INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING MILES POCKET REFERENCE CARD INSPECTION AND MOUNTING OF HELMET HARNESS
1. Pick up HELMET HARNESS. Ensure that there are five
INSPECT AND MOUNT THE SMALL ARMS TRANSMITTER black plastic DETECTOR CAPS present an the harness.
Unfasten the velcro TAPE FASTENER FLAP. Hold the HELMET
1. Examine TRANSMITTER LENS. Ensure it is clean and not HARNESS by the ELECTRONICS BOX in your left hand.
cracked. 2. Pick up helmet and place the HELMET HARNESS ELECTRONICS
2. Examine MICROPHONE. It must be clear of dirt and other BOX at the rear of the helmet and hold in place with your
debris. Ensure MICROPHONE BLACK PROTECTIVE PAD is present. right hand. Use left hand to pull the INDUCTIVE LOOP over
3. Open BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER, ensure battery is the helmet rim all the way around.
inserted with battery contacts facing into the 3. Fasten the velcro TAPE FASTENER FLAP tightly so that
compartment. Close BATTERY COMPARTMENT COVER and tighten the harness is snug to the helmet.
THUMBSCREW. 4. Pull the LEFT CHIN STRAP between the INDUCTIVE LOOP and
4. While watching the FIRING INDICATOR LIGHT, turn YELLOW the helmet rim. This ensures that the HELMET HARNESS
WEAPONS KEY to the ON position. Ensure the FIRING cannot be lost as long as the chin strap is fastened.
INDICATOR LIGHT flashes 1 to 4 times. (If light does not
flash or flashes continuously, replace the battery.) Turn INSPECTION AND MOUNTING THE TORSO HARNESS
the YELLOW WEAPONS KEY to the OFF position. 1. Pick up the TORSO HARNESS. Ensure there are eight black
5. Hold the transmitter upside down with your left hand plastic DETECTOR CAPS present. Check the HORN ALARM and KEY
with both clamps fully open and the FRONT SIGHT GUIDES RECEPTACLE to ensure they are clean and free of dirt.
pointing toward you. Hold rifle upside down with the 2. Pull the TORSO HARNESS over your head and position the
MAGAZINE WELL positioned under your right armpit. Position HORN ALARM underneath your left ear and place ELECTRONICS
your right hand near the FRONT SIGHT POST so that you can BOX over the thick webbing pad of your LOAD CARRYING
steady the rifle and hold the transmitter in place during EQUIPMENT SUSPENDERS. Secure the TORSO HARNESS FRONT STRAPS
mounting. Slide TRANSMITTER FRONT SIGHT POST GUIDES over to your pistol belt either by clipping to the pistol belt
the RIFLE FRONT SIGHT POST. Use thumb to close DIAMOND or by passing underneath the pistol belt and clipping to
SHAPED CLAMP over the barrel. the TORSO HARNESS ADJUSTING CLIPS. The front straps must
6. If using the M16A1 rifle, slide SPACER directly over be tight enough to prevent the ELECTRONICS BOX from
the barrel. Close the SPRING CLAMP and lock in place slipping down on your back.
by pressing on center of clamp. 3. Have your partner fasten the TORSO HARNESS BACK STRAPS
If using M16A2 rifle, SPACER must be positioned OFF the to your pistol belt, either by clipping to the pistol belt
barrel, next to and parallel with the DIAMOND CLAMP or by passing underneath the pistol belt and clipping to
HINGE. Close SPRING CLAMP and lock in place by the TORSO HARNESS ADJUSTING CLIPS.
pressing on the center of the clamp.
7. Position BLANK FIRE ADAPTOR so that a flat side is NOTE: If soldiers install their own batteries, inspect the
facing the TRANSMITTER LENS and the smaller OPEN SIDE faces battery boxes for cracked or missing white plastic BATTERY
the TRANSMITTER MICROPHONE. CONTACT POINT GUIDE, torn or missing RUBBER WATERPROOF
SEAL, and ensure that the THUMBSCREW has a LOCK WASHER.
Install batteries flat end first after matching the large
------------------------------------------------------------ battery contact to the large receptacle of the BATTERY
GTA 25-06-022 OCTOBER 1989 CONTACT POINT GUIDE. Soldiers need their YELLOW WEAPONS KEY
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY to turn off the HORN ALARM when the battery is installed.
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