*SB 742-1370-94-700
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY SUPPLY BULLETIN
SIGNAL, ILLUMINATION, GROUND: PARACHUTE,
RED STAR, M126 SERIES; WHITE STAR, M127 SERIES;
GREEN STAR, M195 AMMUNITION SURVEILLANCE
PROCEDURE
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC
20 March 1981
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Page
Purpose and scope .......................................................................................................................... 1
Errors, omissions and recommended changes ................................................................................ 2
Safety ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Personnel ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Size of sample .................................................................................................................................. 5
Sample selection ............................................................................................................................ 6
Surveillance test equipment ............................................................................................................. 7
Preparation for test ........................................................................................................................... 8
Test procedure ................................................................................................................................. 9
Observations .................................................................................................................................. 10
Classification of defects.................................................................................................................. 11
Nonfunctioning defects ................................................................................................................... 12
Functioning defects ........................................................................................................................ 13
Evaluation....................................................................................................................................... 14
Records and reports ....................................................................................................................... 15
1. Purpose and Scope. This bulletin when used in
bulletin are mandatory for use by all Department of the
conjunction with SB 742-1, provides a method for
Army organizations within CONUS and OCONUS with an
determining the serviceability of the following
ammunition receipt, storage, and distribution mission.
items:
This bulletin is not intended for use by organizations with
stocks in basic loads. Additional information pertaining
Nomenclature
DODAC
to frequency of test, sample selection, defect standards,
Signal, Illumination, Ground: Parachute, 1370-L311
reports, and records are contained in SB 742-1.
Red Star, M126 Series
Signal, Illumination, Ground: Parachute, 1370-L312
2. Errors, Omissions, and Recommended Changes.
White Star, M127 Series
Direct reporting of errors, omissions, and recom
mendations for improving this bulletin is authorized and
Signal, Illumination, Ground: Parachute, 1370-L305
encouraged. DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes
Green Star, M195
to Publications and Blank Forms) will be completed and
forwarded to Commander, ARRCOM, ATTN: DRSAR-
The function testing in this procedure will be
QAS, Rock Island, IL 61299.
accomplished under a centralized control program
managed by the US Army Armament Materiel Readiness
3. Safety. The surveillance function testing must be
Command (ARRCOM), DRSAR-QAS, Rock Island, IL
conducted in accordance with the provisions set
61299. The bulletin is to be used in the assessment of
the serviceability of individual signals and their containers
when the signals are packed one per container. When
more than one signal is packed per container, this
bulletin applies to the individual signal only. The
provisions of this
*This bulletin supersedes SB 742-1370-31, 6
October 1971.
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