ATP 4-33 Maintenance Operations - United States Army

1 ATP 4- 33 Maintenance Operations JULY 2019 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approval for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes ATP 4-33 dated 14 April 2014. Headquarters, Department of the army This publication is available at the army Publishing Directorate site ( ), and the Central army Registry site ( ) ATP 4-33, C1 Change 1 army Techniques Publication No. 4-33 Headquarters Department of the army Washington, DC, 19 November 2019 Maintenance Operations plus sign (+) marks new 4-33, 9 July 2019, is changed as follows:Insert New Pages Remove Old Pages pages i through vi pages 1-3 through 1-14 pages 2-3 through 2-18 pages 2-27 through 2-33 pages 3-1 through 3-4 pages 3-7 through 3-20 pages 4-5 through 4-6pages 6-3 through 6-6 pages 7-1 through 7-8 pages A-1 through A-2pages B-1 through B-2 pages C-5 through C-9 pages Glossary-1 through Glossary-2 pages Reference 1 through Reference 3 pages Index 1 pages i through vi pages 1-3 through 1-14 pages 2-3 through 2-18 pages 2-27 through 2-33 pages 3-1 through 3-4 pages 3-7 through 3-20 pages 4-5 through 4-6pages 6-3 through 6-6 pages 7-1 through 7-8 pages A-1 through A-2pages B-1 through

2 B-2 pages C-5 through C-9 pages Glossary-1 through Glossary-2 pages Reference 1 through Reference 3 pages Index 1 this transmittal sheet in front of the publication for reference RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. By Order of the Secretary of the army : JAMES C. MCCONVILLEG eneral, United States army Chief of Staff Official: DISTRIBUTION: Distributed in electronic media only (EMO). KATHLEEN S. MILLER Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army1918205 ATP 4-33, C1 19 November 2019*ATP 4-33 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes ATP 4-33 dated 14 April 4-33, C1 i army Techniques Publications No.

3 4-33 Headquarters Department of the army Washington, DC, 9 July 2019 Maintenance Operations Contents Page +PREFACE .. v INTRODUCTION .. vii Chapter 1 Maintenance FUNDAMENTALS .. 1-1 Maintenance System Overview .. 1-1 Maintenance Fundamentals .. 1-2 Maintenance Process .. 1-3 +Strategic Roles and Maintenance .. 1-3 +Two-Level Maintenance .. 1-7 Chapter 2 Maintenance ORGANIZATIONS .. 2-1 Section I Strategic Maintenance 2-1 United States army Materiel Command .. 2-1 + army Sustainment Command .. 2-3 Section II Echelons Above Brigade Operational Organizations .. 2-6 +Operational Headquarters Maintenance Responsibilities.

4 2-6 Modular Organization Maintenance Responsibilities .. 2-7 Section III Echelons Above Brigade Sustainment Organizations .. 2-7 Theater Sustainment Command .. 2-7 Expeditionary Sustainment Command .. 2-8 Sustainment Brigade .. 2-9 +Division Sustainment Brigade .. 2-9 Combat Sustainment Support Battalion .. 2-9 +Division Sustainment Support Battalion .. 2- 10 +Support Maintenance Company .. 2- 10 +Classification and Inspection Company .. 2- 12 Section IV Brigade Combat Team Maintenance Support .. 2- 15 Brigade Support 2- 15 Brigade Support Battalion in the Brigade Combat Team .. 2- 16 Brigade Support Battalion in Support Brigades.

5 2- 17 Headquarters and Service Company in the Field Artillery Brigade .. 2- 19 Infantry or Airborne Task Force Support Company .. 2- 21 Fi eld Maintenance Company .. 2- 23 Forward Support Company .. 2- 26 Field Maintenance Team .. 2- 28 + Maintenance Surge Team .. 2- 28 Contents ii ATP 4-33, C1 19 November 2019 +Section V - Maneuver Roles in 2- 31 Corps and Division .. 2- 31 Brigade Combat Team .. 2- 31 Battalion .. 2- 32 Company .. 2- 32 Platoon .. 2- 33 Chapter 3 Maintenance PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS .. 3-1 Sustainment Operational Art and Planning for Maintenance Operations .. 3-1 Warfighting Function Planning Considerations for Maintenance .

6 3-3 +Managing Battlefield Maintenance .. 3-4 +Concept of Support for Echelons Above Brigade Maintenance Operations .. 3- 12 +Concept of Support for Brigade and Below Maintenance Operations .. 3- 16 Recovery Operations .. 3- 21 Battle Damage Assessment and Repair .. 3- 24 Retrograde and Reconstitution Operations .. 3- 31 Chapter 4 Maintenance MANAGEMENT .. 4-1 Maintenance Management Process .. 4-1 Common Operations Picture .. 4-2 +Levels of Management .. 4-3 Quality Assurance and Quality Control .. 4-9 Chapter 5 REPAIR PARTS SUPPLY Operations .. 5-1 Maintenance Related Stocks .. 5-1 Repair Parts Management .. 5-3 Chapter 6 TMDE CALIBRATION AND REPAIR SUPPORT.

7 6-1 General Overview .. 6-1 +Military Area Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Support .. 6-4 Chapter 7 OTHER Maintenance ACTIVITIES .. 7-1 +Communication and Electronics 7-1 Missile System Maintenance .. 7-9 army Watercraft Maintenance .. 7- 12 Aviation Maintenance .. 7- 17 army Air Traffic Service Tactical System Maintenance .. 7- 19 Medical Maintenance .. 7- 21 Appendix A +GEOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR Maintenance Operations .. A-1 Appendix B + Maintenance MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GROUND) .. B-1 Appendix C +MAC AND SOURCE Maintenance AND RECOVERABILITY CODES .. C-1 +GLOSSARY .. Glossary-1 +REFERENCES.

8 References- 1 +INDEX .. Index -1 Figures +Figure 1-1. MAC with system operator or crew member field-level Maintenance tasks circled .. 1-9+Figure 1-2. MAC with field-level Maintenance performed by a maintainer circled .. 1- 10 +Figure 1-3. Legacy MAC with circled tasks associated with organizational level Maintenance 1- 10+Figure 1-4. MAC with sustainment-level Maintenance below depot level tasks circled .. 1- 11 +Figure 1-5. MAC with sustainment-level Maintenance tasks at the depot level circled .. 1- 12 Contents 19 November 2019 ATP 4-33, C1 iii +Figure 2-1. Support Maintenance company .. 2- 12 +Figure 2-2.

9 Support Maintenance company, battlefield array .. 2- 12 +Figure 2-3. Classification and inspection company .. 2- 14 Figure 2-4. Classification and inspection company, battlefield array .. 2- 14 Figure 2-5. Brigade support battalion .. 2- 16 Figure 2-6. BSB supporting an ABCT, battlefield 2- 17 Figure 2-7. Maneuver enhancement brigade .. 2- 18 Figure 2-8. Maneuver enhancement brigade, battlefield array .. 2- 19 Figure 2-9. Field artillery brigade headquarters and service company .. 2- 20 Figure 2-10. Field artillery brigade headquarters and service company, battlefield array .. 2- 21 Figure 2-11. Infantry task force support company.

10 2- 22 Figure 2-12. Infantry task force support company, battlefield array .. 2- 23 Figure 2-13. BSB field Maintenance company in an ABCT .. 2- 25 Figure 2-14. BSB field Maintenance company in an ABCT, battlefield array .. 2- 25 Figure 2-15. FSC supporting a combined arms battalion .. 2- 27 Figure 2-16. FSC supporting a combined arms battalion, battlefield array .. 2- 28 +Figure surge team configurations .. 2- 29 +Figure 2-18. Maintenance surge team, battlefield array.. 2- 30 Figure 3-1. The Maintenance planning process .. 3-2 Figure 3-2. Managing battlefield Maintenance support .. 3-5 Figure 3-3. Brigade support battalion support Operations section.