TM 9-4310-397-14
SECTION VII PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT
4-73. ADMINISTRATIVE STORAGE.
a.
Placement of equipment in administrative storage should be for short periods of time when a shortage of
maintenance effort exits. Items should be in mission readiness within 24 hours or within the time factors as determined
by the directing authority. During the storage period, appropriate maintenance records will be kept.
b.
Before placing the equipment in administrative storage, current preventive maintenance checks and services
should be completed, shortcomings and deficiencies should be corrected, and all Modification Work Orders (MWO)
should be applied.
c.
Storage site selection. Inside storage is preferred for items selected for administrative storage. If inside storage
is not available, trucks, vans, conex containers, and other containers may be used.
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