As an XO you will inevitably work with and coordinate maintenance efforts with your Battalion’s FMS/CRT Maintenance team. These are the folks who are tasked with keeping your vehicles and equipment mission capable through their skilled mechanics and technicians. While your Soldiers are the first line of defense for ensuring that your vehicles are running …
The Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site, or MATES is a maintenance activity that receives, stores, secures, maintains and issues major rolling-stock items of military equipment. The MATES was established for pre-positioning of selected items of equipment for immediate availability in the event of mobilization and for providing assets to units conducting both annual and inactive …
In the 2007 revision of the “Maintenance of Supplies and Equipment: Commanders’ Maintenance Handbook,” the Army sets out a vast array of detail about the daily maintenance needs for every category of equipment. Featuring six chapters and an ample appendix, complete with tables and a glossary, DA PAM 750-1 opens with basic definitions of terms, …
What do you need to know about the Army National Guard Combined Support Maintenance Shop? In today’s post I’m going to teach you everything I know about these maintenance shops. Here are a few quick facts about the Combined Support Maintenance Shops (CSMS): In most states there are one to five CSMS Shops. The amount …
The 026 Report is an Army Maintenance Report, which lists all deadlined and non-mission capable equipment in a unit. Typically, there is one 026 Report for each Brigade level organization in the Army. Within each Brigade, the equipment is listed by the subordinate unit, usually by Unit Identification Code (UIC). On Active Duty, the report …
In today’s post, I would like to talk about the role of the Maintenance Control Officer in the Army National Guard. The Maintenance Control Officer, frequently referred to as the Shop Officer is a fun, challenging and very important job. In fact, the best job I ever had (other than Company Command) was my time …
In the Army National Guard, most units rely on their Field Maintenance Shop to help them perform their unit maintenance. Of course, the units perform their own PMCS and maintenance during drill weekends. If the unit has mechanics assigned to their unit (most do), those maintenance personnel fix the vehicles during drill weekend. Anything that …
ARNG Field Maintenance Shop (FMS): Info for Small Unit Leaders Read More »
The purpose of this post is to discuss Army maintenance. We will cover operational readiness, maintenance terms, PMCS, and other helpful tips and Army maintenance resources for small unit leaders. Operational Readiness Army Maintenance Operations are vital to the success of any Army unit. No unit can fight and win on the battlefield without maintaining …
