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1 navy TRAINING SYSTEM PLANFORARMAMENT WEAPONSSUPPORT EQUIPMENTN88-NTSP-A-50-8604B/DJANUARY 2002N88-NTSP-A-50-8604B/DJanuary 2002 ARMAMENT WEAPONS SUPPORT EQUIPMENTiEXECUTIVE SUMMARYT raditionally, custody and maintenance responsibilities of Armament Weapons SupportEquipment (AWSE) were assigned to the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department(AIMD). In 1986, intermediate maintenance responsibilities were transferred from the AIMD tothe Weapons Department under the Armament Weapons Support Equipment Program (AWSEP).AWSEP implements Office of the Chief of Naval Operations policies for the allowance,management, and maintenance of conventional AWSE. Office of the Chief of Naval OperationsInstruction ( opnavinst ) revised this program by removing the Program statusleaving the title as AWSE. This change included the United States Marine Corps (USMC) as partof the AWSE effort, as they were exempt from the AWSEP program when implemented.

2 AWSEis assigned to the AIMD and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) as custodian, and isissued to the Weapons Department under long term sub-custody, along with the maintenanceresponsibilities. The custodian AIMD/ MALS assumes maintenance actions that are beyond thecapability of the Weapons Department. AWSE is in the Operations and Support phase of theDefense Acquisition associated with AWSE is performed at the three levels of maintenance asprescribed by the Naval Ordnance Maintenance Management Program opnavinst the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program, opnavinst The maintenancemanagement of AWSE is an intermediate level function within the Weapons Department andMALS. Maintenance management of AWSE is within the capability of the AviationOrdnanceman (AO) rating and existing navy Enlisted Classifications (NECs).

3 USMC personnelholding Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 6541 perform AWSE functions at the TRAINING track for AWSE maintenance management has been changed. TrainingTrack, D/E-646-7100, is currently in use and has been modified by the model manager to intensifyordnance-related data. This TRAINING track modification includes a course specifically designed forNavy AO personnel for the maintenance management of weapons support equipment. Thismodification changed the current TRAINING track length from weeks to weeks. Uponsuccessful completion of this track, students are awarded NEC 6810. TRAINING track D/E-646-7100 has never included USMC personnel, despite the requirement for MALS to establish and runthe AWSE Work Center 731. USMC personnel with MOS 6541 receive their AWSE maintenance management TRAINING through On-the-Job TRAINING (OJT).

4 N88-NTSP-A-50-8604B/DJanuary 2002 ARMAMENT WEAPONS SUPPORT EQUIPMENTiiTABLE OF CONTENTSPageExecutive of I - TECHNICAL PROGRAM , Personnel, and TRAINING Test and Operational and/or Equipment/ SYSTEM /Subsystem of New (In-Service) Furnished Equipment and Contractor Furnished Equipment NTSP's and Other Applicable II -BILLET AND PERSONNEL III - TRAINING IV - TRAINING LOGISTICS SUPPORT V -MPT VI -DECISION ITEMS/ACTION VII -POINTS OF 2002 ARMAMENT WEAPONS SUPPORT EQUIPMENTiiiLIST OF ACRONYMSAIMDA ircraft Intermediate Maintenance DepartmentAHEA rmament Handling EquipmentAMTCSA viation Maintenance TRAINING Continuum SystemAOAviation OrdnancemanASEA rmament Support EquipmentASMA viation Maintenance Continuum-Software ModuleAWSEA rmament Weapons Support EquipmentAWSEPA rmament Weapons Support Equipment ProgramCAIC omputer Aided InstructionCINC ourse Identification NumberCINCLANTFLTC ommander In Chief Atlantic FleetCINCPACFLTC ommander In Chief Pacific FleetCMIC omputer Managed InstructionCNETC hief

5 Of Naval Education and TrainingCNOC hief of Naval OperationsCOMNAVAIRLANTC ommander Naval Air Forces Atlantic FleetCOTSC ommercial Off The ShelfCVAircraft CarrierCVNA ircraft Carrier NuclearDTDevelopmental TestFYFiscal YearICWI nteractive CoursewareIMRLI ndividual Material Readiness ListLAMSL ocal Asset Management SystemLRCL earning Resource CenterLSEL ogistics Support EquipmentMALSM arine Aviation Logistics SquadronMATMEPM aintenance TRAINING Management and Evaluation ProgramsMCCDCM arine Corps Combat Development CommandMTIPM aintenance TRAINING Improvement ProgramMTUM aintenance TRAINING UnitN88-NTSP-A-50-8604B/DJanuary 2002 ARMAMENT WEAPONS SUPPORT EQUIPMENTivLIST OF ACRONYMSMOSM ilitary Occupational SpecialtyNANot ApplicableNAMPN aval Aviation Maintenance ProgramNAMTRAUN aval Air Maintenance TRAINING UnitNASN aval Air StationNATECN aval Air Technical Data and Engineering Service CommandNAVAIRSYSCOMN aval Air Systems CommandNAVPERSCOMN aval Personnel CommandNECNavy Enlisted ClassificationNOMMPN aval Ordnance Maintenance Management ProgramNTSPNavy TRAINING SYSTEM PlanOJTOn-the-Job TrainingOPNAVO ffice of the Chief of Naval OperationsOPNAVINSTC hief of Naval Operations InstructionOPOOPNAV Principal OfficialOTOperational TestRFTR eady For TrainingPHS&TPackaging Shipping Handling & TransportationSESupport EquipmentSERMISS upport Equipment Resource Management Information SystemTDTraining DeviceTTET echnical TRAINING EquipmentTYCOMType CommanderUSMCU nited States Marine CorpsUSSU nited States ShipWSEW eapons Support EquipmentN88-NTSP-A-50-8604B/DJanuary 2002 ARMAMENT WEAPONS SUPPORT

6 EQUIPMENTvPREFACEThis Draft navy TRAINING SYSTEM plan (NTSP) is an update to the Armament WeaponsSupport Equipment Program Draft NTSP, N88-NTSP-A-50-8604B/D, dated May 2000. It hasbeen developed by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM), in accordance withOPNAVINST , to identify Manpower, Personnel, and TRAINING requirements associatedwith the maintenance management of Armament Weapons Support Equipment (AWSE).All fleet comments have been incorporated along with the major changes and updateslisted below:PART IThis part deletes outdated information, incorporates changes to formal TRAINING ,including a new course in the AWSE maintenance manager TRAINING track and a newNavy Enlisted Classification (NEC) 6811 awarding TRAINING track for IIThis part has been recalculated to depict current billet requirements of fleet supportunits through Fiscal Year (FY)

7 IIIIn addition to reflecting the changes mentioned above, this part has been recalculatedto depict chargeable student billets through IVThis part has been updated to include support materials and TRAINING equipmentrequired for the AWSE maintenance manager- TRAINING track and AWSE techniciantraining VThis part has been updated to include major VINo changes have been VIIThis part has been updated to reflect current Points of 2002 PART I - TECHNICAL PROGRAM DATAA. TITLE-NOMENCLATURE-PROGRAM1. Nomenclature-Title-Acronym. Armament Weapons Support Equipment (AWSE)2. Program Element. Not Applicable (NA)B. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION1. SYSTEM MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, AND TRAINING PRINCIPALSOPNAV Principal Official (OPO) Program CNO (N781C8)OPO Resource CNO (N781C8)Developing NAVAIRSYSCOM (PMA260) TRAINING CINCLANTFLTCINCPACFLTCNETMCCDCT raining Support NAVAIRSYSCOM (PMA205)Manpower and Personnel Mission CNO (N1)Director of Naval TRAINING .

8 CNO (N79)Chief of Naval NAVPERSCOM(PERS-4, PERS-40)Marine Corps Force MCCDC (C53250)I-2D. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION1. Operational Uses. AWSE is identified by three functional areas, Armament SupportEquipment (ASE), Armament Handling Equipment (AHE), and Weapons Support Equipment(WSE). AWSE is used to support aircraft installed armament systems and is used primarily byorganizational or intermediate level maintenance activities. AWSE also includes specializeddevices used to provide direct support to the aircraft or launch platform, such as bomb hoists,linkless ammunition loading systems, and weapons loaders. It also includes all equipment whoseprimary function is support of the explosive ordnance component or weapon. WSE is used byOrganizational, Intermediate, and Depot level maintenance activities, to provide direct support tothe weapon community, examples of WSE include hoisting beams, handlift trucks, skids, trailers,adapters, and weapons assembly Foreign Military Sales.

9 NAE. DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND OPERATIONAL TEST1. Developmental Test and Operational Test Not Completed. New AWSE components are developed as required, normally with the introduction of new Tests (DT) and Operational Tests (OT) are performed by, naval civilian personnelat Lakehurst New Jersey, Point Mugu, California, and Patuxent River Maryland. There is little orno impact on naval manpower or personnel associated with the introduction of newly developedAWSE. TRAINING associated with the introduction of new AWSE is rolled into existing courses ofinstruction and will have minimal impact on TRAINING personnel requirements. Large items ofAWSE such as munitions loaders etc. are looked at for the requirement to have their own NTSPand if deemed a requirement the NTSP will address MPT issues associated with the newdevelopment.

10 DT and OT will be required as an ongoing process with the introduction of newequipment. This NTSP is for a program and not a SYSTEM , and therefore consists of manyindividual Developmental Test and Operational Test Completed. DT and OT testing has beencompleted on all fielded AWSE. Fleet operational investigations for the Armament WeaponsSupport Equipment Program (AWSEP) were successfully conducted from February 1980 toMarch 1983 at the following locations: United States Ship (USS) John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier (CV-67) Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Virginia USS Constellation (CV-64) NAS Miramar, California Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 14, Cherry Point, North Carolina NAS Moffett Field, California Naval Aviation Weapons Facility Saint Mawgan, United KingdomI-3F. AIRCRAFT AND/OR EQUIPMENT/ SYSTEM /SUBSYSTEM REPLACED.