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[Pages:199]Army Regulation 750?1

Maintenance of Supplies and Equipment

Army Materiel Maintenance Policy

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 20 September 2007

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SUMMARY of CHANGE

AR 750?1 Army Materiel Maintenance Policy

This rapid action revision, dated 20 September 2007--

o Corrects typographical errors and updates administrative details (throughout).

o Provides guidance for repair parts support and clarifies repair parts authorized by depot maintenance activities (chap 5).

o Relocates "bill of material" under "Materiel Requirements Planning" (chap 5).

o Adds procedures for unrestricted stocks in the Logistics Modernization Program and Enterprise Resources Planning Depot Maintenance activities (chap 5).

o Provides guidance for depot maintenance reporting and recording (chap 5).

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 20 September 2007

*Army Regulation 750?1

Effective 11 October 2007

Maintenance of Supplies and Equipment

Army Materiel Maintenance Policy

History. This publication is a rapid action revision. The portions affected by this rapid action revision are listed in the summary of change.

Summary. This regulation covers Department of the Army policy for general maintenance operations, commodity-oriented maintenance operations, maintenance management systems, interservice and contract maintenance support, Sustainment maintenance including national maintenance, maintenance support during acquisition, maintenance programs, and depot maintenance.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National

Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. During mobilization, the proponent may modify chapters and policies contained in this regulation.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G?4. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25?30 for specific guidance.

Army management control process. This regulation contains management control provisions and identifies key management controls that must be evaluated (see appendix H).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G?4, ATTN: DALO?SMM, 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310?0500.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G?4, ATTN: DALO?SMM, 500 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310?0500.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for command levels A, B, C, D, and E for the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number)

Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose ? 1?1, page 1 References ? 1?2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and special terms ? 1?3, page 1 Responsibilities ? 1?4, page 1

Chapter 2 Responsibilities, page 1 Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller) ? 2?1, page 1 Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, & Technology) ? 2?2, page 1

*This regulation supersedes AR 750?1, dated 10 April 2007.

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Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) ? 2?3, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G?1 ? 2?4, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G?2 ? 2?5, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G?3/5/7 ? 2?6, page 2 Deputy Chief of Staff, G?4 ? 2?7, page 2 Chief Information Officer (CIO)/G?6 ? 2?8, page 3 Deputy Chief of Staff, G?8 ? 2?9, page 3 Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management ? 2?10, page 3 The Surgeon General ? 2?11, page 4 Commanding General, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command ? 2?12, page 4 Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command ? 2?13, page 4 Combat developers ? 2?14, page 4 Commanding General, Army Materiel Command ? 2?15, page 4 Materiel developers ? 2?16, page 6 Army commands (Active Army) ? 2?17, page 7 Director USAIMA ? 2?18, page 9 Chief, Army Reserve ? 2?19, page 10 Chief, National Guard Bureau ? 2?20, page 12

Chapter 3 Maintenance Policies and Structure, page 14

Section I Maintenance Policies, page 14 Overview ? 3?1, page 14 The Army maintenance standard ? 3?2, page 15 Priorities ? 3?3, page 15 Maintenance records ? 3?4, page 16 Maintenance resourcing ? 3?5, page 16 Army maintenance management metrics ? 3?6, page 17 General policies ? 3?7, page 22

Section II The Army Maintenance System, page 24 Army maintenance system components ? 3?8, page 24 Field maintenance ? 3?9, page 25 Sustainment maintenance ? 3?10, page 27

Section III Maintenance Providers Below Depot, page 28 TDA installation maintenance ? 3?11, page 28 Delegation of authority to field commands to perform depot maintenance ? 3?12, page 29 Deferred maintenance ? 3?13, page 33 Authorization for Army National Guard maintenance facilities ? 3?14, page 33 Designation of parent units in the Army National Guard ? 3?15, page 33

Chapter 4 Maintenance Operations, page 34

Section I Materiel Maintenance, Repair, and Evacuation, page 34 General ? 4?1, page 34 Maintenance of low usage equipment ? 4?2, page 34 Unserviceable materiel ? 4?3, page 35 Technical inspections ? 4?4, page 35 Verification inspections ? 4?5, page 36

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Maintenance expenditure limit ? 4?6, page 36 Turn-in policy for serviceable excess and unserviceable reparable parts and components ? 4?7, page 39 Equipment transfer and turn-in ? 4?8, page 39 Controlled exchange ? 4?9, page 41 Cannibalization of materiel ? 4?10, page 42

Section II Maintenance Management, page 42 Materiel records and reports ? 4?11, page 42 Measurement of maintenance performance ? 4?12, page 42 Unit-level/Field maintenance management ? 4?13, page 43 Manpower utilization standards ? 4?14, page 43 Maintenance management systems ? 4?15, page 43 The logistics integrated data base (LIDB) maintenance module (MM) ? 4?16, page 43

Section III Technical Assistance and Supply Interface, page 44 Technical assistance ? 4?17, page 44 Logistics assistance program/logistics support element ? 4?18, page 44 Repair parts supply (Class IX) ? 4?19, page 44

Section IV Contract Maintenance Support, page 44 Private enterprise ? 4?20, page 44 Prohibitions ? 4?21, page 44 Foreign enterprise limitations ? 4?22, page 45 Readiness of modification table of organization and equipment units ? 4?23, page 45 Contingency plans ? 4?24, page 45 Classified communications security ? 4?25, page 45

Section V Interservice Maintenance Support, page 45 General ? 4?26, page 45 Exceptions ? 4?27, page 46 Personnel support ? 4?28, page 46 Reciprocal support ? 4?29, page 46 Funding support ? 4?30, page 46 Provisions of interservice support agreements ? 4?31, page 46 Transfer of resources ? 4?32, page 46

Chapter 5 Depot Maintenance, page 46 General ? 5?1, page 46 Depot Maintenance Corporate Board roles and responsibilities ? 5?2, page 47 Reporting depot-level workload execution ? 5?3, page 48 Depot Maintenance Execution Council responsibilities ? 5?4, page 48 Depot maintenance core capability ? 5?5, page 49 Interservice depot maintenance support ? 5?6, page 49 Depot maintenance source of repair selection ? 5?7, page 49 Contracting with commercial sources ? 5?8, page 50 Reimbursable programs ? 5?9, page 50 Postproduction software support ? 5?10, page 50 Acceptance criteria ? 5?11, page 50 Planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of depot maintenance workload ? 5?12, page 51 Mobilization planning ? 5?13, page 52

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Contents--Continued

Depot maintenance plant equipment ? 5?14, page 53 Training ? 5?15, page 53 The aviation depot maintenance round-out units ? 5?16, page 54 Army Materiel Command forward commands ? 5?17, page 54 Reclamation at the national level ? 5?18, page 55 Materiel requirements planning ? 5?19, page 55 Repair parts support ? 5?20, page 55 Depot maintenance reporting and recording ? 5?21, page 56

Chapter 6 Commodity-Oriented Maintenance Policies, page 56

Section I Combat Vehicles, page 56 Sustainment maintenance ? 6?1, page 56 ARNG Sustainment maintenance ? 6?2, page 57

Section II Army Aircraft, page 57 Functional responsibilities, program objectives, and maintenance support concept ? 6?3, page 57 Aviation Field maintenance ? 6?4, page 58 Army National Guard aviation Field maintenance ? 6?5, page 58 Aviation Sustainment maintenance ? 6?6, page 59 Army National Guard Sustainment maintenance ? 6?7, page 59 Aircraft parts that have been exposed to fire and/or saltwater immersion ? 6?8, page 60 Items removed from crash-damaged aircraft ? 6?9, page 60 Inspection and testing of crash-damaged components and assemblies ? 6?10, page 60 Nondestructive testing of structural parts and assemblies of aircraft ? 6?11, page 60 Shipment of unserviceable aircraft ? 6?12, page 60 Maintenance training aircraft ? 6?13, page 60

Section III Watercraft, page 62 General ? 6?14, page 62 Maintenance policies ? 6?15, page 62 On-condition cyclic maintenance ? 6?16, page 63 Marine condition surveys ? 6?17, page 64 Maintenance reporting ? 6?18, page 65

Section IV Rail Materiel, page 65 General ? 6?19, page 65 Maintenance policies ? 6?20, page 65 Maintenance operations ? 6?21, page 65

Section V COMSEC Materiel, page 65 General ? 6?22, page 65 Maintenance policies ? 6?23, page 66 Modification of communications security materiel ? 6?24, page 66 Records and reports ? 6?25, page 66 Qualification and maintenance training policy for communications security equipment ? 6?26, page 66 Evacuation of unserviceable communications security materiel ? 6?27, page 66 Controlled cryptographic items ? 6?28, page 67

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Section VI Army Tactical Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors Materiel, page 67 General ? 6?29, page 67 Intelligence, electronic warfare, and sensors maintenance policies ? 6?30, page 67 Intelligence, electronic warfare, and sensors unit maintenance ? 6?31, page 67 Intelligence and electronic warfare Sustainment reporting committee symbol maintenance ? 6?32, page 67

Section VII Communications Systems and Materiel Assigned to Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Army Signal

Command, page 68 General guidance ? 6?33, page 68 Maintenance policies ? 6?34, page 68 Maintenance facilities ? 6?35, page 68 Area maintenance and supply facility ? 6?36, page 69 Maintenance support team ? 6?37, page 69 Quality assurance ? 6?38, page 69

Section VIII Information Technology, page 69 General ? 6?39, page 69 Repair parts supply for information technology ? 6?40, page 72 Army Warranty Program for information technology ? 6?41, page 72 Base operations information technology ? 6?42, page 72

Section IX Test, Measurement, and Diagnostic Equipment, page 72 Support concept ? 6?43, page 73 Test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment support and management ? 6?44, page 73 Army National Guard test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment support ? 6?45, page 73

Section X Conventional Ammunition, page 73 General ? 6?46, page 73 Field maintenance policies ? 6?47, page 73 Sustainment maintenance policies ? 6?48, page 74 Maintenance planning ? 6?49, page 74

Section XI Organization Clothing and Individual Equipment, page 75 Maintenance policy ? 6?50, page 75 Maintenance expenditure limits ? 6?51, page 75

Section XII Heavy Canvas, page 75 General ? 6?52, page 75 Maintenance policy ? 6?53, page 75

Section XIII Nontactical Vehicles, page 76 General ? 6?54, page 76 Modifications ? 6?55, page 76 Repair parts supply ? 6?56, page 76

Section XIV Training Aids and Devices and Visual Information Equipment and Systems, page 76 Training aids and devices ? 6?57, page 76

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Contents--Continued Visual information equipment and systems ? 6?58, page 77

Chapter 7 Life Cycle Maintenance Support, page 77 General ? 7?1, page 77 Materiel design and acquisition in support of Army maintenance ? 7?2, page 78 Reliability Centered Maintenance ? 7?3, page 79 Condition?Based Maintenance ? 7?4, page 79 Maintenance support initiation ? 7?5, page 80 Establishing and sustaining maintenance support requirements ? 7?6, page 80 Commercial-off-the-shelf equipment maintenance ? 7?7, page 81 Contract and civilian maintenance support ? 7?8, page 81 Planning for contractor support, fielding/post fielding ? 7?9, page 82 Depot maintenance source of repair selection ? 7?10, page 82 Maintenance support plan ? 7?11, page 82 Depot maintenance support plan ? 7?12, page 83 Logistic management information ? 7?13, page 83 Warranty application during acquisition ? 7?14, page 83 Maintenance equipment publications ? 7?15, page 83 Maintenance/service kits ? 7?16, page 86 Initial provisioning ? 7?17, page 86 Logistics demonstration ? 7?18, page 86 Materiel release and fielding ? 7?19, page 86 Planning, programming, and budgeting for systems technical support and sustainment systems technical support

? 7?20, page 86

Chapter 8 Maintenance Programs, page 87 Maintenance award program ? 8?1, page 87 Army Oil Analysis Program ? 8?2, page 90 Army warranty program ? 8?3, page 91 Sample data collection ? 8?4, page 91 Army modification program ? 8?5, page 93 Army critical safety items program ? 8?6, page 93 Army maintenance regeneration enablers ? 8?7, page 94 Battlefield damage assessment and repair ? 8?8, page 98 Army chemical agent resistant coating, camouflage, and marking program ? 8?9, page 98 Product quality deficiency/improvement reports ? 8?10, page 100 Administrative storage of materiel ? 8?11, page 101 The Army Tire Retread Program ? 8?12, page 102 Tool improvement program suggestions ? 8?13, page 104 National Maintenance Program ? 8?14, page 104 The maintenance assistance and instruction team program ? 8?15, page 105 The unique item tracking program ? 8?16, page 109 Ground Safety Notification System ? 8?17, page 109 Maintenance advisory message ? 8?18, page 110 Corrosion prevention and control program ? 8?19, page 110 Army battery program ? 8?20, page 110

Appendixes

A. References, page 112

B. Maintenance Metrics and Performance Measures for Army Field Organizations, page 120

C. Determination of Tactical Maintenance Augmentation Requirements for Military Mechanics During Peacetime Garrison Operations, page 125

D. Army Maintenance Awards, page 127

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