PS Magazine Issue 155 1965 Series [155 ed.]

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You ' ve Ilotllllood piece 0/ e f/uipo nI P1It - tile best, in fnet, thllt Uncle Sam cun buy Jor you. But till' best som etim es cnn be mude bette r. 011 your A rmy e(luipo ment, this is don e by Modification Wort.. Orders - MWO' •.

JfI Ir en the d esign en gineers find wnys to im pro ve a piece oj gear dwt'. n'relldy in use, th ey hllve it m odified by W t M W O . .. no other way. Mod i/icntions on ef/u ipm ent lire don e by the gu ys who u se il., by the unit m ee/wnics, or by your support

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PLAN AHEAD. Of course, on this plan.ahead bit you'll have to get your own CO involved and your support unit, too. (Too many outfits have been forgetting that MWO's are orders - Mod ifi· cation Work Orflers - signed off by the Army Chief of Staff and The Adjutant General ... which means everybody's gotta get with it. Besides that, your com· maod 00 doubt received DA i.etter AGAM·P(M) (15 Jao 65) LOG/Bl , SUB·

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JECT: "Error Analysis.Application and Reporting Modification W ork Orders, which says without jest that all l\1WO's will be applied.} First thing you have to do is find Out if there's an M\VO for your equipment that's not been applied. Your log book DA Form 2408·5 or DA Form 2409 will tell you what's been applied. You then go to the Army Index, DA Pamphlet 310·4 (May 65) to see if there are others.

You' ve I/ot (J flood piece of equipm('nt - the besl, in fact, that Uncle Sam C (11I buy for you . But the best sometimes Cfln be mude bptter. On your Army t!llui/Iment, this is done by Modificntion Worl.' Orders _

JrI hen tire d esign engineers find wcrys 10 improve a piece of gear th at'. ulready in use, they have it modified by WI MWO .. • no oth er way. Modific(dions on elluipm ent are (10m! by the guys who use it, by Ihe

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Some nwdificntions (Ire done only (It Army depols. You say Ihis is fin e, dandy and all t"at stuff, but holV do you find time 10 apply (111 MJII'O w/wt witll (Ill your regular duties? ~-----'

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You' ve got importmrt mission. (lnd operations 10 /Jerform j you cm,' t stop scootin' , slwolin' mltl communi. catin' just to Iwol.· UIJ (I new do. whitchit to ti,e reverse cl,lliJ.-iwhul, now can you? Or leI SUPIJOrt IllIve your equipment for awhile to do the motiificlltion , if it' s tlreir job? Tlwt'd put it oul of action for who know.

PLAN AHEAD. Of course, on this plan-ahead bit you'll have to get your own CO involved and your support unit, too. (Too many outfits have been forgetting that :MWO's are orders - Modification Work Orders - signed off by the Army Chief of Staff and The Adjutant General ... which means everybody's gotta get with it. Besides that, your command no doubt received DA Lener AGAM·P(M) (15 lan 65) LOG/BI , SUB·

You'll also have to check for possible MWO's on major components of your equipment such as engines. transmissions and fire control items: they might be listed. under the component's publicadon number ra ther than under the M\VO number for the major item. Your command headquarters has a' Jist that'll help line up the current

JECT: -Error Analysis-Application and Reporting Modification Work Orders, which says without jest that all IUWO's will be applied.) First thing you have to do is find out if there's an MWO for your equipment that's not been applied. Your log book DA Form 2408·5 or DA Form 2409 will tell you what's been applied. You then go to the Army Index, DA Pamphlet 310·4 (May 65) to see if there are others.

M'VO's - including major component MWO's. It's CSGLD 1250. "Equipment Index of MWO." sent Out by the Logistics Data Center at Lexington-Bluegrass Army Depot, lexingtOn, Ky., on a quarterly basis. Some major unit Commanders extract the MWO lists by types of equipment and provide copies to th ei r sma ller units to use to see jf they have all MWO's applied.

Some modifications are done only at A rmy depots. You sClY Ihis ;s fine , d(mdy and all thnt stull, but how do you find time to apply (m MJf'O wlwt with nil YOltr regulnr duties?

You' v e got important miSSIOJlS mid operations 10 IJerform j you cml' t slop scootin'. shoolin' mid communi. cat;n' just to 11001.' Ull (I lIew do. whitcl,it to ti,e reve rse cnlliJ.-iwhut, now cnn you? Or let support Iwve your equilJnlent for awhile to do tire modification , if it' s their job? Tlwt'd put it out of action for who J.·now.

You'll also have to check for possible MWO's on major components of your equipment such as engines, transmissions and fire control items: they might be listed under the component's publication number rather than under the M\VO number for the major item, Your command headquarters has a' Jist that 'll help line up the current

--='=""",o-_~~ M\VO's - including major component MWO's. It's CSGLD 1250, " Equipment Index of M\VO," sem Out by the Logistics Data Center at Lexington.Bluegrass Army Depot, lexingtOn, Ky., on a quarterly basis. Some major unit Commanders extract (he MWO lists by types of equipment and provide copies to their smaller units to use to see if they have all MWO's applied.

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found all You enter them on the DA Form 2408-5 or 2409 to be applied. You'll have to order whatever parts or kits are needed for MWO's your own unit applies. When they come in, you schedule your equipment for modification as soon as your mission and operations will allow. Keep in mind

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any of the MWO's call for action by your support unit or by e t, you Send a DA Form 2407 work request [0 support. Then, set up a schedule with them so your mission and operations won't be hurt by equipment out of action for the MWO job. Push your support unit to apply the

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that's not applied on your equipment, it's deadlined. ¥ou can't use it. N ormal MWO's have to be applied within six months after the MWO date, like AR 750·5 says.

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Now, how ahout any old MWO', that have been rescinded and were never applied to your gear? Like any order that's been rescinded, they're dead. Forget tbem.

PR BLEMS? '. If your outfit has any problems such as getting MWO kits, . parts, materials and tools, or if you don't have the men or ~ J'facilities to do the ,M WO job, then, like that DA letter mentioned ore says, your outfit fires off a request for help. It goes toCommanding General U. S. Army Supply and Maintenance Command AnN, AMSSM·MR·M 14 Washington. D. C. 20315

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found all 'he You enter them on the DA Form 2408·5 or 2409 to be applied. You'll have to order whatever parts or kits ace needed for MWO's your own unit applies. When they come in, you schedule your equipment for modification as soon as your mission and operations will allow. Keep in mind

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the time compliance requirements for MWO's in AR 750-5. Don't put it off. Then, record the applied MWO on the DA Form 2408·5 or 2409. And you send io a report on it 00 a DA Form 2407.

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any of the MWO's call for action by your support uoit or by u send a DA Form 2407 work request to support. Then, set up a schedule with mem so your mission and operations WOO't be hurt by equipment out of action for the MWO job. Push your support unit to apply the MWO soonest.

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Then, when all MWO's have been applied to your equipment, your log book form DA 2408·5 or 2409 will have the MWO application record _ .p;._ _ down and..lY~!I!:•.

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- If your outfit has any problems such as getting MWO kits, parts, materials and tools, or if you don't have the men or .w... ~ J tadlities todothe MWO job, then, like that DA letter mentioned fore says, your outfit fires off a request for help. It goes to Commanding General U. S. Army Supply and Maintenance Command ATTII, AMSSM·MR·M/4 Washington, D. t 20315

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that's nO( applied on your equipment, it's deadlined. You can't usc it. Normal MWO's have to be applied within six months after the MWO date, like AR 750-5 says.

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