During operations

The team chief should ride in the administrative vehicle assigned to the

team and should scout the route. As much as is possible, he should lead his

vans around difficult areas.

c. During operations.

(1) When the team arrives at a supported unit, the team chief should

visit the commanding officer to determine his points of contact, where to

set up and if power is available. Picking the site where the van will be

set up is very important. The van should be near the point where equipment

is processed so that a short haul is required to process the equipment in

and out of the van. Normally this will be in the area of the maintenance

shop.

The team chief will notify his unit of the team's arrival at this

stop.

(2) After vans and power sources are correctly placed, the team will

expand the vans, connect power to the vans, and prepare the work area for

operations.

They will perform their cross-checks before starting

operations, also they will assure that the placement of the VLF antenna is

such that they have a good signal.

The team chief will check with the

commanding and/or billeting officer on billeting and dining facilities for

the team. If rations and quarters are not available, he must locate hotel

accommodations and dining facilities nearby. Nonavailability slips (DD Form

1351-5) must be picked up for each member in the event that rations and/or

quarters are not available.

(3) The calibration team's working hours are normally governed by the

working hours of the supported unit. On the first day at the unit, the team

chief should discuss with the maintenance officer/NCO equipment processing

procedures to insure an adequate flow of equipment into and out of the van.

This discussion will include:

(a) The requirement for a DA Form 2402 on each piece of TMDE.

(b) The handling of DA Forms 2416 and 2417.

(c) The use and purpose of the team log. This log will show each

item received by the team, when received, when completed, and who picked it

up. DA Form 2405, Maintenance Request Register, may be used.

(d) The time frame that each supported unit is allotted.

If

several units are being serviced at one location, the team chief must allot

a percentage of the time for each unit and notify them of this to have a

constant workflow. Do not have all supported units bring all of their TMDE

at one time, as this will place an undue burden on the user.

Also, if

definite time frames are not established, the users will wait until the day

before the team leaves to load it up. As an example, the

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