Equipment repair operations and the use of POLproducts and 55-gallon fuel drums must be closelymonitored to avoid any contaminating spills.Lubricating oil, fuel, hydraulic fluids, transmissionfluids, and antifreeze contain hazardous chemicalproperties.When these items are mishandled andspilled, they can leak into the groundwater system orinto the human food chain.Mishandling the“hurdy-gurdy” while dispensing fuel in vehicles or infuel cans can cause excessive fuel spills that can bedisastrous to the environment.Fifty-five-gallon fueldrums and POL products should be stored at least 50feet away from any structure and located so vehicles andequipment can be easily topped off at the end of eachday. Depending on your mission, the POL products and55-gallon drums should be in a protected position (awayfrom likely avenues of attack) that provides protectionto the fuel storage area as well as to adjacent facilities.Fire extinguishers must be placed for easy accessibilityand “No Smoking” signs must be posted in the POLproducts and fuel storage area.Embarked with limited resources, themaintenance field crew and field crew truck play amajor role throughout the air det mission. The fieldcrew truck is loaded with the necessary tools andconsumable supplies.These tools and suppliessupport the reassembling of CESE, setting up lightplants, setting up camp electrical supply (generators),repair of hand tools, and so forth. Additionally, themaintenance field crew is required at the airfieldduring aircraft flight unloading operations in case apiece of CESE can not start or breaks down while onboard the aircraft.Depending on the mission, themaintenance field crew truck can be used fordelivering fuel by loading and securing a 55-gallondrum of fuel in the back of the truck. This expiditesfuel runs for equipment on construction projects or forthe camp generators.The requirements formaintenance field crew support requires a radio forcommunications with the maintenance field crew andthe air det camp. A field crew must be equipped withthe proper communication capability to respond tomission requirements expeditiously.The air det maintenance supervisor should directthe operations of the maintenance field crew and alsoknow the status of all CESE assigned to the air det.The maintenance supervisor has the responsibility toset up the maintenance shop and set up a preventivemaintenance schedule for CESE assigned.Allmaintenance peerformed that requires repair parts,lube oils, or exceeds one man-hour must bedocumented.Depending on the duration of the mission, the airdet normally schedules means for logistic support andcommunications with the main body. Equipmentrepair parts not covered in the mod 96 or mod 98normally can be acquired through this logisticsupport. The air det maintenance and equipmentmanagement program should mirror that of the mainbody. The management guidelines are provided inEquipment Management, COMSECOND/COM-THIRDNCBINST 11200.1 series.The success of the air det mission is primary, butshould not be attained at the cost of destroyed CESE.Operator’s maintenance is mandatory and must bestrongly enforced by the entire air det chain ofcommand. CESE damaged by operator negligence orlack of operator maintenance is unacceptable.Equipment failure can seriously jeopardize missionsuccess.PROJECTSThe primary purpose of the construction platoonis to perform construction operations for the air detwith the support of the equipment and supportplatoons. Construction tasking covers a large rangeof tasks that include disaster recovery operations, wardamage repairs, rapid runway repairs, humanitarianrelief, and constructing advance base functionalcomponents. The tailoring of ratings assigned to theair det is dependent upon the extent and variety of theassigned tasking.The amount of time allotted to plan constructionprojects depends on the urgency of the air det toembark to the mission site. Urgent situations cancause the air det to embark and manage constructionprojects with just the basic TA41 items. Theequipment platoon supervisor has to plan CESEsupport for the construction projects, and prioritiesshould be set up as soon as possible due to the limitedamount of CESE embarked with the air det.Remember, priorities are subject to change,depending on operational conditions.AIR DET MOUNT-OUT/RETROGRADEAt the completion of the mission, the air detreceives orders from higher command to prepare tomount-out to relocate or to return to the main bodysite. The air det will have to mount-out itself toinclude the weighing and balancing of CESE,building pallets, developing load plans, anddeveloping convoy procedures, if required. The air2-16
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