, warranties are to be used to the maximum extent possible. Detailed policies on management of nontactical vehicles (NTVs) are in AR 58–1. b. Operator inspection and service consists of inspecting and detecting malfunctions that make the vehicle unsafe or unserviceable and includes minor or simple parts replacement and servicing (water, fuel, tires, and battery). c. At those installations having consolidated maintenance shops, all maintenance is the responsibility of the IMO. NTV maintenance may be performed in the transportation motor pool shop but will normally be performed in the consolidated shops. d. ORF support and administrative storage of NTVs is not authorized. e. The MEL for an NTV is in AR 58–1. 5–37. Modifications Modifications of an NTV are covered in AR 58–1 and TM 38–600. 5–38. Repair parts supply a. Repair parts for an NTV are obtained under the provisions of AR 710–2. b. Cannibalization of uneconomically reparable vehicles prior to turn in to the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office (DRMO) is limited to those serviceable parts immediately needed to repair inoperable vehicles. c. Major commanders in overseas areas may authorize controlled exchange of repair parts from NTVs only when those repair parts are not otherwise available. Section VIII Maintenance of Training Aids and Devices and Visual Information Equipment and Systems 5–39. Training aids and devices This section provides maintenance policy for training aids and devices. It supplements policies in AR 350–38, AR 700–127, and AR 25–1. Training aids and devices used by the U.S. Army can be categorized as follows: a. Training aids and devices assigned to a MTOE unit are type classified and include simulators or end items. b. Training aids and devices managed by TDA activities include— (1) Non-type-classified training aids and devices developed or commercially acquired to support general military training and training on more than one type item of materiel. These are usually assigned to and maintained by training and visual information support centers (T/VISC) for loan to units and activities. (2) Type-classified training aids and devices used to support a special training requirement. c. Maintenance policy is as follows: (1) Type-classified and non-type-classified training aids and devices will be maintained per this regulation. 51AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 b. DS, GS, and AVIM units will do unit maintenance on organic TMDE and furnish support services for organic and supported units special purpose TMDE. c. Complex TMDE requiring multilevel maintenance support will be repaired and calibrated using assets from all required levels. Section XI Maintenance of Information Technology 5–47. General a. All embedded tactical information technology (IT) will be maintained using the Army maintenance system. Embedded IT is a system or component that is specifically designed and produced to perform functions as an integrated part of noninformation systems. Embedded IT has no general purpose capability outside the system of which it is a part and is not separable for other uses without redesign or modification. b. All AIS (STAMIS, non-STAMIS, nonembedded, nontactical, and office automation equipment) will be main- tained as follows: (1) The unit AIS maintenance personnel, in coordination with the CSSAMO, will support the user/operator in diagnosis and restoration of STAMIS computer systems to an operational status. Failed line replacement units (LRUs) will then be turned in to the supporting SSA. (2) The CSSAMO, in coordination with the DS maintainer, will, to the greatest extent possible, provide a mobile support team to restore and repair STAMIS systems on-site. (3) The CSSAMO, in coordination with the DS maintenance shop officer, may on a case-by-case basis perform hardware repair of STAMIS systems to facilitate systems availability. (4) Software-related problems will be resolved in coordination with the supporting CSSAMO, PAS, or other appropriate automation office. (5) The SSA will issue a replacement STAMIS LRU to the unit AIS maintenance personnel from on-hand STAMIS computer exchange (SCX) assets and work order the faulty LRU to the supporting DS maintenance activity for repair. Non-STAMIS LRU stockage will be limited, and the SSA will issue a due-out against the work order and transfer the work order and due-out of the faulty component to the DS maintenance activity. SSAs will not issue a STAMIS LRU for computer systems that are used for non-STAMIS applications. (6) If an LRU is under warranty, it will be screened by the DS maintenance or CSSAMO for no evidence of failure (NEOF). If an LRU under warranty is found to be unserviceable after testing, and NEOF is not evident, the warrantor should be contacted and the item returned to the designated depot/FRA or warranty provider. In these cases, the DS maintenance activity will contact its designated depot/FRA/warranty provider for disposition instruction. LRUs not under warranty will be repaired by the DS maintenance activity and returned to stock in the SSA. Turn-in of LRUs found NRTS by the DS maintenance activity will be coordinated with the designated depot/FRA/customer service organization (CSO). The CSO, within the guidelines for MEL defined in paragraph 4–5, will provide disposition instructions, which may include warranty guidance. c. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Command (USACECOM) Logistics and Readiness Center is the Army lead organization for STAMIS logistics sustainability. d. Any computers procured by a MACOM to support a tactical STAMIS may be repaired using these procedures, provided the MACOM has coordinated and funded that support with the depot/FRA through the appropriate USAMC MSC. Following appropriate approval, the CSO will maintain information on systems that are authorized repair under these procedures. e. The SCX is composed of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) computer systems and their associated peripheral equipment used to operate or support tactical STAMIS applications. SCX stockage will be located at DS SSAs and designated depots/FRAs. It will provide direct exchange support for the extended depot repair process. f. The electronics sustainment support center (ESSC) Tobyhanna Army Depot FRA is an integrated maintenance activity that provides the field with a dedicated support structure for STAMIS hardware. The FRA also supports tier III office automation equipment at selected installations and when deployed as part of the AMC LSE. 5–48. Repair parts supply for IT a. Repair parts for IT are obtained under provisions of AR 710–2. b. Cannibalization of uneconomically reparable IT prior to turn in to DRMO is limited to those serviceable parts immediately needed to repair inoperable IT. c. MACOM commanders may authorize controlled exchange of IT repair parts based on automation systems readiness. 5–49. Army Warranty Program for IT a. The overall policies and procedures for the Army Warranty Program are contained in AR 700–139, which requires that items for Army use should be acquired with warranties only when the warranty is in the Army’s best 54 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 interest. The decision must be made on a case-by-case basis. Acquiring commands or activities will establish local warranty implementation procedures. b. In warranty applications, unit readiness and mission effectiveness will take priority. If the maintenance activity is not able to get an effective response (within the warranty-specified timeframes), the maintenance activity will contact the acquiring command or activity for resolution. When resolution is not timely enough to meet mission requirements, the maintenance activity commander may authorize repair of the item and will notify the acquiring command or activity in writing of the necessity to repair the item now and settle any warranty issues later. c. IT warranties to the greatest extent possible will be structured to allow on-site or mail-in processes to maintain their warranties. FRAs are authorized at the AMC MSC Commander’s discretion to facilitate IT repairs by the warranty vendors. FRAs should take action to become OEM certified warranty providers. DS maintenance will be performed on automation systems hardware when it does not violate the warranty. 5–50. Base operations IT IT obtained for BASOPS support through the Information Management Area process is supported through the directors of information management/CIO/G–6. Although these systems are not part of tactical automation, maintenance may be obtained through the depot after coordination with the appropriate USAMC MSC. Section XII Maintenance of Organization Clothing and Individual Equipment 5–51. Maintenance policy a. The organization clothing and individual equipment (OCIE) issued to soldiers will be inspected to determine serviceability in accordance with AR 700–84 and DA Pam 710–2–1. The individual to whom the organization clothing or equipment is assigned must perform normal maintenance that would reasonably be expected to be performed within a unit. This maintenance includes cleaning, spot removal, repair of tears or rips, and replacement of buttons. Using unit and DS maintenance and repair procedures for OCIE are in TM 10–8400–203–23. b. Each installation or activity will ensure clothing and materiel beyond organizational repair capability is turned in to a central location for either repair and return to stock or classification as unserviceable and turned in to DRMO. c. The U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer (USPFO) may authorize negotiation of local contracts for maintaining clothing and equipment for the ARNG as follows: (1) Minor alterations and repairs of individual clothing. (2) Minor repairs of USPFO stocks to reclassify items to a serviceable status for reissue. d. Major alterations for the purpose of modifying items will require prior approval of CNGB. e. Laundry and dry cleaning services are authorized as follows: (1) Laundry services in support of AT per NGB Pam 350–1. (2) Laundry and dry cleaning services in support of IDT should be obtained at the lowest possible cost for the following items: (a) White organizational clothing and equipment issued to medical and food service personnel. (b) Sheets, pillowcases, and mattress covers. (c) USPFO stocks of serviceable individual and organizational clothing and equipment prior to reissue. (d) Individual clothing for interment of deceased personnel when Federal funds are authorized. (e) Blankets and sleeping bags. (f) Army band distinctive uniforms as authorized by CTA 50–900. 5–52. Maintenance expenditure limits Maintenance expenditure limits can be found in TB 43–0002–27. Section XIII Maintenance of Army Tactical C4IEWS Materiel 5–53. General a. This section applies to the maintenance of Army tactical communications, command, control, computer, intelli- gence, electronic warfare, and sensors (C4IEWS) equipment, including MTOE, TDA, and loaned materiel. C4IEWS equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Army intelligence and electronic warfare (IEW) equipment fielded to corps, divisions, armored cavalry regi- ments, separate brigades, and battalions. (2) INSCOM tactical IEW equipment, including select equipment items in U.S. Army field stations and regional support centers (RSCs). 55AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (3) MACOM-developed, -procured, and -fielded IEW equipment, including nondevelopmental items and COTS items. (4) Other selected C4IEWS equipment that receives GS/depot forward support from the ESSC. b. The CG, USAMC is responsible for the support of Army IEW materiel with the USACECOM Logistics and Readiness Center being designated as the Army lead organization for tactical IEW logistics sustainment. (1) The ESSC IEW regional support center (RSC) is an integrated repair activity that provides the field with a dedicated support structure for tactical IEW systems as well as selected C4IEWS equipment. (2) Joint operations equipment developed for special operations forces units are exempt from the requirements of this section. c. The IEW GS RSC is an integrated repair activity that provides the field with a dedicated support structure for low-density IEW systems. 5–54. IEW maintenance policies a. USACECOM has sole responsibility within the Army for IEW logistics sustainment. As part of this responsibili- ty, all sustainment contracts will be consolidated under the control of USACECOM. Centralized support for IEW materiel will be extended to all fielded systems, including systems fielded for prototyping analysis, independent of current level of acquisition management. b. The emerging generation of IEW systems requires a sustainment concept that provides for repair as far forward on the battlefield as possible. The RSC provides this support to the field as well as system and maintenance troubleshooting and post-production software support (PPSS) repair, along with a reconfiguration capability. All of these capabilities will be integrated into the RSC whenever possible. 5–55. IEW unit maintenance a. Assigned IEW unit maintenance personnel perform unit and DS levels of maintenance. This typically includes replacement of LRUs, circuit card assemblies, and piece parts when authorized by the MAC. b. IEW maintenance activities are authorized to establish and maintain bench and shop stock, per AR 710–2, for repair parts supporting IEW equipment repair. c. Shop stock will be maintained using the ULLS and SAMS. d. Tools and TMDE required for the maintenance of IEW materiel are authorized by appropriate MTOE, TDA, TM, or letter authorization. Materiel will be obtained per AR 710–2. e. Maintenance requirements beyond the unit level require a DA Form 2407/5990–E to be processed through the unit’s DS SAMS to the GS RSC. 5–56. IEW GS RSC maintenance The IEW RSC will centralize IEW maintenance management and maximize the integration of the military GS maintainers in the Corps Support Comman (COSCOM) with the contractors/civilians in the IEW RSC. The IEW RSC will provide maintenance support for items not reparable at the IEW unit level. The RSC is a tailored activity based on the type of units and equipment supported in the regional area. Chapter 6 Life Cycle Maintenance Support 6–1. General a. Total ownership cost reduction is an Army objective throughout the life cycle of the weapon system. The Chief of Staff and the Army Acquisition Executive identified the reduction of operating and support costs as a high priority and vital to realizing our modernization efforts. The system’s total ownership cost (TOC) includes costs associated with acquiring, operating, modifying, maintaining, supplying, and disposing of weapon/materiel systems. Reducing TOC is key not only to reducing fiscal demands on the operational commander but also to generating savings that can be reinvested in support of Army modernization objectives. b. This chapter contains policy and guidance for establishing and sustaining maintenance support across the life cycle of Army materiel. Comprehensive maintenance support throughout the entire life cycle is required to assure that materiel can be maintained in its operational environment with minimum resources for achieving operational readiness and sustainability. The engineering and technical capability required to ensure Army equipment is maintainable within the Army standard maintenance system is called systems technical support (STS) for systems that are in production and sustainment systems technical support (SSTS) when systems are out of production. Engineering and technical support capabilities include the following functions: (1) Conduct of logistics support analyses. (2) Development and update of the maintenance concept, including the level of repair analysis (LORA). 56 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 c. Proposals for contract maintenance support of classified equipment: (1) All contract maintenance support of COMSEC, SIGINT, and EW equipment must undergo an assessment of risks to national security before a cost study is performed to use commercial maintenance sources. The installation security manager in coordination with the MACOM security and commercial activity managers must conduct this special risk assessment. NSA must approve this assessment. The proposal—including PWSs with additional informa- tion identifying the COMSEC/SIGINT and EW equipment, density supported, and levels of maintenance to be performed—should be submitted through the appropriate USAMC commodity manager and Deputy Chief of Staff G–3, ATTN: DAMO–FDI, 400 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310–0400, to the Director, National Security Agency, ATTN: S–04, Fort Meade, MD 20755–6000. (2) Classified equipment not under NSA cognizance being considered for maintenance support contracts to contrac- tors other than original equipment manufacturers will be given an assessment of risk as prescribed above. 6–6. Depot maintenance source of repair selection Depot maintenance SOR will be made in accordance with paragraph 8–4 of this regulation. 6–7. Maintenance support plan a. Maintenance is an integral element of the SS. (See AR 70–1, AR 700–127, and AR 700–139.) The maintenance support plan (MSP) is a portion of the SS. The SS is prepared before milestone B in the materiel acquisition process per DA Pam 700–55. It is updated and expanded periodically as the system matures during the life cycle. b. The MSP is based on the maintenance/logistics concept contained in the requirement document. In developing alternatives and selecting a final maintenance concept, the MATDEV, in coordination with the CBTDEV, will evaluate factors such as— (1) Compatibility with the Army maintenance system at present and planned. (2) Complexity of the materiel system. (3) Mobility and transportability requirements. (4) Operational readiness objectives. (5) Operational and logistics environment in which the system will operate. (6) Criticality of the materiel system. (7) Support concept for subsystems. (8) Projected operating and support cost. (9) Resource requirements. (10) Requirement for maintenance float. (11) Requirement for warranty. (12) Requirement for AOAP. (13) Requirement for total package fielding. (14) Requirement for a weapon system designator code. (15) Requirement for MEL. (16) Requirement for demilitarization instructions. c. The determination of the repair level within the Army maintenance system is an essential element of the logistics maintenance information (LMI). LMI will include a LORA or other analyses, as required by AR 700–127. LORA is used to determine the optimum maintenance levels for repair actions and recovery of the end item and components. The LORA considers availability or requirements for additional tools, support equipment, and skills in intended supporting units. The LORA should address the requirement to minimize additional special tools and test equipment for new equipment. As part of the post deployment evaluation, the LORA will be rerun no earlier than 1 year and no later than 3 years from first unit equipped date (FUED), using actual reliability data from fielded equipment. The LORA will be rerun every 5 years throughout the equipment life cycle. The MACs will be updated to reflect any changes in the LORA outcome. The guidance in chapter 3 of this regulation applies in allocating maintenance operations and resources. d. Maintenance allocation chart: (1) The MAC is an output of the LORA. It reflects the approved maintenance concept for an end item/weapon system or subsystem. It specifies the lowest level of the Army maintenance system authorized to perform complete repair of a specific maintenance task. (2) The preliminary MAC should be included in the MSP. As the acquisition program progresses, and both design and support planning becomes firmer, the MAC will be updated and, if appropriate, included in the updated MSP. (3) Draft MACs and revised MACs will be coordinated with the CBTDEV (appropriate TRADOC activity) to assure that support planning complies with the system maintenance support concept and permits TRADOC to make adjust- ments, as needed. (4) All final draft MACs and revised MACs will be approved by HQ USAMC with concurrence from TRADOC. 59AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 6–8. Depot maintenance support plan a. The purpose of the depot maintenance support plan (DMSP), an integral part of the SS, is to ensure provisions for required depot maintenance. This plan identifies all installations and FRAs to be used for depot maintenance support of the item and the type of workload to be assigned to each based on SOR decision logic. b. The objectives of the plan are to identify and schedule the preparation of overhaul standards and procedures and acquisition of peculiar depot maintenance equipment, facilities, TMDE, and personnel training. c. The DMSP encompasses all phases of the life cycle of an item of new materiel. Planning actions and a sample plan are contained in DA Pam 700–55. The DMSP is updated as changes become necessary. d. Consideration will be given to the use of inter-Service support to provide maintenance support services per chapter 4, section V of this regulation. e. Full depot maintenance support will begin by FUED for all items identified as depot-level reparables. If organic support will not be available by FUED, then interim contractor support is allowed for up to 3 years. 6–9. Logistic management information a. Maintenance support activities personnel will ensure a balanced logistics support program is planned and executed at the least cost to the Government. b. AR 700–127 provides policy guidance on the use of this analysis technique during materiel acquisition. Mainte- nance activities will develop logistics management information requirements considering the ILS elements. Mainte- nance activities will review and approve all logistics information developed by the MATDEV. c. Maintenance support costs related to weapon system or equipment end-item system performance data should be analyzed as part of the LMI process during acquisition. The LMI process will be extended in enough depth to provide a database that will identify skills and any supplementary training materiel required. d. The LMI is a planned series of tasks performed to examine all elements of a proposed system and to influence the design so that the system and support can be provided at an affordable cost. RCM is an element of this process. RCM will be applied to all acquisition programs as part of logistics support analysis. e. The RCM will be used to establish a systematic approach for identifying and developing scheduled/preventive maintenance tasks. The program will be monitored to ensure continued update of scheduled/preventive maintenance requirements based on design change, tools or maintenance concepts, or structure of maintenance units. 6–10. Warranty application during acquisition a. The decision to have warranty coverage for new equipment is to be made early during the acquisition program. Warranties should be for the minimum time period sufficient to allow for obtaining the necessary tools and the training of organic personnel. An analysis must be performed and documented to ensure the warranty supplied is the most cost- effective alternative. Contract warranty requirements should conform to the established logistics support concept for the materiel to avoid unnecessary costs during early logistical support of systems. Warranties should be developed and administered per AR 700–139 and Federal Acquisition Regulation. b. The MATDEV will ensure warranty information is provided to the field. c. DA Pam 738–750 and DA Pam 738–751 contain instructions for submitting warranty claim actions. 6–11. Maintenance equipment publications a. Maintenance requirements are to be developed, coordinated, published, and updated for each materiel system and supporting TMDE in equipment technical publications. This includes the development of emerging electronic media known as ETMs and IETMs. b. Equipment publications provide technical guidance for the operation, evaluation, maintenance, and repair parts support of the materiel system, including modifications and BDAR. c. Equipment technical publications will delineate and describe, as applicable— (1) Each maintenance task (scheduled and unscheduled). (2) The materials, standard time, and workmanship required. (3) Methods and practices to be used in completing maintenance tasks. (4) Safety and other precautions to be observed. (5) Wear limits, fits, tolerances, and other inspection criteria. (6) Calibration requirements for special and general-purpose TMDE. (7) Desired postrepair operational performance standards. (8) Nuclear hardness maintenance and surveillance requirements. (9) Preservation of NBC warfare resistance. (10) Storage requirements. (11) Fault isolation. d. Procedures will be written in enough detail to establish technical competence required in each level of mainte- nance operation. 60 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 e. Requirements to repair to the national maintenance standard for field-level reparables will be developed in accordance with the best commercial practices, coordinated with the quality assurance and safety activities, and published as an NMWR. f. Requirements for depot maintenance will be developed in accordance with best commercial practices, coordinated with the quality assurance and safety activities, and published as a depot maintenance work requirement. g. Contractor support should be considered only if the SOR analysis shows it to be the most cost-effective method for depot support per AR 700–127. The use of contractor manuals should be considered if they meet the overhaul and recapitalization requirements before developing NMWRs or modifying depot maintenance work requirements and developing or modifying depot capability. h. All maintenance requirements and tasks will be developed per RCM principles to ensure preservation of inherent design reliability and safety at least expenditure of resources at all levels of maintenance. The RCM program is concerned with identifying those design practices that minimize preventive maintenance workload and avoid those that increase it. The RCM analysis furnishes initial scheduled maintenance requirements based on engineering information. i. PMCS tables provide operator/crew and using unit maintenance personnel with technically sound guidance for determining and preserving full mission capability of their equipment. They are to be prepared per RCM principles. PMCS task times will be recorded and maintained in the logistics database or other systems as appropriate. j. Equipment for which standard TMs have not been developed will conform to established maintenance quality requirements. AR 385–55 lists safety checks that must be included in establishing maintenance requirements. k. Scheduled/preventive maintenance of any kind is RAM-related support concept. The purpose of scheduled/ preventive maintenance is to avoid premature failure of equipment and sustain the inherent reliability designed and manufactured into the equipment. Scheduled maintenance programs for weapon and equipment end items will be developed, applied, and managed by all MATDEVs using RCM. l. Age exploration is that part of the RCM program that occurs after fielding. It is intended to update, as necessary, the initial scheduled maintenance requirements. (1) The materiel proponent will initiate and maintain an age exploration program as part of RCM. The RCM analysis furnishes initial scheduled maintenance requirements based on engineering information. Unique item tracking data and usage information provides initial feeder input for age exploration. (2) An age exploration program will be established to address the following steps that make up the program: (a) Selection of candidates for age exploration. (b) Design of the age exploration task. (c) Collection of required data. (d) Conduct data analysis. (e) Apply analysis results to maintenance tasks. (f) Determine the number of economic repairs, overhauls, or economic service life of equipment. (g) Adjust expenditure limits in technical bulletins. m. Equipment publications are essential segments of the support systems for all materiel systems. These publications are also a part of the SSP and are tested during DT and OT. Their adequacy will be addressed in test reports. n. Over the materiel life cycle, logistics management information will be used as source data for developing and updating equipment publications. Those source data will also be used in preparing and updating work measurement standards, quality assurance criteria, methods and standards, and depot maintenance work requirements/NMWRs. o. Equipment publications will be developed and updated by publication personnel and published for items as applicable. MWOs will be prepared to authorize application of mandatory modifications to equipment. Depot mainte- nance work requirements will be prepared only for materiel for which depot maintenance functions are listed in the MAC. The MATDEV will verify equipment publications in coordination with the appropriate TRADOC proponent school to ensure contractor compliance with contract requirements. User concerns regarding incomplete or faulty publications will be resolved prior to printing. p. The RPSTL and narrative portion of the equipment publications will support and be consistent with the MAC. The RPSTL will list all materiel that may be stocked as authorized stockage list/prescribed load list materiel by NSN. q. Maximum use will be made of manufacturer manuals for commercial materiel procured or leased off-the-shelf for use at all levels of maintenance. To the greatest extent feasible, manufacturer manuals will be compatible with emerging electronic publishing systems and within the focus of the Joint Computer Aided Logistics System (JCALS). PMCS, MACs, RPSTLs (including NSNs), work measurement standards, and similar specialized data will supplement them as necessary. The MATDEV or other proponent, in coordination with CBTDEV, will determine when COTS manuals are acceptable for maintenance purposes. Procurement of COTS manuals and supplemented COTS manuals is prescribed in AR 25–30. COTS manuals may be used during testing and evaluation when it has been determined that these are adequate for field use per AR 25–30 and MIL–HDBK–1221. COTS manuals will be 100 percent hands-on verified by TRADOC target audience soldiers to ensure their usability in the military environment. r. All equipment publications will be coordinated with the appropriate materiel safety director to assure that proper warnings, cautions, and limitations have been included. 61AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 the status of total unit maintenance readiness, improve efficiency and reduce waste, recognize outstanding maintenance accomplishments and initiatives, ensure the best units compete, and promote competition at MACOM, HQDA, and DOD levels. (3) Responsibilities. (a) Each year the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (CSA), or his or her designated representative, will present the AAME plaques to the 12 winners and 12 runners-up for their superior maintenance operations. (b) The ODCS, G–4 will— 1. Provide program funding guidance, policy, and overall supervision of the program. 2. Determine the most-appropriate means of award presentation and coordinate the annual award ceremony. 3. Conduct the Army board that selects six nominees to the Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards Program. (c) The Commander, U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School (USAOC&S) will— 1. Serve as executive agent for administration of the AAME program. 2. Assist ODCS, G–4 in the development and coordination of updates and modifications to policy and administrative instructions. 3. Develop, revise, and maintain security of assessment protocols used to select semifinalists, runners-up, and winners. 4. Convene the HQDA assessment board and conduct on-site evaluation team visits. 5. Assist DCS, G–4 in determining the most appropriate means of award presentation and coordinating the annual award ceremony. 6. Host an annual after-action review (AAR) with MACOM representatives. (d) MACOM commanders will— 1. Promote competition at all levels of command and develop awards to recognize units/activities participating in all levels of the competition process. 2. Validate, select, and endorse nomination packets submitted by subordinate organizations in accordance with appendix D and forward to USAOC&S. (e) Commanders, TRADOC, CNGB, and the Office of the Chief of Army Reserve (OCAR) will provide board members and on-site evaluation team members to support the assessment process as required by the USAOC&S. (f) Unit commanders (or equivalent) will conduct their programs within the guidelines established in this paragraph and in appendix D. (4) Categories of competition. (a) Categories of competition are based on unit-authorized personnel. The categories are— 1. Small: 10 to 100 authorized personnel. 2. Medium: 101 to 300 authorized personnel. 3. Large: 301 or more authorized personnel. (b) The four component competition areas are— 1. Active Army TOE/MTOE unit. 2. ARNG TOE/MTOE unit. 3. USAR TOE/MTOE unit. 4. TDA unit (any component). (c) Within each of the four component competitions, units will compete in their respective categories, based on the number of authorized personnel identified in (a), above. (5) Command nomination process. (a) Nominations will be accepted from the following MACOMs: 1. Eighth U.S. Army. 2. U.S. Army, Europe, and Seventh Army. 3. U.S. Army Forces Command. 4. U.S. Army Pacific. 5. U.S. Army South. 6. NGB—an Army Command. 7. U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command. 8. U.S. Army Medical Command. 9. U.S. Army Materiel Command. 10. U.S. Army Military District of Washington. 11. U.S. Army Military Traffic Management Command. 12. U.S. Army Special Operations Command. 13. U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. 14. U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command. 64 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 15. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 16. U.S. Army Reserve Command—an Army Command. 17. U.S. Army Space and Missile Command. 18. U.S. Army Networks Enterprise Technology Command/9th Army Signal Command. (b) The number of nominations that may be submitted by a MACOM are limited, as follows: 1. Each Active Army MACOM may submit six nominations for the Active Army TOE/MTOE competition: two small-, two medium-, and two large-unit nominations, except FORSCOM, which may elect to submit three per category. 2. FORSCOM may submit 18 nominations for the USAR TOE/ MTOE competition: six small-, six medium-, and six large-unit nominations. All other MACOMS with USAR units may submit six nominations for the USAR TOE/ MTOE competition: two small-, two medium-, and two large-unit nominations. 3. The NGB may submit 18 nominations for the ARNG TOE/ MTOE competition: six small-, six medium-, and six large-unit nominations. 4. Each MACOM may submit six nominations for the TDA competition: two small-, two medium-, and two large- unit/activity nominations. (c) The program is designed to assess the unit’s maintenance operations at division, brigade, battalion, company, battery, troop, and equivalent MTOE/TDA organizations. However, parent units (for example, brigade, battalion) that compete must address all subordinate elements in their nomination packages. (d) With the approval of the responsible MACOM commander, detachments that meet all other requirements of this regulation and are assigned unit maintenance functions may compete. Detachments, teams, or other elements that are temporarily separated from the parent organization will compete as part of their parent unit and not as a separate entity. (e) Units that have effective date changes to their MTOE or TDA during the competitive fiscal year will be assessed on the MTOE/TDA under which they were organized for the greatest part of the year. Commanders should note MTOE/TOE changes in their comments. Units with an augmentation TDA to their base TOE will compete as TOE units. (6) Submission of nomination packages. (a) Instructions for preparing and submitting the AAME nomination package are listed in appendix D. (b) Units will submit packets through command channels to their appropriate MACOM. (c) MACOMs will review and select those packets to be nominated to the HQDA-level AAME competition in accordance with instructions and criteria in appendix D. If selected to represent the MACOM, MACOMs will then endorse and forward the original packets for each unit/activity nominated to arrive at the USAOC&S not later than 15 December following the fiscal year of competition. (d) Submission of nomination packages to the USAOC&S constitutes consent for an on-site evaluation of the unit’s maintenance program as articulated in the nomination packet. (7) HQDA evaluation process. (a) Phase I: submission of AAME nomination packets. 1. USAOC&S will convene an evaluation board and appoint an appropriate chairperson. 2. The board members will be drawn from TRADOC service schools, OCAR, NGB, and other special activities. Members will have both a proven performance record and expertise in maintenance. Personnel will be in the grades of master sergeant through sergeant major, chief warrant officer two through chief warrant officer five, and captain through lieutenant colonel or civilian equivalent. 3. Phase I evaluation guidelines and scoring criteria will be developed by USAOC&S. The board will assess the AAME nomination packages and select 6 semifinalists in each of the 12 competition categories. (b) Phase II: on-site evaluation of selected Phase I semifinalists. 1. USAOC&S will appoint four on-site evaluation teams: Active TOE/MTOE, ARNG TOE/MTOE, USAR TOE/ MTOE and TDA. 2. The team members will be selected from TRADOC schools, OCAR, NGB, and other special activities. If possible, members will be selected from the phase I evaluation board or have previous experience in conducting AAME on-site evaluations. 3. Using the phase II evaluation guidelines/scoring criteria, the on-site teams will evaluate each semifinalist unit. (c) The phase I and II results. Results will be combined to determine the winner and runner-up in each of the 12 competition categories. The final score is a weighted score of both phase I (30 percent of the final score) and phase II (70 percent of the final score) results. (d) Winner notification. The DCS, G–4 (DALO–SMM) will notify the winners/runners up by message immediately after phase II results are compiled. (e) Lessons learned. The USAOC&S will compile and forward lessons learned from the nominations not selected as semifinalists to each MACOM. Additionally, the USAOC&S will host an annual MACOM-level AAR. Lessons learned will be discussed at the annual maintenance award program AAR. 65AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (8) Publicity. (a) To enhance recognition of AAME winners and promote participation in the process, all levels of command should aggressively publicize the program. This may be accomplished through public affairs officers and may include announcements of winners in local newspapers, hometown news releases, and background information about the Army- wide aspects of the AAME program and its positive impact on unit combat readiness. ( b ) T h e U S A O C & S w i l l e n s u r e t h a t i t s p u b l i c a f f a i r s o f f i c e i s c o n t i n u a l l y a p p r i s e d o f A A M E e v e n t s a n d achievements. (c) Commanders will submit publicity information and photographs for historical purposes to the Commander, U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School, ATTN: ATSL–AAME, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005–5201. (d) Photographs taken at the AAME award ceremony will be sent to the MACOM for distribution to all awardees. (9) Program milestones. The USAOC&S will— (a) Request HQDA board members and on-site evaluation team members during the first quarter of the fiscal year. (b) Conduct HQDA Phase I Evaluation Board during the second quarter. (c) Conduct HQDA on-site Phase II Evaluation Team visit during the second quarter, following the conclusion of the Phase I Evaluation Board. (d) Publish PS Magazine and public affairs articles, as required. (e) Conduct MACOM-level AARs during the third quarter. b. Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Maintenance Award Program. (1) The SECDEF Maintenance Award Program annually recognizes the top six maintenance units across all services. The AAME program is used as the gateway to compete for the SECDEF Maintenance Award. (2) Army nominees are selected from among units that competed in and were selected as AAME winners. The top AAME winners will be the Army’s nominees for the SECDEF Maintenance Award. An Army unit must compete and be selected as a winner in the AAME program to be nominated for the SECDEF Maintenance Award Program. (3) The selection board will nominate two AAME winners in each of the three categories as follows: (a) Small: 10 to 100 authorized personnel. (b) Medium: 101 to 300 authorized personnel. (c) Large: 301 or more authorized personnel. (4) The SECDEF Maintenance Awards are presented to the two top units in each of the three categories. The Secretary of Defense Phoenix Trophy is awarded to the best of the six winners. 7–2. Army Oil Analysis Program The objectives of the AOAP are to improve operational readiness of Army equipment, promote safety, detect impending component failures, and reduce resource usage by conserving petroleum products by applying on condition oil change (OCOC) policy. In the AOAP, the term “oil” covers all fluids used in wetted lubrication systems (such as hydraulic fluid, grease, transmission fluid, and oil). a. OCOC eliminates the wasteful requirement of changing component oil based on hours/miles/calendar days as currently specified by many TMs and LOs. Oil will not be changed unless recommended by the AOAP laboratory. When recommended, both the oil and the oil filter(s) will be changed at the same time. Note. Oil filter(s) will be serviced/cleaned/changed when they are known to be contaminated or clogged, when service is recommended by AOAP laboratory analysis, or at prescribed hard time intervals as described in LO or TM. (1) When a unit is deployed and oil analysis service is not readily available, the unit maintenance officer may authorize an oil and filter change when oil contamination is evident. (2) The OCOC policy does not change or modify procedures and guidance for— (a) New equipment under manufacturer’s warranty. (b) Seasonal oil change requirements in current TMs and LOs. b. The CG, USAMC is the responsible agent for the AOAP. Approval of all policy pertaining to the AOAP rests with ODCS, G–4. In addition, the CG, USAMC will— (1) Exercise program management over the AOAP. (2) Fund and procure laboratory equipment. (3) Ensure that USAMC major subordinate commands— (a) Recommend systems for inclusion in the AOAP and sampling intervals for these systems. (b) Configure systems to use oil sampling valves where feasible. (4) Provide a DA program director, AOAP, who will— (a) Provide management guidance, technical supervision, and assistance to all Army activities regarding the AOAP. ( b ) C o n d u c t a n n u a l u n a n n o u n c e d l a b o r a t o r y a s s i s t a n c e a n d a s s e s s m e n t r e v i e w v i s i t s t o m o n i t o r l a b o r a t o r y operations. (c) Serve as the functional manager for the AOAP Standard Data System, as prescribed in AR 70–1 and DA Pam 25–6. 66 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (2) SDC requirements are incorporated in the initial draft MFP. Prior to initiation of a project, the materiel proponent will develop a detailed collection plan. Collection plans will be approved by Deputy Chief of Staff, G–4, ATTN: DALO–SMM, 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310–0500, and coordinated with MACOMs by the USAMC executive agent. (3) USAMC Army Materiel System Analysis Activity (AMSAA) is the DA/USAMC executive agent for SDC and will— (a) Receive guidance and direction from DCS, G–4. (b) Assume full USAMC responsibility for administering the program. (c) Develop and execute policy guidance. (d) Conduct evaluations at the MACOM, proponent, and participating unit levels to assess operations and evaluate compliance with regulatory guidance. (e) Provide assistance, as required, in all aspects of the SDC program. (4) The SDC controls apply to all DA activities soliciting materiel system field performance information from the Army user, except data collected under DA Pam 738–751. All requirements for data collection on fielded equipment in the hands of the user will be approved by DCS, G–4 through the DA/USAMC executive agent. The USAMC MSC with equipment proponency is designated the SDC proponent. The AMSAA is the SDC proponent for all field exercise data collection (FEDC). All SDC projects are managed and executed by the applicable SDC proponent. (5) Any difference between MACOMs relative to roles and responsibilities involved in individual SDC projects will be resolved by DCS, G–4. (6) The SDC empirical data is a mandatory source of information for materiel proponents to use when providing information required by functional and staff elements. c. Types and methods of SDC. (1) There are three types of SDC, as follows: (a) Conventional SDC. These encompass specific equipment end items and are comprised of mandatory and discretionary projects. Mandatory SDC projects are directed by DCS, G–4 and are funded using applicable phased/ preventive maintenance funding. The equipment MSC proponent selects discretionary projects. When properly justified, any activity requiring data may request that the SDC proponent establish a discretionary SDC project. Discretionary projects are normally funded by the activity identifying the need for information. All conventional projects have a duration of 3 years unless extended or terminated by DA. (b) Special field information tasks (SFITs). These are short term in nature (1 year or less) and are designed to support PEO, PM, and MSC requirements that do not dictate a full-scale SDC project. The SFITs also may be used to augment selected ARSTAF objectives but cannot duplicate other ongoing efforts. An activity having a need for materiel system field performance data may request an SFIT through the SDC program. The SFITs are normally funded by the requesting activity (PM or equipment proponent). (c) Field exercise data collection. FEDCs encompass collection of maintenance and operational data on mission essential end items—normally equipment readiness code P and A, as defined in AR 220–1—during selected major field training exercises (FTXs). The DA-approved FEDC projects have a duration of 3 years, unless extended or terminated by DA. (2) The four methods or levels of data collection are listed below. They are authorized commensurate with information required, objectives to be achieved, and cost considerations. The data collection method to be selected is outlined in the field procedures guide and is the that is one most cost-effective but least disruptive of field operation while still accomplishing the objectives of the SDC effort. (a) Level 1. Owning and support personnel will allow SDC data collectors to review/copy standard DA forms. Additional data elements, as required, will be provided by owning unit and support personnel but are restricted to an absolute minimum and requires strong justification. The SDC proponent representatives will collect data, perform quality checks, transcribe data as required, reduce data if required, and forward data to a designated site. (b) Level 2. Owning unit and support personnel will allow SDC data collectors to review/copy standard DA forms. SDC proponent agency representatives, however, will collect additional data elements, verbally and through direct observation of owning and support units. The SDC proponent representatives will collect standard DA forms, perform quality checks, transcribe data as required, reduce data if required, and forward forms/reduced data to a designated site. No additional reporting burden will be placed on participating field units. (c) Level 3. This data collection method is highly detailed in nature and is associated with data collection during intensive usage scenarios in which SDC proponent representatives will collect highly complex reliability, availability, and maintainability data, including data reported through various standard Army systems. No additional reporting burden will be placed on field units. Examples of this method include follow-on evaluations, lead the fleet, and fleet leader programs. This method will be used only when properly justified to accomplish complex requirements. (d) FEDC. FEDC also encompasses collection of maintenance and operational data on ERC P and A items during contingency operations such as MOOTW, stabilizing operations, and peacekeeping operations. Contingency operation FEDC programs can occur after the first year of deployment with approval of the contingency operation task 69AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 commander. Level 2 is the authorized data collection method during contingency operations to minimize the adminis- trative burden on soldiers and disruption of unit operations. 7–5. Army Modification Program a. Modifications to Army materiel are either mandatory MWOs that are emergency, urgent, or routine or are alternate changes that include minor alterations and special purpose or special-mission modifications. b. Mandatory modifications are authorized for application by a published MWO. The proponent for the MWO is responsible for applying the MWO. c. Equipment awaiting application of an emergency MWO will be placed in an NMC status according to DA Pam 738–750, DA Pam 738–751, AR 220–1, and AR 700–138. d. Urgent modifications will be applied within 2 years from the MWO effective date as specified in the MWO. If the modification is not applied within the specified time, the equipment will be placed in an NMC status according to DA Pam 738–750, DA Pam 738–751, AR 220–1, and AR 700–138, except in the case where an extension has been granted by DALO–SMM per AR 750–10. e. Routine modifications will be applied within 4 years from the MWO effective date as specified in the MWO. If the modification is not applied within the specified time, the equipment will be placed in an NMC status according to DA Pam 738–750, DA Pam 738–751, AR 220–1, and AR 700–138. f. Commanders will not allow their equipment to be modified unless there is an official MWO. The activity applying an MWO will report MWO application in accordance with AR 750–10. 7–6. Army Maintenance Float Program a. The only authorized maintenance float in the Army is the ORF. b. ORF is an authorized quantity of assets for use by MTOE and TDA maintenance activities with a DS/AVIM-level maintenance mission to exchange with supported units when repairs cannot be accomplished within MACOM estab- lished guidelines. ORF assets awaiting issue will be maintained at the Army maintenance standard defined in paragraph 3–2. (1) During peacetime, ORF is designed to assist in maintaining the readiness and operational posture of units. (2) During transition to war— (a) Units deploying before the outbreak of war will deploy with unit allocated ORF equipment. The unit allocation will be by line item number (LIN) and will be the ratio of each unit’s equipment to the total of equipment supported by the installation from which the unit is deploying. (b) Upon the outbreak of war, nondeployed MACOMs will use ORF to enhance equipment readiness and fill shortages. Any excess ORF will be reported to ODCS, G–3 for redistribution guidance. Deployed MACOMs will do the same, except they will use any excess ORF to fill initial battle losses. (c) Units deploying to support peacekeeping, humanitarian aid, or disaster relief efforts have the option to deploy their authorized ORF assets with the permission of their MACOM ORF point of contact. c. To be eligible for consideration as a DA maintenance float, an item must— (1) Have a standard study number (SSN). (2) Be class VII or class II. (3) Be authorized maintenance support at the DS/AVIM level, except for the following: (a) ORF may be maintained at TRADOC schools and training centers when approved by CG, TRADOC. (b) ORF may be maintained at TDA and FORSCOM ASC off-site maintenance activities if not collocated with an MTOE DS maintenance unit. The MACOM commander’s approval is required. (c) ORF authorized at a light infantry division will be separately identified and accounted for on the division-level Standard Property Book System Redesign and may be stocked regardless of capability to perform DS maintenance on the item. d. Those items with established eligibility will be categorized as— (1) Category I. Items on the DA critical items list and items directed by ODCS, G–3 to have an ORF. These items will be reviewed at the discretion of HQDA. (2) Category II. Items that are readiness reportable per AR 700–138 but are not category I. (3) Category III. Items that are not readiness-reportable but are embedded in and directly affect the readiness of category I and II items. (4) Category IV. Low-density or obsolete items. e. ORF assets will only be issued when the priority designator (PD) on the work order is 01 through 06 and the estimated repair time exceeds the MACOM established time criteria. (1) In CONUS, the decision to issue an ORF asset will normally be made by the IMMO or the Materiel Management Center commander. In OCONUS, the decision to issue an ORF asset is normally made by the mainte- nance facility shop officer maintaining the ORF. The decision will be made as rapidly as possible to ensure maximum mission capability. 70 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (2) Supported units will accept the ORF item to be issued as long as it is a like item or an authorized substitute per SB 710–1–1 and it meets the Army maintenance standard in paragraph 3–2. (3) The exchange of an unserviceable reparable end item for an ORF asset will be accomplished as a simultaneous turn-in and issue transaction. BII and COEI common to the end items will not be exchanged. (4) The priority for work requests to repair an unserviceable ORF asset and requisitions to replenish washed-out assets will be the highest priority authorized for use by supported customer units. (5) Each time a decision is made to float (whether assets are available or not), a demand for ORF will be recorded in SAMS with the appropriate code. A cumulative total of demands and issues will be maintained to support the annual utilization report. Repeated low demand data will be cause for removal from ORF authorization unless retention can be justified by the requesting MACOM. (6) DS/AVIM units with ORF will submit a separate monthly readiness report using utilization code 4 per AR 700–138, paragraph 2–3. f. ORF assets will not be used to— (1) Provide a source of repair parts (controlled exchange or cannibalization). (2) Expand currently assigned missions or set up new operational missions. (3) Replace items that have been cannibalized during peacetime. (4) Satisfy temporary loan requirements. (5) Set up a peacetime pool of equipment to be held as assets to reconstitute the force. (6) Fill unit equipment shortages. (7) Replace uneconomically reparable equipment. g. Specific ORF responsibilities are as follows: (1) The DCS, G–4 (DALO–SMM) will— (a) Approve requests for additions or deletions to the maintenance float support list and all new or revised float factors and notify USAMC of any changes. (b) Coordinate with ODCS, G–3 on approval of new ORF candidates and redistribution of unauthorized or excess ORF equipment. (c) Approve and publish the ORF support list annually. (d) Furnish USAMC-approved float factors for publication in the Total Army Equipment Distribution Plan (TAEDP) cycle. (2) The ODCS, G–3 will— (a) Include the maintenance float in the computations for the Army Acquisition Objective using the approved factors from the TAEDP. (b) Coordinate with ODCS, G–4 to redistribute ORF identified as excess or not authorized. (3) Materiel developers (ASA(ALT), PMs/PEOs, and USAMC) will— (a) Ensure that maintenance float requirements established for equipment being fielded are based on usage data for similar items or best available engineering data. (b) Coordinate with ODCS, G–3; TRADOC; and MACOM ORF coordinators to ensure that maintenance float is properly documented and authorized at MACOM level in conjunction with materiel fielding plan development. (4) CG, USAMC will— (a) Review recommendations for additions/deletions to maintenance float and develop and submit the proposed ORF support list with float factors to HQDA for approval. (RCS exempt: AR 335–15, para 5–2e(1)). (b) Compute total ORF authorization for DA approval. (c) Validate ORF authorizations in the requisition-validation (REQVAL) system against the TAEDP authorizations. The total of ORF on hand plus on requisition will not exceed the TAEDP authorization. (d) Recompute float factors annually, as required, based on usage data reported by MACOMs or HQDA guidance. (e) Publish approved authorizations in the TAEDP. (f) Publish approved float factors in SB 710–1–1. (5) MACOM commanders and CNGB will— (a) Approve the establishment of ORF and appoint a float coordinator. (b) Distribute ORF within the command. (c) Establish repair time criteria to be used as the basis for issue of ORF assets. (d) Determine the minimum quantity of ORF required to meet their needs and ensure that ORF on hand and on requisition does not exceed the TAEDP authorization. (e) Report the previous calendar year demand data for ORF to the USAMC Logistics Support Activity, ATTN: AMXLS–RB, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898–7466. (RCS exempt: AR 335–15, para 5–2e(1)). An example of the required data is as follows: 1. Routing identifier code (RIC). 2. LIN. 71AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 base coat will be applied. Where possible, depots will apply colors that conform to unit contingency missions if requested. (7) DS and GS activities will accomplish camouflage pattern painting of equipment having only a base coat. Patterns may be obtained from CRDC, Fort Belvoir, VA. If requirements exist that differ from the approved patterns and color scheme, MACOMs must request development of the required pattern/color scheme. (8) MACOM commanders are assigned responsibility and authority to camouflage paint equipment with patterns appropriate for contingencies. When a unit has more than one contingency plan, the CPP for the primary contingency will be used. Priority should be given to early deploying units. (9) CPP will not be changed for training exercises. (10) CPP will not be applied to— (a) Equipment not requiring open-area concealment. (b) Nondeployable equipment and fixed installation systems. (c) Equipment that must be painted per regulation or policy established by other Services or Government agencies. (d) Rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. However, ground support equipment must have CPP applied per this regulation. (e) Components of systems or items that can be transported in various modes and can be constructed or assembled into a variety of configurations. (f) Stackable containers used in the Defense Transportation System, except missile containers that are a component of a weapon system. (g) Canvas covers, tarpaulins, end curtains, seats, backrests, and so on. (11) Equipment will not be decorated with individual characteristic designs such as caricatures or cartoons. (12) The style, size, and exact location of markings for all Army materiel will be specified in applicable TB 43– and 746–series and other DA technical publications, including technical data packages. (13) Special markings for NTVs are included in AR 58–1. (14) Technical data, where appropriate, will be contained on metal or plastic plates or decals. (15) The Red Cross insignia for Army Medical Department equipment will consist of a red cross composed of four square-shaped arms bordering on a center square of the same size and superimposed on a square white field slightly larger than the cross. (16) Under tactical conditions, when requirements for concealment outweigh those for recognition, all conspicuous markings may be obscured or removed by the authority and at the discretion of the major organization commander present. Protective Red Cross markings may be obscured only at the direction of the responsible major tactical commander. (17) Overseas commanders may deviate from this regulation when host countries require special markings per international agreements. (18) Before Army materiel is sold or permanently transferred from the jurisdiction of DA, all Army identification markings will be removed or permanently obliterated by sanding or chipping. (19) Aviation equipment will be marked according to MIL–HDBK–1473. (20) Markings on the exterior of tactical equipment will be applied or over-sprayed with materials resistant to chemical agents. (21) Safety marking, including hazard warning and caution information, for nontactical equipment, tactical equip- ment not subject to the Army camouflage policy, and equipment at fixed facilities, will comply with the provisions of AR 58–1. Materiel painted in camouflage requiring hazard warning and caution information will have this information applied in a contrasting color. 7–9. Product quality deficiency/improvement reports a. All Army materiel is subject to QDR and EIR. The purpose of submitting a QDR is to report conditions that are the result of below-standard quality workmanship or materiel deficiencies and to file claims for initial failure credit from the AWCF for DLRs. The purpose of an EIR is to suggest materiel improvements in design, operations, or manufacture. Reporting instructions for QDRs and EIRs are contained in DA Pam 738–750 and DA Pam 738–751. b. EIRs and QDRs submitted on SF 368, product quality deficiency reports, message form, telephone, or other means, are to be evaluated for possible follow-on actions to change the equipment design or equipment operation/ maintenance instructions. The surfacing of equipment design deficiencies through the deficiency reporting process (EIRs/QDRs) may result in MC requests being initiated. Deficiency reporting instructions are contained in DA Pam 738–750 and DA Pam 738–751. c. USAMC will— (1) Establish responsibilities and procedures for managing and evaluating recommended improvements in design, operation, and manufacture. (2) Establish responsibilities and procedures for managing and evaluating reports of product quality deficiencies in design, specifications, materiel, manufacturing, and workmanship. 74 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (3) Ensure that defects and failures, as reported by user personnel, are promptly analyzed for failure trends and management action and summarized for command use. (4) Ensure that user experience reported on the deficiency report is considered in the design, engineering, and production phases of new equipment. (5) Prepare the Army TB 43–0002–series. d. Army activities will assist, when requested, in the investigation, evaluation, and resolution of deficiency reports in a timely manner. The goal is to provide an interim or a final resolution of the report within 180 days after receipt. e. The unit or activity that identifies the need for a QDR or EIR is responsible for its submission. f. When a QDR or EIR results in a need for a modification to fielded equipment, the modification will be applied in accordance with AR 750–10. g. The unit or activity may contact the logistics assistance representative or LAO for guidance on QDR/EIR. 7–10. Administrative storage of materiel Administrative storage is the placement of organic materiel in a limited care and preservation status for short periods of time. This applies to MTOE and TDA units. The policy for administrative storage installation TDA equipment is in AR 71–32, paragraph 6–71. a. Administrative storage will be considered when— (1) An activity lacks operating funds, people, and other resources, or when normal usage of its equipment is not adequate to sustain materiel readiness. (2) Lack of maintenance resources causes an owning organization to be incapable of performing the required unit maintenance of its equipment. (3) In addition to (1) and (2), above, equipment that exceeds the capability of the owning organization to operate or maintain must be retained by that organization for contingency or other valid reasons. (4) Completion of current mission does not require use of authorized equipment on a routine basis. (5) Training requirements of units or individuals do not require the use of all MTOE equipment. b. Before a decision is made to use administrative storage, the commander will consider all workable options for maintaining equipment readiness. c. Installation commanders may authorize the administrative storage of their materiel within guidance furnished by this regulation. To the maximum extent practical, administrative storage of materiel will be controlled and supervised at battalion level or above. Whenever possible, equipment will not be left in administrative storage for a period exceeding 365 days. d. MACOM commanders responsible for administrative storage will— (1) Furnish assistance to commanders as required in carrying out an administrative storage program. (2) Monitor the status of materiel in administrative storage in their commands. (3) Designate an installation representative to conduct a command-level review of administrative storage at 6-month intervals to reassess and revalidate the requirement. (4) Forward results of these reviews, with appropriate recommendations, to HQDA (DALO–SMM) when the circumstances are beyond the capability of the MACOM commander to resolve. e. When more than 25 percent of an organization’s on-hand equipment must be placed in administrative storage, the MACOM commander will consider initiating action to reorganize the activity at a level of equipment authorization that can be operated and maintained. f. Equipment in administrative storage will have all major subsystems exercised as directed by applicable TMs. Any faults detected will be corrected. The materiel will then be completely reprocessed if it is to be returned to administra- tive storage. g. Before equipment is placed in administrative storage, it must meet the maintenance standard outlined in paragraph 3–2. h. All regularly scheduled preventive maintenance services are suspended while materiel is in administrative storage. i. When like items are in use, they should be rotated with items in administrative storage to keep all items exercised and reduce the maintenance effort. When equipment is not rotated, it should be exercised in accordance with exercise schedule in the TM for the equipment. j. Equipment will be stored to provide maximum protection from the elements; to provide access for inspection, maintenance, and exercising; and to provide physical separation from active equipment. k. Equipment in administrative storage is accounted for per AR 710–2; asset reports are submitted under AR 710–3 and materiel condition status reports under AR 220–1 and AR 700–138. l. Materiel removed from administrative storage will— (1) Be restored to normal operating condition. (2) Have all MWOs applied. (3) Be returned to a normal PMCS schedule using the last type service completed. 75AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (4) Be calibrated as required. m. Commanders will provide the security necessary to prevent cannibalization or theft of materiel in administrative storage in accordance with AR 190–11 and AR 190–13. n. Special scheduled services, inspections, maintenance standards and procedures, or other readiness evaluations prescribed in applicable material operators’ manuals will be followed. The applicable unit maintenance TM and TM 1–1500–204–23–1 will be used for aircraft. Performance of the services is the responsibility of the unit storing the materiel. Required services, inspections, and evaluations will be recorded on DA Form 2404 and retained for the duration of the administrative storage or 365 days, whichever is shorter. Faults noted during these actions will be corrected as quickly as practicable. o. Administrative storage of aircraft will be considered in the same category as short-term storage and accomplished per the applicable TM. In no case will aircraft remain continuously in administrative (short-term) storage for more than 45 days. At the end of that time, aircraft will be restored to an FMC status or placed in intermediate storage up to, but not exceeding, 180 days. 7–11. The Army Tire Retread Program a. General policies. (1) Command emphasis is required at all levels to obtain maximum safety and savings benefits from the proper use of retread tires. (2) Surveillance procedures will be established to ensure that all reparable vehicle and aircraft tires are recovered prior to the end of their useful life. (3) Reparable tires will be retreaded, not discarded, or will be processed through DRMO, unless classified not reparable/not economically reparable. (4) Except for restrictions listed below, or approved as waivers by HQDA (DALO–SMM), using activities will use retread tires. (a) Two-ply tires without breaker strips or belts will not be retreaded. (b) Buses will not be operated with retread tires on the front wheels. (c) M747 semi-trailers will not be operated with retread tires. (d) M911 heavy hauler, truck tractor vehicles will not be operated with retread tires on steering axles. (e) M977–series heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks (HEMTTs) and M860A1–series semi-trailers used with the PATRIOT missile system will not be operated with retread tires. (f) Any vehicle with a central tire inflation system will not be operated with retread tires on any axle. (g) Applicable State and Federal transportation codes will be met when a vehicle is operated off the installation. (h) The OCONUS MACOMs may establish a tire-retreading program per this regulation, but will comply with host- nation tire retread laws and regulations. (i) Nondirectional cross country retreaded tires will not be used on any axle of any vehicle or trailer, including such vehicles as 5-ton and 2-ton trucks. (j) Retread tires will not be used on any axle of the M60A1 Patriot Missile trailer or any large missile system and its prime mover. This includes not using retreads on any axles of the M983 HEMTT tractor when it is the prime mover of the Patriot Missile trailer. Retread tires will not be used on any axle of the M985E1 HEMTT Cargo Guided Missile transporter. (5) Regrooving of tires is not permitted because it is not structurally viable or cost effective. b. Responsibilities specific to the Army’s Tire Retread Program. (1) USAMC is the executive agent for the Army Tire Retread Program. The U.S. Army TACOM is designated the lead operating agency for developing a national retread program for vehicle tires. This program will include contracts under the BOA for most tactical and tactical support vehicle tires that have been tested and approved. (2) USAMC is responsible for management of all DA aircraft and vehicle tires. (3) Participate as a member of the Tri-Service Aircraft Tire Coordination Group to improve aircraft tire management by— (a) Reviewing tri-Service aircraft tire maintenance data/analysis reports. (b) Coordinating procurement cost of new and rebuilt tires with the United States Air Force (USAF) and Navy. (c) Coordinating with the USAF and Navy to revise specifications for retreading tires based on the latest technology. (d) Coordinating with the USAF and Navy to consolidate and upgrade technical data concerning tire and inner tube publications. (e) Designating program proponents for developing and managing vehicle and aircraft tire retreading programs. (4) Program proponents will— (a) Develop policy and procedures to manage and control tire retreading, including methods of inspection used to determine when tires require retreading or replacement. (b) Establish reporting procedures needed to determine the cost effectiveness of retreaded tires and report savings under the Army Resources Conservation Program. 76 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 tool only upon request. The suggester or his or her unit, upon the commander’s approval, must bear the cost of providing required prototype tools. 7–13. National Maintenance Program a. General. The NMM is responsible for managing all national-level reparables, including selected field-level reparables. This includes, but is not limited to, GS and depot-level maintenance. It establishes overhaul as the single maintenance standard for items repaired and returned to stock. The NMP distributes sustainment maintenance workload across depot and below-depot activities based on national need through a national requirements determination process. Implementation is the responsibility of the CG, USAMC, with guidance and oversight by ODCS, G–4 (DALO–SMM). b. NMP purpose. (1) Enhances responsiveness to sustainment maintenance requirements generated during peacetime, contingency, and wartime conditions by linking all levels of sustainment maintenance under the appropriate commodity command. (2) Implements the Army policy of repair as the primary source of supply. (3) Implements overhaul as the single standard of repair for those items repaired and returned to the supply system. (4) Optimizes workload across existing maintenance capabilities and allows for reductions in capital investments to maintenance facilities, TMDE used in maintenance operations. (5) Develops and maintains a database of maintenance facilities, both organic and contract, and is responsible for ensuring minimal redundancy of maintenance capabilities and capacities. (6) All repairs will be demand-supported and based on Army requirements. The program will not repair items in long supply. (7) Consolidate all national sustainment maintenance workload in organic depots, on national maintenance contracts or at below-depot maintenance activities certified by the NMM as qualified national providers (QNP). c. Responsibilities. (1) The USAMC is the NMM. (2) The NMM will be the focal point for all USAMC Integrated Materiel Management Center requirements and workload of the Army maintenance system based on national need. (a) The NMM will be responsible for qualification of below-depot maintenance facilities possessing the necessary facilities, tools, TMDE, skills and manpower required to meet the overhaul standard. (b) QNP qualification is required prior to facilities being considered for national sustainment maintenance work- loading. (c) QNP qualification will be based solely on evaluation by the appropriate MSC maintenance engineer of an existing maintenance activity’s capability to perform required maintenance to the overhaul standard without additional facilitation. (d) The NMM, in coordination with MACOMs, will determine the activities to be surveyed for QNP qualification based on national need. (e) The NMM will verify that the below-depot maintenance provider possesses a documented quality system as a minimum qualification requirement. (f) The NMM will balance the repair capacity, cost, and production schedules in order to meet total Army requirements, including requirements to support repair parts no longer in production and to support older equipment in the Army inventory. (3) The USAMC MSC will have management responsibility to consolidate all maintenance requirements and present them to the NMM, certify QNP designation, and develop appropriate maintenance standards necessary to meet the overhaul standard. (4) The MSC item manager, in coordination with the national maintenance point, will determine the requirement, prepare the standards used in repair, and assess the repair capability of below-depot maintenance activities. 7–14. The MAIT program a. The MAIT program is designed to— (1) Upgrade Army materiel and units to a state of readiness consistent with assigned goals needed to carry out the Army mission. (2) Develop unit capabilities to meet mobilization and contingency operations. (3) Ensure that commanders at all levels are provided assistance in identifying and resolving maintenance, supply, and maintenance management problems within their units. (4) Provide effective and responsive assistance and instruction to units and activities. (5) Augment the commander’s capability for providing maintenance and associated logistic assistance, instruction assistance, and instruction to organic, attached, and supported units. (6) Identify systemic problems in maintenance management and provide assistance to improve management of maintenance workload at unit, DS, and GS levels. (7) Generate an atmosphere of mutual trust between the MAIT and the supported unit. This allows unit personnel to 79AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 participate actively in problem identification and resolution without fear that any derogatory information will be used as a basis for adverse command action. b. The DCS, G–4 will— (1) Develop the MAIT program. (2) Approve or disapprove requests for program changes or deviation. c. Major Army commanders, except the CGs, USAMC, TRADOC, and U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Com- mand, and the Commander, Military Traffic Management Command, will— (1) Establish a MAIT program to support Active Army units. (2) Establish a MAIT program at the readiness group or comparable level to support Army Reserve units. Installa- tions, RGs, or major U.S. Army Reserve commands that do not have a resident MAIT will request assistance and instruction support from the closest MAIT. (3) Ensure that MAITs are technically self-sufficient for the routine support mission. (4) Provide for the temporary augmentation of MAIT to fill short-term or infrequent requirements for equipment and management skills not available from local resources. (5) Ensure that sufficient funds and personnel are budgeted and allocated for MAIT operations. ( 6 ) C o o r d i n a t e t e c h n i c a l a s s i s t a n c e p r o g r a m s t o p r o v i d e m a x i m u m b e n e f i t t o s u p p o r t e d u n i t s w i t h m i n i m u m resources. (7) Ensure that any acronym that could be misconstrued as being MAIT is not used. (8) Review MAIT operations annually to ensure maximum program effectiveness. (9) Submit recommendations for MAIT program improvement or deviation to Deputy Chief of Staff, G–4, ATTN: DALO–SMM, 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310–0500. (10) Upon request, provide backup MAIT support to units of the ARNG. Such support should be reciprocal and is normally reimbursable. (11) Schedule periodic conferences between MACOM and CONUS/installation MAIT coordinators to highlight and resolve conflicts in policy and procedures. d. The CNGB will ensure that MAIT program services are furnished to units of the ARNG. e. CONUS and OCONUS installations, corps, divisions, and ARNG and RSC commanders will— (1) Have operational control of assigned MAITs. (2) Ensure that MAIT members are technically competent and possess the ability to provide quality assistance and instruction. (3) Ensure that assigned MAIT personnel receive training to maintain technical competence and remain current with changing logistics policies and procedures and instructional techniques. The MAIT will receive NET. (4) Request assistance from supporting activities and/or higher headquarters to correct problems that cannot be corrected within the command. (5) Request, through channels, modifications to TOE/MTOE or TDA for personnel and equipment in support of the MAIT program. (6) Provide resources needed to carry out the MAIT program. (7) Periodically evaluate MAIT performance and effectiveness. (8) Provide for periodic conferences between MAITs and evaluation and inspection teams to highlight and resolve possible conflicts in interpretation of logistic policy and procedures. f. Commanders of units visited will— (1) Ensure that appropriate personnel, materiel, and records are available for the MAIT during scheduled assistance and instruction visits. (2) Take prompt action to correct problems. (3) Request assistance from supporting activities and/or higher headquarters to correct problems that cannot be corrected by the unit. (4) Retain the latest two MAIT visit summaries. g. MAIT program policy: (1) The MAIT program will be operated as a decentralized program. (a) Teams will be established at installations or comparable levels in CONUS and at MACOM, corps, division, separate brigade, or comparable levels in overseas areas. (b) The teams will be clearly identified in mission and function statements or operating regulations. (c) A MAIT will not be established when troop or equipment density does not warrant it. In such cases, the responsibility for providing assistance and instruction is assigned to an established team within the geographic location according to AR 5–9. (2) Personnel assigned to a MAIT will not participate in command inspections, annual general inspections, annual training evaluations, spot checks, roadside inspections, command logistics review teams, or any other command evaluation program. 80 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (3) When resources permit, each Active Army and Reserve Component unit will be visited annually. Visits to Reserve Component units will take place during scheduled drills and assemblies or during annual training periods. (4) MAIT visits will not be scheduled during any inspection. (5) Commanders of units visited are provided a summary report of the visit. (6) MAIT visit results and summaries will not be given ratings or scores, nor will the information be revealed to any inspection agency. When the MAIT function is contracted, MAIT visit results will be available to quality assurance evaluators. (7) MAITs provide semiannual overview briefings or published status reviews to brigade, division, corps, installa- tion, and senior-level Reserve Component commanders. Briefings should highlight significant problems encountered that apply command-wide but will not identify specific units involved. Special emphasis is placed on providing the commander an overall assessment of conduct and supervision of PMCS within the command. h. MAIT procedures: (1) The MAIT consists of the minimum number of specialists required to meet the needs of the visited unit. (2) MAIT visits will be directed for specific units not meeting acceptable readiness standards or levels. Direct communication will be established between the units in need of assistance and the supporting MAIT. (3) Participation by DS soldiers in MAIT visits is encouraged. (4) Coordination between the unit and Active Component MAITs will take place at least 7 working days prior to a directed or programmed visit. ARNG MAITs will coordinate visits at least 30 calendar days prior to a directed or programmed visit. (5) MAITs, as a minimum, will have the capability to assist and instruct units in improving operations and management in the following areas: (a) Operator requirements. (b) Preventive maintenance and equipment repair. (c) Equipment condition and serviceability. (d) Materiel condition status reporting. (e) Administrative storage. (f) Maintenance records and reports management. (g) Calibration management. (h) Proper use of tools and test equipment, troubleshooting, and fault diagnosis. (i) Maintenance personnel management and training. (j) Publications account management, distribution of publications, and proper use of publications. (k) Shop layout. (l) Planning, production, and quality control procedures. (m) Safety. (n) Shop operations, including SOPs. (o) Facilities. (p) PLL procedures and PLL accountability. (q) Equipment recovery and evacuation. (r) Proper implementation of the Army Warranty Program. (s) Army modernization training. (t) Army Oil Analysis Program. (u) Dept of Defense Phoenix Award. (v) U.S. Army Award for Maintenance Excellence. (w) Quality deficiency reports. (x) Scheduled services. (y) CARC/CPP. (z) Hazardous materiel (HAZMAT) handling. (aa) Tire maintenance. (6) The MAIT will consist of a team chief and sufficient personnel to provide effective assistance and instruction to supported units. Team size depends on the following: (a) Number and type of supported units and their geographic dispersion. (b) Density and type of equipment supported. (c) Commodities and areas that assistance and instruction will address. (d) Frequency and time allotted for visits. (7) Military and civilian personnel selected for assignment to MAITs will meet the following criteria: (a) Possess technical skills, knowledge, and ability in their particular commodity or specialty areas. (b) Have a broad general knowledge in a related secondary logistics field. 81AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 prepares a draft SOUM for coordination. Upon completion of coordination within the appropriate USAMC commodity command and approval by USASC, the PS notifies HQDA (DALO–SMM) (e-mail: [email protected]), which will ensure proper staffing at the HQDA level and secure final release approval from the DCS, G–4. (2) Upon verification of a medium safety risk condition and determination by the PS that a SOUM will be issued, the procedures in (1), above, will be followed. (3) All SOUMs will be transmitted as immediate precedence messages. (4) A unique control number will be issued at the time of transmittal for each SOUM. d. A GPM is issued when the risk condition assessment is a medium or low safety risk according to AR 385–16. The following procedures apply: (1) For a medium safety risk condition for which the PS has determined that a SOUM is not required, a GPM is prepared and staffed within the appropriate USAMC commodity command and then is approved for release by the appropriate USAMC commodity commander. (2) For a low safety risk condition, the PS prepares a GPM and staffs it within the appropriate USAMC commodity command, with approval for release by the appropriate USAMC commodity commander. (3) All GPMs are to be transmitted as routine precedence messages. (4) A unique control number will be issued at the time of transmittal for each GPM. e. SOUMs and GPMs are addressed to MACOM commanders using address indicator group (AIG) 12523. f. MACOMs will immediately acknowledge receipt of a SOUM/GPM to the originating organization/office listed on the message. If the MACOM fails to acknowledge receipt within 5 working days, the message originator will contact the MACOMs that failed to verify receipt. g. MACOMs will disseminate SOUMs and GPMs within 24 hours to all subordinate units according to AR 25–11. h. Compliance actions: (1) MACOMs will submit compliance reports as required by the SOUM/GPM. (2) Army equipment users will report compliance per their MACOM instructions and directives and immediately report additional deficiencies discovered. (3) Depot activities will acknowledge receipt of each SOUM/GPM, estimate when safety requirements will be accomplished, and confirm safety compliance by equipment serial number and SOUM/GPM date/time group. 7–17. Maintenance advisory message A maintenance advisory message (MAM) provides new or different pertinent nonsafety-related maintenance or opera- tional instructions and information. Prior to publishing, all MAMs will be coordinated through the appropriate USAMC commodity command safety office to ensure their content is not safety related. The only authorized method of informing MACOMs of hazardous equipment conditions is through the Ground Safety Notification System. 7–18. Corrosion prevention and control program a. The corrosion prevention and control (CPC) program responsibilities and guidance are in accordance with AR 750–59. b. CPC is a critical consideration in assuring the sustained performance, readiness, economical operation, and service life of Army systems and equipment. It requires active consideration in the materiel development, acquisition, fielding, operation, and storage processes. CPC requires life cycle management planning and action in design, development, testing, fielding, training, and maintenance. c. CPC will be achieved by incorporation of the latest state-of-the-art corrosion control technology in the original equipment design, in the manufacturing, in all levels of maintenance, in supply, and in the storage processes. The objective is to minimize corrosion by using design and manufacturing practices that address selection of materials; coatings and surface treatments; production processes; process specifications; system geometry; material limitations; environmental extremes; storage and ready conditions; preservation and packaging requirements; and repairs, overhaul, and spare parts requirements. d. There are several proven technologies/procedures that units can employ to reduce the effects of corrosion on their equipment; two examples are the Controlled Humidity Preservation Program and corrosion inhibiting preventative maintenance applications: (1) Controlled Humidity Preservation Program: (a) Long-term preservation (LTP) is permanent shelter designed to maintain equipment stored for a period of 1 to 3 years at a specific relative humidity. (b) Modified long-term preservation provides the same benefits of LTP but is intended for storage of equipment from 90 days to 1 year. (c) Operational preservation is an easily installed capability designed for crew compartments and enclosed equip- ment spaces (such as M1, M2, M3, M109, and so on) to reduce the affects of moisture on electronic components. (d) Single Vehicle Environment Stabilization System is designed to prevent moisture in crew compartments of specific tactical vehicles (M1, M2/3, M109, M88). 84 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 (2) CPC inhibitors can be applied by unit-level personnel and are encouraged as a minimum measure to prevent the effects of corrosion. (a) Only the use of approved CPC products is authorized. (b) The USAMC, ARL is the approval authority for these products. Chapter 8 Depot Maintenance 8–1. General a. This chapter provides policy and responsibilities governing the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of depot maintenance. b. The purpose of the DMCB is to provide direction and guidance for depot maintenance programs. This responsi- bility includes determination of depot maintenance programs, oversight of the work-loading of organic depots, and oversight of the execution of the depot maintenance program. Included in the responsibility for oversight of the execution is ensuring compliance with Section 2466, Title 10, United States Code (10 USC 2466) (“50/50 Law”), and oversight of 10 USC 2464 (“Core Requirements”). c. The term depot-level maintenance consists of material maintenance or repair requiring the overhaul, upgrading, or rebuilding of parts, assemblies, or subassemblies and the testing and reclamation of equipment as necessary, regardless of source of funds for the maintenance or repair or the location at which the maintenance or repair is performed. The term includes: (1) All aspects of software maintenance classified by DOD as of 1 July 1995 as depot-level maintenance and repair. (2) Interim contractor support or contractor logistics support (or any similar contractor support), to the extent that such support is for the performance of services described in the preceding sentence. d. In accordance with 10 USC 2460, depot maintenance does not include the procurement of major modifications or upgrades of weapon systems that are designed to improve system performance. A major upgrade program covered by this exception could continue to be performed by private- or public-sector activities. The term also does not include the procurement of parts for safety modifications. However, the term does include the installation effort for the excluded modifications and upgrades mentioned above. e. Depot maintenance is characterized by the following two standards of maintenance: (1) Overhaul is the national maintenance standard for all items repaired and returned to stock and is defined as maintenance that restores equipment or components to a completely serviceable condition with a measurable (expected) life. This process involves inspection and diagnosis according to the DMWR or a similar technical direction that identifies all components exhibiting wear and directs the replacement or adjustment of those items to applicable equipment specifications. (2) Rebuild is a near zero time/zero mile maintenance process that is defined as an end item total tear down and replacement of all expendable components, all aged components, reconditioning of structural components, and the procedures identified for overhaul of the end item. Recapitalization of an item includes rebuild and should restore the item to a standard configuration installing all outstanding MWOs/engineering change proposals in the process and allow for technology insertion. f. Depot maintenance also includes— (1) Provision of stocks of serviceable equipment by using more-extensive facilities for repair than are available in lower-level maintenance activities. A DMWR or statement of work is required as guidance for the repair, overhaul, and rebuild processes. (2) Technical support that exceeds the capability of DS, GS, and AVIM maintenance units as required. (3) Manufacturing of end items and parts not provided by or stocked in the wholesale supply system. (4) Special inspections and modifications of equipment requiring extensive disassembly or elaborate test equipment. These are performed, when practical, as part of cyclic overhaul or special depot maintenance programs. (5) Nondestructive testing to determine the acceptability of removed used parts. (6) Installation of all outstanding MWOs and minor alterations directed by the materiel proponent. (7) PPSS, which is the sustainment of the operational software embedded in weapon systems after closure or the production line. (8) Depot repair and return programs. See paragraph 8–6 for details. g. Depot maintenance support programs will be planned, programmed, and executed to sustain weapon/support systems and secondary item inventory in a state of operational readiness. It is essential that the capability for overhaul of all items coded for depot-level repair be available at time of weapon system FUED. h. Depot maintenance will be performed by selected TDA industrial activities operated by the Army, other military Services or government agencies, or by private-sector firms. 85AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003 i. Determination of the need for FRA to provide depot-level maintenance on select items that directly impact materiel readiness of critical systems/equipment will be given priority during the depot maintenance planning phase. As part of the planning effort, consideration will be given to the need of the FRA to consolidate and control contractor(s) providing depot-level support to user-level operations. Depot planning will also consider this resource in developing contingency depot support for DA-directed deployments. j. Overseas depot maintenance will be performed: when directed by the NMM, depot maintenance will be performed within the theater of operations to achieve the readiness or sustainability goals of deployed forces or when more cost- effective. When evaluating cost-effectiveness, consider repair cycle float, spare parts, facilities, transportation, plant equipment, test equipment, personnel, supply pipeline costs, and the impact on the CONUS base, including mobiliza- tion/surge capability. k. Overseas depot maintenance will include the cost accounting and production reporting provisions of DFAS–IN Regulation 37-100. l. An overseas FRA may be established by USAMC when it has been determined, in coordination with the appropriate theater commander, that in-country, forward depot support by depot personnel or contractor logistic support operations is needed to sustain mission critical systems or components. 8–2. Depot maintenance core capability a. Core is the capability maintained within DOD organic depots to meet readiness and sustainability requirements of the Army weapon systems that support the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) contingency scenario(s). The MATDEV must develop the capability to repair new weapon systems identified as requiring core logistics capability at GOGO facilities within 4 years after achieving initial operational capability. Core depot maintenance capabilities will comprise only the minimum facilities, equipment, and skilled personnel necessary to ensure a ready and controlled source of required technical competence. b. Core logistics workload required for maintenance of core logistics capabilities must be performed at GOGO facilities of a military department. Performance of core logistics workload will not be contracted out to nongovernment personnel. c. Weapon systems, equipment, or components designated as mission essential, but not needed to sustain core capability, may be maintained in the private sector if the required capability can be provided with acceptable risk, reliability, and efficiency. d. USAMC will use the DOD standard methodology (see app F) to determine required depot maintenance core capabilities and the workload needed to sustain these capabilities on a biennial basis. e. Core capabilities and the workload required to support these capabilities will be reviewed every 2 years or more frequently, as required. f. Per AR 70–1, the core analysis and accompanying risk analysis will be presented at the milestone B ASARC or equivalent review for ACAT II and below programs and documented in the milestone B ADM. 8–3. Inter-Service depot maintenance support a. The joint depot maintenance program is applicable to all acquisition and logistic support activities planning, requiring, or providing depot maintenance support. The primary objective of this program is to achieve increased effectiveness through use of the combined service depot maintenance resources. This reduces redundant capabilities while sustaining essential mission support needs. Depot maintenance inter-Service support will be used and provided to the maximum extent possible. b. Army commands, activities, and organizations will seek mutually beneficial support arrangements with other Army organizations and with other Services/agencies when feasible and not detrimental to mission and military requirements. c. Army commands, activities, and organizations will provide support to other Services/agencies to the extent possible within given capabilities, and when not detrimental to the mission and military requirements, upon request. d. A joint depot MSP will be developed by the MSCs for all cases where the same supportable materiel system is being procured for use, or being used, by two or more military Services. The joint depot MSP will be submitted to HQ USAMC for approval before implementation. Each plan will— (1) Include an assessment of existing depot maintenance capabilities of the military Services involved. (2) Indicate the basic considerations for inter-Service support and how the proposed depot maintenance assignments make maximum use of existing DOD capabilities and reduce to a minimum the need for new investment in additional resources. (3) Indicate the planned distribution of depot maintenance workloads between Army, other DOD, and commercial sources over the expected life of the materiel system. 8–4. Depot maintenance SOR selection a. The weapon system PM/PEO and the MSC will adhere to current U.S. public laws, DOD directives, and Army policies in determining a depot maintenance SOR. Planning for depot maintenance source of repair should commence 86 AR 750–1 • 18 August 2003