Knowledge Magazine December 2011

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by  U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center

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6Legal...butisitSafe? TheLittleThings
6BreakingtheLinks 36TheRighttoBearArms
20WhatYouCan'tSmellMay 38TheSilentRecalls
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againstpreventableaccidents,
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ThereIwas,month13ofa15-monthdeployment.Myonly
thoughtswereofgoinghomeandreunitingwithmyFamily.
TheotherSoldiersinmyunitweredoingthesame.Weweretold
duringthiscriticaltimethatweneededtobemorevigilantand
notletcomplacencysetin.Ana—ge-oldsenseofurgencyassociate—dwith
manyaviationsupportprofiles tolaunchinmarginalweather has
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profile.Itwasafamiliarmission;a conditions,hetolduswehad sourceinthedistancetodetermine
flightoftwoUH-60Lsweretofly legalweatherandexpectedusto ourvisibility.Wedecidedtoreturn
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vehicleswithnecessarysupplies andknewtheconsequences.The synchronizedourreturnflightusing
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forceswereinourarea,while eyeonit.Whenfullyboarded,we totakethecontrolsifhecouldn't
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^I®IUMEWOKS
Someconsideraproperlymaintainedandsafelyoperated
ArmycombatvehicleorArmymotorvehicletheArmy's
firstlineofdefense.Gettingtothefightwithallthe *r.
necessaryequipmentiscritical.IfSoldiersdon'thavea
waytotravel,theunitislesscapableofachievingitsmission,
puttingforcesonthefrontlineatrisk.Cold
weathercanaddanotherlayerofcomplexity
toalre—adychallengingconditi—onsforvehicle
crews especiallyintheater soit'svital
LeadersandSoldiersfocuson
preventivemaintenancechecksand
servicestokeeptheirequipment
fullymissioncapableandsafe
ontheroad.
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8 December2011 KNOWLEDGEhttps://safety.army.mil
Whenperformingmaintenance
checks,it'simperativeoperatorsor
crewsfollowmaintenancestandards
publishedinthePMCStablesofthe
-10technicalmanuals.Thepreventive
maintenancechecksguidelineslisted
inTMshelpidentifypotentialfailures
ofsubcomponentsthatcancause
amainsystemtofailandresultin
damagetoequipmentandinjury
ordeathtopersonnel.Improperly
inspectedequipmentcanfailand
degradetheunit'sreadiness.
First-linesupervisorsarevitalin
establishingandmaintainingeffective
PMCSprogramsandensuringtheir
Soldiersdriveinaccordancewith
publishedstandards.Attentionto
detailisimportantforbothLeaders
andSoldiersthroughouttheyear,
butdrivinginwintryconditionscan
beparticularlydangerous.Using
properlymaintainedequipmentand
followingsafedrivingpracticescan
helppreventaccidentsandsavelives,
sobepreparedtobeatthecold.
Tipsformaintaininganddriving
ACVsandAMVsduringwinterinclude:
PerformPMCSbefore,during
andaftervehicleoperations.
Ensurewindshieldwipers
areserviceableandthe
rubberlipisnottorn.
ArmyRegulation750-1,ArmyMaterielMaintenance,states
thatoperatororcrewpreventivemaintenancechecksand
servicesarethefoundationoftheArmy'smaintenanceprogram.
Havingastrong,solidfoundationenablesthedevelopment
ofalong-lastingmaintenancestructureaswellassafe
postureofpersonnel.FormoreinformationonPMCSand
othervehicle-relatedtopics,checkouttheDriver'sTraining
Toolboxathttps://safety.army.mil/drivertrainingtoolbox/.
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Checkthewindshield-washerfluidreservoir
regularlyandrefillasnecessary.Debris
fromwinterroadscanbeespeciallygrimy.
Ensurethevehiclebatteryisfullycharged
andingoodcondition.
Checkthelightstomakesureallare
operatingproperly.Brushoffsnowfrom
allheadlightsandtaillightsanduselow
beamssothevehicleismorevisibleto
otherdrivers.
Normaldrivingconditionsexistonpost. Checktiresandchainsandtrainyourcrews
Roadsareclearanddry. howtoinstallsnowtires.Inspecttires
regularly,checkingtreaddepthandtire
Af Cautionarydrivingconditionsexiston pressure.
post.Roadsareverywetorhaveiceorsnow Whenplanningforoperationsinadverse
weatherconditions,addadditionaltimeto
stickingtooverpasses,bridgesorintersections.
travel.
Checkroadconditionsalongtheentire
Hazardousdrivingconditionsexiston routeandknowthedifferencebetween
post.Iceorsnowisstickingtomostroad conditions.Roadconditionsmightstart
surfaces.Heavyprecipitationand/orhigh outasGREENorAMBERbutbeREDfurther
windsmaylimitvisibility.Governmentvehicles along.
shouldonlybeusedformission-critical Takeitslow!You'llneedadditionaltime
operationsthroughcoordinationwithDOL. andstoppingdistanceonicyroads.Drivers
shouldadjustthefollowingdistance
betweentheirvehicleandthevehiclein
Extremelyhazardousconditionsexist frontofthemonice-coveredsurfaces.
withlife-threateningdrivingconditions.All Applyyourbrakesearlytoallowenough
roadsarecoveredwithiceordeep,unplowed timeforstopping.Ifyourvehicleis
snow.Heavysnowfalland/orhighwinds equippedwithanti-lockbrakes,simply
fciarue,simnegdilcoawlvaisnidbilDiPtyWiseoqcuciuprrmienngt.Omnalyybpeolice, gpInerenvsteslhyitchpleeuspmewpdiattlhhoeduoptewadnnatlai-ntlodocbhkroilbnrdgaiktte.hse,
dispatched.TMPbusesmaybedispatchedto vehicletoastopwithoutskidding.
pickupSoldiersinthefieldwhoareexposed Stayalert.Otherdriversmayfailtousetheir
toextremecoldthatcouldimpactonlife, headlights,reducetheirspeedoradhere
healthandsafety.Allothergovernment tootherappropriaterulesoftheroad.
vehicleswillberestrictedfrommovement Leadersneedtobecognizantofthe
uiDnnPsltWeaslwsloaartukitoehnrosarinwzidlelcdobbneydauDlcOltLomw(aemidinststoieoennnatncerciretitcmhaiels)s.ions. cimSuomollpmtdoipipreoltrisaemenrod.crePaoofloofehriPagPMnhMdClCySsSamafoecnttadyin.vkaTanodtodveaedwyrS'sitoselilAsdyiraeamrffsyof.ercciIste
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, conditioncolorcodes. Sroelsdoiuerrcsescaanndanudnywiilelldpienrgfosrupmerpvriospieorn,PMCS
tokeepourArmySafeandArmyStrong.«
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