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CONCERTED EFFORT TO FULFILL THE SIX P3I SHIP SETS WE HAVE ON ORDER
TO COVER PREDICTED FAILURES AND THE SHOP STANDARD.  AIRCRAFT 5119 IS
OUR CANN BIRD AND REQUIRES A FUEL PILOT VALVE FROM THE NUMBER ONE
FUEL CELL.  SINCE THIS IS NOT A "SMART" CANN, WE PLAN ON HOLDING 
THIS AIRCRAFT DOWN FOR 30 DAYS OR UNTIL WE GET A VALVE.  WE WERE ABLE
TO HELP THE 36 TFW DEPLOYED WITH PARTS FOR THEIR LOX BOTTLES.  OUR
MICAPS CONTINUE TO CLIMB SINCE WE TRANSITIONED TO THE NEW STANDARD
BASE SUPPLY SYSTEM (SBSS) WITH LANGLEY AS OUR HOST.  ONE OF OUR 
FRUSTRATIONS CENTERS AROUND THE "YO-YO" AVAILABILITY OF ONE LINE
DATA TRANSFER.  AN EVEN GREATER FRUSTRATION IS WHEN WE WAIT FOR TWO
TO FOUR DAYS FOR STATUS AND IT IS BA AT EGLIN.  WE FEEL THAT A CALL
TO OUR HOST UNIT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FASTER RESPONSE.  THE
PARTIAL RESUPPLY OF OUR WRSK AND CONSUMABLES HAS GONE A LONG WAY IN
CLEARING A LOT OF OUR PROBLEMS WITH SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
B.  MUNITIONS.  WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A POWER SUPPLY AND INFRARED
SOURCE, WHICH BROUGHT INTO COMMISSION ONE OF OUR TS4044/D AIM-9
TESTERS.  THE TESTER WHICH WAS ON LOAN TO US, IS BEING RETURNED TO ITS OWNER.  A SECOND TS4044/AIM-9 TESTER (DOCUMENT NUMBER
535MU353001) IS STILL ON ORDER.  ADDITIONALLY, NINE AIM-9 MISSILES  
ARE IN CONDITION CODE "N", EMERGENCY COMBAT USE ONLY.  THERE ARE IN


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CONDITION CODE "L" AWAITING DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS.
C.  EQUIPMENT
(1)  AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIPMENT.  OUR AGE FLEET IS HOLDING UP
EXTREMELY WELL, AVERAGING ABOVE 94 PERCENT.  HOWEVER, TWO ARE BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS FOR THE FOLLOWING PARTS:
MC7 COMP        SEAL OIL   5330-00-883-056    FB4844034790001
ADDITIONALLY, TWO MC1A DIESEL AIR COMPRESSORS ARE REQUIRED.  ON
COMPRESSOR IS NEEDED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE SECOND
COMPRESSOR IS NEEDED AS A BACKUP FOR MUNITIONS.
(2)  X-RAY CAPABILITY IS OPERABLE ONE AGAIN, DUE TO A KVP-160 ON
LOAN FROM THE 1 TFW.  WE STILL HAVE TWO SPERRY KVP-160 X-RAY 
MACHINES ON ORDER.  THE FOLLOWING ITEM SHOULD BE EXPEDITED TO OUR
LOCATION:
NOUN                NSN                            REQ NUMBER             QTY
SPERRY
KVP-160             6635-01-196-3460       FE282303479872         2
MAGNETIC
INSPECTION
UNIT                  6635-00-022-0372        FB4844-3458801         1
USCENTAF REAR MSG DATED 191217Z DEC 90 SAID THESE MACHINES WERE
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