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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter Page

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.2 Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.3 Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.3.1 Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) Mission Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.3.2 Centralized Repair Activity (CRA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.3.3 Communications-Electronics (C-E) Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.3.4 Communication-Electronics Schedule Review (CESR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.3.5 Cryptologic Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.3.6 Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (CCSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.3.7 Cyclic Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.8 Depot Maintenance Interservice Support Agreement (DMISA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.9 Depot Management Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.10 Emergency Maintenance Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.11 Engineering Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.12 Equipment Specialist (ES) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.13 Item Manager (IM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.14 Lead Command Manager (LCM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.15 Maintaining Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.16 MDM Field Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.17 Mechanical/Electrical Mobile Depot Maintenance (MDM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.18 Mobile Depot Maintenance (MDM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.19 Out of Cycle Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.20 Pre-MDM Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.21 Production Management Specialist (PMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.22 Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.23 Radome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.24 Routine Maintenance Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.25 Shelters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.25.1 Category 7 - Common Use Ground Communication Electronics (GCE) Equipment . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.25.2 Category 14 - Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.26 Source of Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.27 System Program Office (SPO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.28 Requirements Scheduling and Execution Process (RSEP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.28.1 Communications Electronics Schedule Review (CESR) Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.28.2 Primary Mobile Maintenance Application (PMMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.29 Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.30 Technology Repair Center (TRC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.31 Towers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.32 Unprogrammed Depot Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.33 Urgent Maintenance Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.3.34 User Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.4 Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.4.1 Objective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.4.2 Preventive Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.4.3 Urgent/Emergency Depot Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 i

1.4.4 Depot Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.5 Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.5.1 AFTO Form 227, C-E Depot Maintenance Requirements and Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.5.2 AFTO Form 216, Pre-Mobile Depot Maintenance (MDM) Survey Record and

Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.5.3 AFTO 217, Certificate of Mobile Depot Maintenance Accomplished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.6 Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.6.1 Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.6.2 Designated Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.6.3 Lead Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

1.6.4 Using Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

1.6.5 Unit Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

1.6.6 LCM and UR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

1.6.7 Theater Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

2 DEPOT MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.2 Programmed Depot Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.2.1 Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.2.2 AFTO Form 227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.2.3 Depot Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.2.4 Air National Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.2.5 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.3 Communications-Electronics Schedule Review (CESR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.3.1 General Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.3.2 Six-Year Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.3.3 End of Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.4 Unprogrammed Depot Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.4.1 Emergency or Urgent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.4.2 AFTO Form 227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.4.3 Next Year Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.4.4 Out of Cycle Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.4.5 Out of Cycle - Tactical Shelters, Radomes and Towers (TSRT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.5 Maintenance Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.5.1 MAJCOM Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.5.2 Receipt of Request for Maintenace Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.5.3 Contract Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.5.4 EDLM Requests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.5.5 Emergency Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.5.6 Urgent Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.6 Depot Maintenance Workload Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.6.1 Depot Source of Repair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.6.2 MDM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.6.3 Change to PDM Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.7 Mobile Depot Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.7.1 Pre-MDM Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.7.2 MDM Job Data Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.7.3 Inspection and Acceptance of MDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.8 Packaging, Handling, Shipping, and Transportation (PHS&T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

2.9 Induction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

3 TACTICAL SHELTERS, RADOMES AND TOWERS MOBILE DEPOT MAINTENANCE (MDM)

PREVENTIVE CORROSION CONTROL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

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3.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.2 Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.2.1 User Representative (UR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.3 Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.3.2 Emergency, Urgent and Out of Cycle Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.4 Sources of Repair for Corrosion Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.4.1 Cat-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.4.2 Cat-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.5 Antenna Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.5.1 Corrosion Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.5.2 Other Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.6 Pre-MDM Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.6.1 Pre-MDM Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.6.2 Radomes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.6.3 AFTO Form 216 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.7 MDM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.7.1 MDM Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.7.2 Inspection and Acceptance of MDM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

3.7.3 MDM Job Data Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

3.7.4 Historical Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

4 EMERGENCY RESTORAL, ANTENNA PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS AND SPE-

CIALIZED ENGINEERING SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

APPENDIX A FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.1 AFTO Form 227, AFTO Form 216, and AFTO Form 217 Forms and Instructions . . . . . . . . . A-1

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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2-1 Schedule for Development of FY PDM Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2-2 Out-Years Requirements Sample Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 2-3 Instructions for Preparing Out-Year Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 2-4 Format for Requesting Emergency/Urgent Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 2-5 Format for Requesting Engineering and Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 A-1 AFTO Form 227, C-E Depot Maintenance Requirements and Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 A-2 Instructions for Completion of AFTO Form 227 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 A-3 AFTO Form 216, Pre-Mobile Depot Maintenance (MDM) Survey Record and Certification . . . . . . . A-5 A-4 AFTO Form 217, Certificate of Mobile Depot Maintenance Accomplished . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

LIST OF TABLES

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2-1 Support Systems Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13 2-2 Depot Management Activity (TO 00-25-108) Points of Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 iv

INTRODUCTION

1 GENERAL.

This Technical Manual (TM) provides a description of the Communications - Electronics (C-E). Instructions for safe and proper storage, handling, inspection, testing, maintenance, and preparation for use are also provided.

2 USE OF THIS MANUAL.

The table of contents indicates chapter, paragraph, title, and page numbers to facilitate location of information. Illustrations, tables, and diagrams, when applicable, are located throughout the publication to supplement the text material. A list of illustrations and a list of tables indicate the number, title, and location.

3 DEFINITIONS.

The word SHALL is used to express a provision that is binding. The words SHOULD and MAY are used when it is necessary to express nonmandatory provisions. WILL may be used to express a mandatory declaration of purpose or when it is necessary to express a future event.

4 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS.

All abbreviations used in this manual are in accordance with ASME Y14.38M, Abbreviations and Acronyms for use on drawings and related documents: Use acronym list from Appendix B.

5 LIST OF RELATED PUBLICATIONS.

These publications contain information in support of this technical manual. Use List of Related Publications from Appendix A.

6 IMPROVEMENT REPORTS.

All changes to this TO must be forwarded through users MAJCOM. Submit suggested changes to this TO in accordance with

TO 00-5-1.

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CHAPTER 1

GENERAL

1.1 PURPOSE.

This Technical Manual (TM) sets up the depot maintenance support program for ground Communications Electronic (C-E) systems, Space and Warning Systems, and equipment in operational use and logistically supported by Air Force Material Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/Battle Management (AFLCMC/HB), Air Force Space Com-mand Space and Missle Center (AFSPC SMC), 25th Air Force (25AF), and Air Force Technical Applications Center

(AFTAC).

1.2 APPLICABILITY.

This technical manual applies to all Air Force activities and non-Air Force agencies logistically supported by the Air Force, such as Interservice Agencies and Foreign Military Sales countries. It applies to ground C-E systems and equipment except for civil engineering, medical, vehicular, and data processing equipment and parts managed under the AF-300 series direc-tives. The program planning and scheduling procedures contained here are mandatory for systems and equipment listed in Table 2-1. Unlisted systems and equipment managed or supported by 25AF and AFTAC may be exempt at their option because of security classification, limited use or small inventory consideration.

1.3 DEFINITION OF TERMS.

The following terms used in this technical manual are defined here. For a more complete listing of terms and definitions, refer to TO 00-20-1. In some cases, the terms listed in the following are defined as to their application to the repair of C-E systems and equipment.

1.3.1 Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) Mission Equipment. Special Electronic Equipment (SEE) and Atmospheric Research Equipment (ARE) for which the AFTAC has SPM/IM responsibility.

1.3.2 Centralized Repair Activity (CRA). See TO 00-33A-1001 and 17-120. A repair facility established at a forward location to perform OFF EQUIPMENT maintenance on specified equipment or systems. CRAs are established normally to support a geographical region to improve timeliness of repair actions. Centralizing specialized test equipment and repair facilities at CRAs may be the most economical maintenance concept. When established, CRAs assume some depot work-load.

1.3.3 Communications-Electronics (C-E) Equipment. C-E equipment refers to the physical components of a facility, usually denoting a major end item having a military nomenclature (AN/-, TS-, OA-, etc.), utilized for generating, transmit-ting, conveying, acquiring, receiving, storing, processing or utilizing electronic and electromagnetic information in the broader sense. Such devices are used to meet a variety of operational requirements such as communications, surveillance, identification, navigation, guided missile control, countermeasures, and space operations.

1.3.4 Communication-Electronics Schedule Review (CESR). An annual review hosted by Air Force Life Cycle Man-agement Center Aerospace Dominance Enabler Division (AFLCMC/HBZ) in coordination with the major commands. The purpose is to identify and validate the C-E programmed depot maintenance requirements and out-year schedule for the next budget year and the next six fiscal out-years. The review will also identify how and where these requirements will be performed.

1.3.5 Cryptologic Equipment. Cryptographic and associated devices and special communications intercept equipment used in Air Force communication and electronic systems. Throughout this technical manual, cryptologic equipment refers only to cryptologic devices used in communication-electronic systems and only to those items in National Stock Class (NSC) 5810 and 5811 and other NSC items with management aggregation codes CA, Cl, and CS.

1.3.6 Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (CCSD). The activity which acts as a Technology Repair Center (TRC) for cryptologic equipment.

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1.3.7 Cyclic Exchange. The exchange of an asset, scheduled for Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM), with a like serviceable asset prior to its removal from operation.

1.3.8 Depot Maintenance Interservice Support Agreement (DMISA). An agreement whereby one service accom-plishes depot maintenance work for another service. These requirements are submitted via AFTO Form 227.

1.3.9 Depot Management Activity. The term depot management activity used in this technical manual applies to the SPM of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), AFLCMC/HBQ, AFSPC SMC, CCSD or the AFTAC having the responsibility for the logistic support of assigned systems and equipment.

1.3.10 Emergency Maintenance Support. Those requirements of such an urgent nature that repair cannot be delayed.

Equipment or systems are inoperative and active missions have failed.

1.3.11 Engineering Assistance. Assistance required to resolve structural, component or system deficiencies that cannot be resolved through maintenance assistance. Engineering assistance may be in conjunction with, or separate from, mainte-nance assistance.

1.3.12 Equipment Specialist (ES). Provides technical support, makes decisions/recommendations on acquiring spares, and the management and repair level. Develops work specifications for maintenance repair requirements, and serves as technical representative in negotiations with commands, IMs, and other agencies.

1.3.13 Item Manager (IM). An individual responsible for computing the total requirements needed to support a given system. These requirements are met by purchase of new assets or cycling unserviceable assets through repair at the TRC or a contractor plant.

1.3.14 Lead Command Manager (LCM). The LCM is the lead commands appointed manager for a particular weapon system, providing total force management to all using commands.

1.3.15 Maintaining Activity. The activity responsible for performing direct (Organizational and Intermediate) mainte-nance.

1.3.16 MDM Field Team. Mobile Depot Maintenance (MDM) field team is a group of individuals assigned to perform depot maintenance assistance at a location other than a depot facility. Field teams will be composed of personnel (Air Force, another service, contractor or combination thereof) possessing the necessary skills, special tools, and equipment to accom-plish depot maintenance or emergency/unprogrammed maintenance assistance at an operating or garrison location.

1.3.17 Mechanical/Electrical Mobile Depot Maintenance (MDM). Mechanical/electrical repair is solely related to sys-tem/component deficiencies and repair. This effort is completely independent from Shelter Corrosion Prevention Mobile Depot Maintenance which pertains strictly to shelter/radome/tower corrosion repair. As stated, no electronic/mechanical repairs will be performed by the Shelter Corrosion Prevention Mobile Depot Maintenance teams. All electrical and mechani-cal repair requests are funded under a separate DMISA through the appropriate System Program Office (SPO) for execution.

1.3.18 Mobile Depot Maintenance (MDM). Programmed depot maintenance accomplished by field teams dispatched to the system or equipment location or unprogrammed maintenance assistance which is beyond that normally available at the using or maintaining command. The requesting command will certify that the requested maintenance assistance is beyond the capability of the using or maintaining command.

1.3.19 Out of Cycle Maintenance. Maintenance which may have been accomplished at another time or originally programmed but conditions dictate it be accomplished on other than the programmed date.

1.3.20 Pre-MDM Survey. Site survey conducted by an individual from the appointed depot to assess and determine the scope of work that may be required to accomplish depot maintenance on a return trip.

1.3.21 Production Management Specialist (PMS). An individual managing the asset shipment, prediction, funds allo-cation, program negotiation, and management of workloads for C-E equipment.

1.3.22 Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM). Depot maintenance that occurs on a schedule.

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1.3.23 Radome. An installed, self-supporting specialized protective covering normally utilized with electronic equipment antenna systems (TO 31-1-69, Radomes for Ground Communications-Electronics Equipment).

1.3.24 Routine Maintenance Support. Those requirements which exist but do not fall under the category of urgent or emergency.

1.3.25 Shelters. A mobile, transportable structure designed for a functional requirement that provides a live-in and/or work-in capability. Shelter repair is broken into two categories:

1.3.25.1 Category 7 - Common Use Ground Communication Electronics (GCE) Equipment. Category 7 shelters are electronically integrated shelters that have ground communications-electronics equipment installed inside. Tobyhanna Army Depot has been designated as the source of repair for category 7 shelters.

1.3.25.2 Category 14 - Other. Requirements for category 14 are all those that are not related to, and fall outside of, the category 7 definition of GCE. Category 14 shelters are rigid wall shelters not having ground communications-electronic equipment installed. Examples are avionics maintenance shelters, mobile debriefing facilities, and medical hospital shelters.

Ogden Air Logistics Complex has been designated the source of repair for category 14 rigid wall shelters.

1.3.26 Source of Repair. This term applies to a maintenance activity which may be an AFMC technology repair center, a contractor, an interservice or interagency support activity or an established maintenance facility of a maintaining com-mand.

1.3.27 System Program Office (SPO). The activity assigned maintenance engineering and logistics management re-sponsibility for a weapon or support system. This management responsibility also applies to installed and support items that are peculiar to the system. For Space C-E programs, sustainment management responsibilities are delegated to the AFLCMC/HBQ and AFSPC SMC program offices located at Peterson AFB.

1.3.28 Requirements Scheduling and Execution Process (RSEP). The electronic application used for programming, planning, and projecting depot repair for weapon system maintenance requirements.

1.3.28.1 Communications Electronics Schedule Review (CESR) Module. Used to identify and validate C-E pro-grammed depot maintenance requirements and out-year schedules.

1.3.28.2 Primary Mobile Maintenance Application (PMMA). Provides inventory control, maintenance scheduling, and budgeting for Air Force Tactical Shelter, Radome, and Tower assets.

1.3.29 Technical Assistance. The providing of advice and assistance pertaining to installation, operation, and mainte-nance of equipment.

1.3.30 Technology Repair Center (TRC). A functional entity with an organic source of repair capability which accom-plishes maintenance on a specific group of items.

1.3.31 Towers. The term includes towers, masts, and poles providing elevation and stabilized support for personnel and/or equipment; providing line of sight viewing and illumination, and transmission and reception of signals. Ogden Air Logistics Complex has been designated the source of repair for towers.

1.3.32 Unprogrammed Depot Maintenance. Depot maintenance requirements that could not be forecast or programmed.

1.3.33 Urgent Maintenance Support. Requirements which are unexpected in nature and could not be foreseen. The main difference between this requirement and an emergency is response time. Although the equipment is not inoperative, a mission impacting problem exists that must be resolved in a timely manner.

1.3.34 User Representative. A person or organization designated to act on the users behalf when a lead command or MAJCOM representative is not appointed. Generally a MAJCOM who holds their own funds function as the user represen-tative.

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1.4 POLICY.

Many maintenance concepts are necessary for successful logistics support of C-E systems and equipment due to multicom-mand usage, security classification, operational environment, and economic considerations. The following statements give specific policy for depot maintenance support of ground C-E systems and equipment.

1.4.1 Objective. The objective is to ensure that the most reliable, timely, and cost effective means of support are used to maintain C-E systems and equipment. The depot management activity is responsible for planning the depot maintenance program to ensure logistic support of assigned equipment. Air Force depot maintenance resources include both TRC and mobile activities which have been named sources of repair and are authorized to do depot maintenance in support of the

SPO/IM.

1.4.2 Preventive Maintenance. Preventive and cyclic maintenance requirements are based on an eight-year (upcoming year and seven out-years) forecast. The program is reviewed annually. As a result of the annual review, firm schedules and repair sources will be established for depot maintenance of C-E systems and equipment.

1.4.2.1 Communications and electronics weapon system requirements are reviewed at the Communications-Electronics Schedule Review (CESR) by the depot management activity in conjunction with the lead command, using command, and system program office.

1.4.2.2 The corrosion preventative maintenance program and requirements for Tactical Shelters, Radomes, and Towers, as identified in Chapter 3, are reviewed annually with the user representative, depot management activity, and the program management office. This review is independent of the CESR, but may occur at the same time.

1.4.3 Urgent/Emergency Depot Maintenance. Urgent/Emergency depot maintenance and technical assistance certified as mission essential by the using or maintaining command, coordinated through the lead command and/or user representa-tive, will be provided by the responsible depot management activity under the agreed terms with the requestor. Urgent/ Emergency maintenance shall not be used to perform routine or cyclic depot maintenance.

1.4.4 Depot Maintenance. Depot maintenance programs and plans must be set up to support (CRAs) when established by MAJCOMs in accordance with AFI 17-120, Management of Communications Activities and TO 00-33A-1001, General Communications Activities Management Procedures and Practice Requirements, AFI 13-204, V4 Management of Ground Radar and Airfield Systems.

1.5 FORMS.

The forms referenced in this technical manual are exempt from Reports Control Symbol (RCS) requirements.

1.5.1 AFTO Form 227, C-E Depot Maintenance Requirements and Schedule. Used to submit requests for depot maintenance. See Figure A-1 and Figure A-2.

1.5.2 AFTO Form 216, Pre-Mobile Depot Maintenance (MDM) Survey Record and Certification. Used to document maintenance needed as identified during the Pre-MDM. See Figure A-3.

1.5.3 AFTO 217, Certificate of Mobile Depot Maintenance Accomplished. Used to document the work accomplished during the MDM and certified by the unit. See Figure A-4.

1.6 RESPONSIBILITIES.

1.6.1 Policy. HQ USAF/A4/7/Directorate of Installations and Logistics will set up policy and assign command and activity responsibilities for depot maintenance support of ground C-E systems and equipment.

1.6.2 Designated Equipment. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) for designated C-E systems and equipment, AFLCMC/HBQ and AFSPC SMC program office for space C-E systems and equipment, 25AF, for cryptologic equipment, and Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), for designated mission equipment, will:

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1.6.2.1 Develop wholesale logistics support concepts, programs, and plans to provide depot support during the operational life cycle of designated systems and equipment. With the exception of electronic security systems that are managed by Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC- ALC) within AFMC, Ogden Air Logistics Complex (OO-ALC) has lead responsibility for the C-E depot maintenance program and conducts the annual CESR in coordination with OC-ALC, lead commands, major commands (MAJCOM) or designated representative. For a specific weapon system breakout, see Table 2-1.

1.6.2.2 Through designated depot management activities:

1.6.2.2.1 Establish and maintain centralized system/item management for assigned ground C-E systems and equipment.

1.6.2.2.2 Establish and maintain a depot repair capability for mission essential equipment.

1.6.2.3 Develop, budget, fund, and contract with commercial or interservice facilities to accomplish those depot require-ments that are not designated for Air Force organic maintenance support.

1.6.2.4 Provide unprogrammed depot maintenance and technical assistance to using and maintaining command activities on maintenance and modification programs when requested and determined to be essential or beyond the maintaining command capability.

1.6.2.5 Develop and maintain MDM organic and contract field teams to accomplish onsite depot maintenance at operating locations when determined to be more responsive to the requirement and to be cost effective.

1.6.2.6 Determine the need and application of the Maintenance Data Collection (MDC) System, the Reliability Centered Maintenance Program (RCMP), and the Material Deficiency Reporting (MDR) System, in coordination with the using and maintaining commands.

1.6.2.7 Analyze data to find areas needing improvements, meet performance requirements, reduce support costs, and increase reliability and maintainability. When systems or equipment are exempt from the formal RCMP, conduct periodic reviews of the programmed maintenance inspections and requirements with the using and maintaining activities to ensure that requirements are current and valid, and to provide optimum support to the operational mission. These reviews are normally accomplished during the annual CESR, but may be held separately by mutual agreement to resolve problems on specific systems or equipment. The general guidelines of the RCMP should be used in conducting these reviews.

1.6.3 Lead Command. Lead Command and/or User Representatives will in conjunction with the system program office, depot management activity, develop annual depot maintenance support requirements as outlined in Chapter 2 and/or Chapter 3 and provide representation at the annual reviews as detailed in Paragraph 1.4.2.

1.6.4 Using Commands. Using commands will:

1.6.4.1 Establish and maintain capability to accomplish direct maintenance on assigned C-E systems and equipment.

1.6.4.2 Budget, fund, procure, and contract for total logistics support for commercial and nonstandard command procured equipment which by concept have been designated to be maintained by contract and identified as using command responsi-bility. (Command Support Equipment.)

1.6.5 Unit Representative. Unit Representative will:

1.6.5.1 Coordinate command and base level administrative, facility, and logistics support of depot field teams performing onsite maintenance or modification work. This will include providing a knowledgeable representative(s) to assist the onsite MDM team during pre-MDM inspection and MDM action. Support arrangements are negotiated between the command or base and the source of repair as required to provide for services such as MDM visits. As applicable, the support arrange-ments will provide for:

1.6.5.2 Assist in housing and messing arrangements when MDM teams cannot make their own. (This is a rare occur-rence.)

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1.6.5.3 Vehicles and ground Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants (POL) for efficient movement of MDM personnel and sup-plies. When base resources are not available to provide vehicle support, the base or host command may budget and arrange for GSA or commercial rental vehicles.

1.6.5.4 Base administrative, engineering, maintenance, photography, contractual services, and similar organic assistance.

1.6.5.5 Communications services needed to coordinate with other activities in solving problems that may arise during the MDM action.

1.6.5.6 Packing, crating, and shipping for material that is removed or left over, according to instructions from the program office.

1.6.5.7 Trenching and, if needed, installing conduit where roadways or other hardened areas must be traversed, backfilled, resodded or painted, and other normal civil engineering maintenance and repair work as specified in the survey document.

1.6.5.8 A secure storage area and government vehicle parking area to prevent pilferage of tools and equipment during nonduty hours.

1.6.5.9 Storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous material.

1.6.5.10 Supply support when needed by MDM personnel.

1.6.5.11 Units are to provide all support equipment items as requested by the depot, i.e., cherry picker, compressors, water buffalo, high-reach, bucket truck etc.

1.6.6 LCM and UR. LCM and/or UR are responsible for advising subordinate units of the programmed depot mainte-nance schedules as agreed at the CESR.

1.6.7 Theater Commands. Theater commanders will provide theater clearance concurrent with transmittal of request to the responsible depot activity (ALC, the CCSD, AFTAC or source of repair). Each theater clearance will contain the following statement: ″The work will be accomplished under the provisions of TO 00-25-108 and such work will be accom-plished under the surveillance of the requesting activity.″ The depot management activity will advise the theater commander of the names of personnel being sent and the mode of travel (reference Foreign Clearance Guide).

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CHAPTER 2

DEPOT MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES

2.1 PURPOSE.

This chapter provides guidance for obtaining depot maintenance for C-E systems and equipment. (See Chapter 4 for procedures for cable, antenna maintenance, and antenna Preventive Maintenance Instructions (PMIs). While these proce-dures primarily address C-E systems and equipment, they may be applicable to cryptologic and AFTAC mission equipment.

In some instances, specific procedures for cryptologic equipment are included. The exception to the following Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) guidelines is shelters and radomes. The scheduling of shelters and radomes workloads is accom-plished electronically by the CAFDEX/RSEP/Primary Mobile Maintenance Activities (PMMA) system. These schedules are cyclical based from historical data by AFLCMC/HBZIB in conjunction with the maintaining depot personnel and presented to the operating commands for approval. Radome and shelter schedules will be validated annually. Any follow-on changes to the schedules will be coordinated with the concerned unit/command.

2.2 PROGRAMMED DEPOT MAINTENANCE.

C-E systems, equipment, and shelter (Cat 7 and Cat 14) requirements for depot maintenance are scheduled to be accom-plished in a given fiscal year by interservice contract, Mobile Depot Maintenance (MDM) or Technology Repair Center (TRC). Schedule for development of the fiscal year PDM program is provided in Figure 2-1.

NOTE

All PDM and MDM schedules are located within CAFDEX, in the Requirements Scheduling and Execution Process (RSEP) located on the Air Force Portal at the following link https://cafdex.us.af.mil/RSEP/CAFDEX/. All Communication-Electronic AFTO Forms 227, Consolidated Schedules, and Out-Year Requirements are located within the CESR Module in CAFDEx/RSEP. All AFTO Form 227 and Out-Year projections are to be completed using the web-based tool. (See Paragraph 2.2.2 for Shelters, RADOMES, & Towers.)

2.2.1 Requirements. Weapon System program offices, lead command, and the depot management activity with coordi-nation from the maintaining command will determine requirements by system, equipment or facility and will develop a recommended eight-year schedule. In the development of requirements, the PDM frequency listed in Table 2-1 will be used for general planning purposes and are not mandatory. Careful consideration of all pertinent factors will be used in determin-ing the requirements. Some of the factors to be used in making this judgment are:

2.2.1.1 Present equipment condition.

2.2.1.2 Anticipated future equipment condition as a result of anticipated equipment use, environment, and the maintaining activities maintenance capability.

2.2.1.3 Current equipment maintenance data and history.

2.2.1.4 System and equipment programmed life expectancy.

2.2.1.5 Experience.

2.2.2 AFTO Form 227. AFTO Form 227 (Figure A-1) will be prepared by the using or maintaining organization using the instructions in Figure A-2. The prepared AFTO Form 227 will be reviewed by the MAJCOM designated C-E maintenance staff office. The MAJCOM approved Form 227 will be forwarded to the weapon system lead command for coordination.

Upon completion of all approval steps, AFTO Forms 227 will be forwarded to aflcmc.hbzf.cesr_hillafb@us.af.mil for distribution to the depot management activity or in accordance with the current year’s data call, whichever is sooner. The

2-1 signatures in blocks 8 through 10 will validate that the AFTO Forms 227 reflect projected mission essential depot support requirements in the fiscal quarter and year indicated. The subsequent seven out-years will be submitted using the Out-Years Rqmts in the CESR Module located in CAFDEX/RSEP Suite (see Figure 2-2).

NOTE

No AFTO Form 227 is required for Shelters, RADOMES or Towers corrosion control, as these are cyclical and will be forecast through the CAFDEx/RSEP/PMMA https://cafdex.us.af.mil/RSEP/PMMA/ based upon last depot maintenance and required frequency. Emergency, urgent, and out-of-cycle Shelters/Radomes requirements are addressed in Paragraph 2.4.5.

2.2.2.1 Indicate the last known date of PDM/MDM and a brief description of the current or expected condition.

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Figure 2-1. Schedule for Development of FY PDM Program

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2.2.2.2 Indicate whether or not a joint inspection is desired. For a joint inspection of items being returned to TRC only, the unit will be required to fund an individual TDY to the responsible depot activity, usually for a 7-to 10 -day stay, once the equipment is ready for delivery.

2.2.2.3 For shelter/van mounted electronic equipment, indicate if both the shelter/van and the electronics equipment require work, or if this is a shelter/van only repair and that the electronics will not require work.

2.2.3 Depot Maintenance. Depot maintenance requirements will be sent to the program office of responsibility through AFLCMC/HBZ. (See Table 2-1.)

2.2.4 Air National Guard. For Air National Guard (ANG) maintaining activities, requirements are submitted by the Air National Guard Readiness Center (ANGRC). For those ANG activities with full-time operational mission, the ANG will coordinate the recommended PDM schedule with the lead command having operational control.

2.2.5 General. These requirements, as submitted by the maintaining commands, will be consolidated into a fiscal year schedule by the depot management activity. Should a change to the submitted requirements be necessary, the change will be coordinated with the submitting activity.

2.3 COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS SCHEDULE REVIEW (CESR).

AFLCMC/HBZ will conduct a joint AFMC, lead command, and supported MAJCOM or user representative CESR Annual Meeting not later than 15 February.

2.3.1 General Review. This review will:

2.3.1.1 Validate the PDM requirements for each quarter in the upcoming fiscal year and six out-years. The approved PDM schedule includes the results of the weapon system program office, lead command, and depot management activity negotia-tions and those PDM requirements identified by the appropriate manager.

2.3.1.2 Identify the source of repair for workload accomplishment. Any changes to the source of repair will be in accor-dance with AFI 21-102.

2.3.1.3 Allow negotiations of maintenance requirements that, because of priority or resource considerations, could be deferred to the following year.

2.3.1.4 Result in recommendations for changes to Table 2-1.

2.3.2 Six-Year Plan. Using the six-year plan, the depot management activity will provide, at the CESR, the following:

2.3.2.1 A next budget year schedule for like systems or equipment.

2.3.2.2 Tentative approval of the schedule by the source of repair.

2.3.3 End of Phase. Prior to the end of the requirements determination phase of the requirements process, the depot management activity will have:

2.3.3.1 Formally assigned the total workload to the schedules with the identified sources of repair.

2.3.3.2 Developed and negotiated interservice and interagency support agreements for appropriate workloads.

2.3.3.3 Prepared for distribution the negotiated workload schedule and completed AFTO Forms 227 for all concerned activities.

2.4 UNPROGRAMMED DEPOT MAINTENANCE.

A requirement for depot maintenance which develops after the submission of annual requirements. Unprogrammed depot maintenance requirements are evaluated between the maintaining command, lead command, and weapon system program office to determine the urgency. The requirement is either:

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2.4.1 Emergency or Urgent. Submitted as an emergency or urgent maintenance support requirement if the condition and mission impact warrant.

2.4.2 AFTO Form 227. Submitted on AFTO Form 227 as a revision to existing PDM requirements if priority justifies and it is not an emergency or urgent requirement.

2.4.3 Next Year Requirement. Delayed and submitted as part of next year’s requirements if it is not an emergency or urgent requirement and a revision to the existing program is not justified.

2.4.4 Out of Cycle Requirement. Submitted as an out-of-cycle requirement if not an emergency or urgent requirement and the provisions of Paragraph 2.4.2 and Paragraph 2.4.3 are not adequate.

2.4.5 Out of Cycle - Tactical Shelters, Radomes and Towers (TSRT). Tactical Shelters, Radomes and Towers (TSRT) out-of-cycle emergency, urgent or routine requirements during an execution year will require an AFTO 227 in the CAFDEX/ RSEP/CESR Module. Out-of-cycle shelters/radomes are defined as any requirement not on the approved maintenance sched-ule. Requirements beyond the current fiscal year identified after the schedules are published in PMMA will be added to the cyclical schedule within PMMA through the Tactical Shelters, Radomes and Towers (TSRT) Program Office, AFLCMC/

HBZI.

2.5 MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE.

When determined by the maintaining command that requirements are beyond their capability, assistance can be obtained through the appropriate depot management activity. The assistance can either be engineering assistance to resolve equipment deficiencies or technical information furnished to the site by telecon, message or printed matter or emergency/urgent depot support provided by a depot field team. When emergency/urgent depot support is furnished, it will be treated as a priority task and will be given the appropriate precedence related to other workloads.