fm 44-100 us army air and missile defense operations

FM 44-100
FUELING
FIXING
7-12
firing batteries. ADA units must plan for ammunition transfer points within
the immediate vicinity of current and proposed unit positions.
7-59. The CMMC or operational-level MMC can coordinate throughput of
ammunition from the TSA or CSA to the firing battery using theater or corps
aviation or truck transport in an emergency. The brigade or battalion
commander may also direct cross leveling of ammunition between
subordinate units to quickly resupply a battery that has unexpectedly
expended its basic load.
7-60. A fuel distribution system is an automatic resupply system based upon
fuels forecasts and status reports. It relies on the routine rapid push of bulk
fuel, with distribution both lateral and forward. Unit requirements for
supplies flow from MMC and Class III supply points. S4s forecast
requirements for the next 72-hour period. They base their forecasts on
projected consumption data for the probable level of activity. The frequency of
forecast submission varies, depending upon the intensity of operations.
7-61. The ASCC petroleum group and its subordinate units move bulk fuel,
either by pipeline or bulk carriers, to corps and EAC petroleum supplycompanies.
Medium truck companies (petroleum) then transport bulk fuel to
an ASG, CSG, or a divisional supply company, which then provides fuel on an
area basis.
7-62. Issue of bulk fuel to battalions and batteries is normally on a supply
point distribution basis. Unit fuel tankers receive fuel from the nearest Class
III supply point established by an ASG, CSG, MSB, or FSB. In case of an
emergency, the MMC can direct that fuel be throughput directly to the
requesting battery using aviation or petroleum transportation assets.
7-63. Fixing is the function of sustaining materiel and equipment in an
operational status, restoring it to serviceable condition, and upgrading its
functional abilities through modification. These functions are performed at
unit, DS, GS, and depot levels. The objective of maintenance is to repair
equipment quickly and as far forward on the battlefield as possible.
7-64. Maintenance in ADA units begins with the operator and supervisor.
Operators perform preventive maintenance checks and services (PMCS) and
monitor equipment status during operations. When faults are discovered,
operators use embedded self-diagnostic aids to isolate the fault. Operators
and organizational maintainers perform replacement of line replaceable units
(LRU) or printed circuit boards, and perform adjustments as authorized by
the equipment's maintenance allocation chart.
7-65. When the operators or organizational maintainers identify an LRU or
circuit board as unserviceable, they obtain a replacement from the unit
prescribed load list (PLL) and install it into the major end item. They then
perform diagnostic or operational checks to ensure proper system operation.
Unserviceable LRU and circuit boards are job ordered to the supporting DS
maintenance company's repairable exchange activity. The DSU sends the