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Downloaded from http://www.everyspec.com on 2011-10-29T14:56:01.DOD-HDBK-791(AM)constitute an extra maintenance burden on the system. Itis not necessary to specify a $2000 oscilloscope to measurea ± 5V on a digital circuit.3-6.10.2 AR 750-43, Test, Measurement, andDiagnostic EquipmentTo bring order out of chaos, AR 750-43 was published.This Army Regulation (AR) (Ref. 22) prescribes policies,establishes objectives, and priorities, and assigns responsibilitiesfor the life cycle management of TMDE. It alignswith directives and instructions developed and publishedby the Maintenance Policy Directorate, office of theAssistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower. ReserveAffairs, and Logistics. Primary DoD publications thatapply to the contained policies are DoD Instruction No.4100.40 and DoD Directive No. 4151.16. AR 750-43 alsonames the Commanding General, US Army MaterielCommand (AMC), as the Department of the Army ExecutiveDirector for TMDE (EDT) responsible for developingand recommending TMDE policy to Headquarters.Department of the Army—i.e., the central managementof all TMDE support to ensure peacetime readiness whileproviding a smooth transition to wartime support. Theprocedure by which AMC executes this TMDE responsibilityis described in par. 3-6.10.3.3-6.10.4 DA TMDE Preferred Items List (PIL_3-6.10.3 AMC’s Role as Executive DirectorAMC, through the US Army TMDE Support Group(USATSG), places the TMDE calibration and repairunder a central manager. The TMDE support missionsand resources of all Army major commands, except theSurgeon General, are under the control of the USATSG.A major benefit of this central management has been theability to compile and assess detailed requirements andperformance data and to apply these data on a timelybasis to manage resources. This has led to optimum use of3-10