Area TMDE Support Team Headquarters

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assigned calibration standards and accessories for which it has calibration

responsibility in accordance with TB 43-180-1, using a secondary transfer

calibration configuration.

(b) Provides TMDE calibration and DS/GS maintenance of TMDE-GP for

customer units located in its immediate geographic area.

(c) Provides backup support for TMDE evacuated by ATST including

all low density TMDE requiring specialized skills on limited deployment

standards and accessories.

(8) Area TMDE Support Team Headquarters.

(a) Provides overall supervision of the ATSTs and develops OJT

programs for the ATSTs.

(b) Directs the operational missions of the teams, assigns units

to be supported and adjusts personnel and equipment assets to meet

fluctuating workload requirements.

(c) Develops

procedures

for

optimization

of

calibration

itineraries.

(d) Coordinates all requirements for airlifting or other means of

transporting team personnel and equipment when required.

(e) Coordinates support interface between ATST and other company

elements.

(9) Area TMDE Support Teams.

(a) Each ATST is assigned a geographic area of responsibility for

calibration and repair support of TMDE, and operates in a fixed or mobile

mode using secondary transfer calibration configuration.

ATST perform

calibration on supported units TMDE identified in TBs 43-180 or 43-180-1,

43-181, and 43-182.

(b) The ATST performs support maintenance on customer assigned

general purpose TMDE and maintains service stock of repair parts for repair

of supported unit general purpose TMDE.

(10) Technical Supply Section.

(a) Maintains the supply account and ASL for all repair parts used

to support TMDE in the company mission area.

(b) Maintains repair parts for replenishment of the service stock

of mobile support teams as a matter of operational convenience.

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