b'The Ordnance Bomb The Ordnance BombA more modern approachginecompartment,itwassection to the platoon.The leveragingadvancesinnecessary to pull the entireAAVmaintenancesection troubleshooting equipmentpower pack.Time will tellprovidedorganicmainte-andon-boarddiagnosticifinnovativeMarineswillnance, recovery, and over-systemsisneededwhenbe able to find solutions forheadliftsupportduring conductingmaintenance.troubleshootingcompo- field operations.Due to the TheACVisbeingfieldednentswithoutneedingtosheer weight of many of the with several new pieces ofremove the vehicles powerACVcomponents,over-equipment aiding in trou- pack.While undoubtedlyhead lift support is neces-bleshooting.One of thesea departure from the AAV,sary.TheAAVR7would is the Driver Display Panelevery Marine who had thebe equipped with an air bag (DDP).The DDP is a ful- opportunity to work on orliftsystemcombinedwith lydigitaldisplayshowingoperatetheACVunani- fourbyfourinchblock-informationconcerningThe CROWS bring a dramatic increase in lethality mously prefers it over theing,enablingitscrewto temperatures,pressures,AAV.quickly and safely perform and data for various vehi- Priortoreceivingtire changes to ACVs.The clesystems.TheDDPistheir ACVs in October ofAAVP7wasemployedto similar to the cockpit dis- 2020,theMarinesofthestore a field Demand Sup-play on a modern helicop- companyassistedintheported Item (DSI) block of ter, where all of the gaugestestingandevaluationofparts, which had been iden-havebeenreplacedwiththe vehicle.The first stagetifiedashavinghighfail-screens.All of the legacyoftestingincludedNewure rates.The AAVP7 was gauges found on the AAVEquipment Training (NET)alsoemployedasstorage forspeed,temperature,fortheCompanyscrew- Graduates of the first ACV Maintenance Course for ACV tires, as ACVs do voltage, and fuel levels aremanandmechanics.Allnot have the ability to carry nowincorporatedaspartoperatorandfieldmain- night section level gunneryand short time available forfor not only operating, butspare tires.The ACV was of the DDP.It also servestenancenewequipmentrange.Following gunneryconductingmaintenance,also maintaining the vehi- utilized during an Integrat-as a fault indicator allowingtrainingfortheACVis12 full mission profile des- ACV readiness was main- cles.Some beneficial main- ed Training Exercise (ITX) crewmantousetheDDPcurrently conducted by theert missions were conduct- tainedabove85percent.tenancelessonslearnedfor the first time supporting toproceededthoughfirstNewEquipmentTraininged with embarked infantry,The positive results of test- includedidentifyingkeyITX 2-21 and 3-21.These echelontroubleshootingTeam (NETT) and is aug- afterthedesertportioning led to full rate produc- repairpartsrequiredtoITXsprovidedtheinitial procedures.Once the firstmented by civilian instruc- oftestingwascompletedtion being declared for theperformexpedientrepairsintegration to the Fleet Ma-echelontroubleshootingtorsfromMLTsystems.inJuly.Thenextphase,ACV starting in Novemberand vehicle recovery proce- rineForceconcerningthe stepshave been performed,Thecrewmanbegantheiramphibiousoperationsof 2020.This was a testa- dures.One of the specificcapabilities and limitations theDDPthendirectstheAir Bags utilized to lift an ACV tire NETcourseinDecemberaboardCampPendletonment to the ACV and es- maintenanceSOPsdevel- of the ACV.Following the operatortolocateame- withmanymodernvehi- cess equipment are small- of2019andfinishedthecommencedinAugust.pecially the Marines whoseoped deals with the issue ofendofITX3-21onMay chanictocontinuehigherclesandlargeaquicultureer.When working on thefinalamphibiousportionAnother12fullamphibi- hard work and dedicationACVs not being equipped21st2021DeltaCompany echelontroubleshooting.equipment.AccordingtoAAV,mostofthepowerof their training in April ofousmissionprofileswereallowed the vehicle to excelwith a vehicle jack capableheldanofficialdeactiva-Morein-depthdiagnos- LCplHernandezaDeltapackandvehiclesystems2020.The mechanics be- completedwithembarkedduring testing. of changing a tire in a fieldtionceremonyendingits ticscanbeperformedviacompanymechanic,Thewereaccessiblewithoutgan their training in Marchinfantry.The final missionSincereceivingenvironment.Another40 years of ordnance excel-aJ1939dataport.Theself-diagnosticsystemshavingtoremoveequip- of2020andcompletetheinvolvingashiptoshoretheir ACVs, Delta Compa- SOPdevelopedaddresseslence in the desert.While engine,transmission,cen- on the ACV save hours ofment.In order to conductsix-weekcourseinMaymovementfollowedbyny conducted several gun- the issue of an ACV is notyearsofrefinementlay traltireinflationsystem,maintenance.Beingablemany repairs to the ACV,2020.Aftercompletingseizing an inland objectivenery ranges and field train- furnished with a winch or aahead and three more vari-and arctic heater can all beto rapidly determine faultsone of the first steps is toNET,MarinesfromDeltaandfinallyretrogradingingexercises.Thesefieldfieldeddedicatedrecoveryants of the ACV are sched-analyzedusingtheJ1939savesvaluabletimewith- removethepowerpack.Company then went on toback to ship. In order toexercisesprovidednumer- variant.The ACVR is notuled to be fielded.The Ma-dataportandaTough- outhavingtoisolateandWhenindoubt,pullthesupportthetestingofthesimulatecombatcondi- ous opportunities to gatherscheduled to be fielded un- rines of Delta Company can bookcontainingmanu- determinemalfunctionspackstatedCplBurger,ACV during the Initial Ori- tionsonly18hoursweredata and refine tactics, tech- til the mid-2020s. look back with pride, writ-facturespecificdiagnosticthrough miles of electrical,a D Co. maintainer.Dueentation Testing and Eval- afforded to conduct main- niques,andprocedures.Toaddressbothoftheseing a new chapter in Marine software.Thistransitionand fluid lines.The ACVtothesmallspaces,oftenuation(IOT&E).TestingtenanceandpreparationThis data led to the devel- shortcomings, it was a SOPCorps history as being the tosmarterself-diagnos- brings some physical chal- times, when troubleshoot- began on May 23, 2020 andbetween missions.DespiteopmentofStandardOp- toattachanAAVR7andfirsttofieldandmaintain ticsystemsiscomparablelenges as the spaces to ac- ing problems inside the en- includedamulti-dayandthe high operational tempoeratingProcedures(SOPs)AAVP7,asamaintenancethe ACV.6 Custodis Pro Ferrum Volume 3, Issue 4 730 Military Appreciation Resource Magazine HOctober 2021H Thank You For Your Service'