CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION - TM-11-5895-878-14-P0006

TM 11-5895-878-14&P

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Section I. GENERAL

maintenance levels are listed in and prescribed by TM

1-1. Scope

38-750.

a. This manual describes the patch and test facility

(P&T) of the technical control facility (TCF) at the

b. Report of Packaging and Handling Deficiencies.

Pentagon, Washington, DC. Included are description

Fill out and forward DD Form 6 (Packaging

and data; station application and equipment function;

Improvement Report) as prescribed in AR 700-

station operation; and maintenance instructions.

58/NAVSUPINST 4030.29/AFR 71-13/MCO P4030.29A,

and DLAR 4145.8.

b. Publications that cover individual equipment

and systems used with the P&T are listed in appendix A.

c. Discrepancy in Shipment Record (DISREP) (SF

Appendix B defines abbreviations used in this technical

361). Fill out and forward Discrepancy in Shipment

manual; appendix C provides a listing of P&T

Record (DISREP) (SF 361) as prescribed in AR 55-

components; and appendix D is a site repair parts

38/NAVSUPINST

4610.33B/AFR

75-18/MCO

listing.

P4610.19C and DLAR 4500.15.

d. Station Operation and Maintenance. Also use

1-2. Indexes of Publications

forms and records in accordance with instructions in the

a. DA Pam 310-4. Refer to the latest issue of DA

station Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Pam 310-4 to determine whether there are new editions,

changes or additional publications pertaining to the

1-4. Administrative Storage

equipment.

This P&T is expected to be incontinuous operation.

Therefore, procedures, forms and records, and

b. DA Pam 310-7. Refer to DA Pam 310-7 to

inspections required during periods of administrative

determine whether there are modification work orders

storage are not applicable.

(MWO's) pertaining to the equipment.

1-5. Destruction of Army Materiel

1-3. Forms and Records

Destruction of Army materiel to prevent enemy use shall

a. Reports of Maintenance and Unsatisfactory

be as prescribed in TM 750-244-2.

Equipment. Maintenance forms, records, and reports

which are to be used by maintenance personnel at all

Section II. DESCRIPTION AND DATA

Access is provided to both the black (encrypted) and the

1-6. Purpose and Use

red (clear) sides of the circuits.

a. The Pentagon technical control facility is the

main Army TCF serving the Washington DC area. The

1-7. Tabulated Data

facility provides many high priority circuits to and from

NOTE

various local government users to locations scattered

See individual technical manuals

throughout the free world and to the Kremlin. Users and

connecting sites often change. Typical Pentagon users

(appendix

for

technical

are shown in figure 1-1.

characteristics of installed facility

components.

b. The patch and test facilities of the TCF provide

access to each circuit for monitoring, rerouting, and

testing.

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