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PAGE FOUR :RUMHAW 019W SEC RET POVER REQUIREMENTS AND AiR CONDltiONING9 TO OFF SET THEM, THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS HAVE BEEN INITIATED: Ao A FIELD GRADE 6202 HAS BEEN APPOINTED THE A6A PROJECT MANAGER AND TASKED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS. COORDINATE THE MAINTENANCE EFFORT, DETERMINE ROTABLE REQUIREMENTS AND lNSURE CROSSFEEO OF INFORMATION BETWEEN GROUPS/SQDSo HE HAS AS HIS ASSISTANt AN £9 AVIATION SUPPLYMANo 80 INSTALLATION OF A TELETYPE CIRCUIT BElWEEN SACE VAN COMPLEXES TO INSURE THAT AVAILABILITY OF BITS AND PIECES, ROTABLES~ INFORMATION AND SAeE/TEST EQUIPMENT CAN BE DETERMINEO WITH MINUlU~ DELAY BY PROJECT MANAGER~ c. ASSIGNED PRIORITY FOR UTILIZATION BY PROJECT MANAGER OF MOST RAPID MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MOVEPlENT OF SUPPORT IT£"$ AND COMPONENTS BETWEEN GROUPS/SQOS. THIS WILL MINUllZE DELAYS DUE TO A SYSTEM SACE BENCH· BEING DOWN AT EITttER A6 SUPPORT SITE. DQ ANALYSIS OF PAST 6 MOS SYSTEM FAILURE RATFS, BASED ON 3M DATA g TO DETERMINE WHAT COMPONENTS ARE MAJOR FAILURE CONtRIBUTORSo E. COMPARISON OF MAG.S"U/12 ·SACE TO DETERMINE DIFFERENCES IN@) SYSTEM FAILURES BETWEEN SQOS. ~ Fo A STUDY IN DEPTH CONCERNING ASSIGNMENT OF A6 TRAINED 7~ CQ fIRST MAW p 23~521zfttav67 ECR

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PAGE SIX RUMHAW 019W SEC RET OFFICERoS STORES/AVCAL) TO PARTIALLY ALLEVIATE OUR FUNDING PROBLEMS. TO D'ATE ONLY MINIMUM FINANCIAL RESPONSE IN THIS AREA HAS BEEN FORTKCOMINGo PRINCIPALLY AS A RESULT OF MOST RECENT PROCESSING OF SLOCK 200 SERIES A6A AVCAloS BEGINNING IN SIP. ALSO OF NOTE IS THAT OPNAV INST 46140 Ie SETS FORTH GUIDELINE.S OF PRIORITY DELIVERY DATE OF 7 DAYS FOR OVERSEAS ACTIVITIES BASEO ON URGENCY OF NEED DESIGNATOR. AVERAGE SYSTEM NORS (G) RESPONSE TIME FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS PERIOD IS 14 D'AYS. 50 IN SUMMARY, WE KNOW MOST OF OUR PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE A MATTER OF RECORDv THOSE THAT COMMAND ACTION CAN ALLEVIAtE ~E ARE WORKING HARD ON. I HAVE REJECTED VISITORS SUG6ESTIONS THAT WE CONSOLIDATE OUR RESOURCES AS AN INVITATION TO TOTAL DISRUPTION OR LOSS BY ENEMY ACTIONuRESPECTFUL REGARDS. GP-4 BT

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PLANNED OPERATION (U)

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A. THE FIFTH MARINES (MINUS) (REINF) CONDUCTS

A HELl BORNE ASSAULT ~lITH THREE COMPANIES OF BLT 2/3

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