Mobile TMDE Support Team

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Mobile TMDE Support Team. An organizational element of a TSC that provides

TMDE C&RS normally at customer sites. It consists of TMDE C&RS equipment and is

staffed with TMDE support personnel. It is a functional element of the TSC when not

operating in a mobile configuration.

National Instrument Historical File. A data file maintained by HQ, USATA, that

contains Army wide information about C&RS actions on each instrument.

National Standard. Measurement standard maintained by NIST or the Naval

observatory for time and time interval constituting the highest level of accuracy and

legal basis for measurement in the United States.

Precise Time. A time requirement accurate to within 10 milliseconds. Time signifies

epoch, that is the designation of an instant on a selected time scale, astronomical or

atomic. It is used in the sense of time of day.

Primary Reference Standard. Measurement standards representing the highest level

of measurement capability within the Army TMDE calibration and repair program

which are normally used and maintained by the U.S. Army Primary Standards

Laboratory (USAPSL) and Army Primary Nucleonic Laboratories.

RADIAC Meter. A portable TMDE such as Geiger counter or ionization chamber used

to detect nuclear radiation and dose rate. RADIAC meters may be used to detect or

measure alpha, beta, gamma, x-rays, or neutron radiation.

Repair. To restore an item to a serviceable condition through correction of a specific

failure or unserviceable condition.

Secondary Reference Standards . A set of measurement standards and accessories

which are normally used in a fixed facility laboratory environment and maintained by

ACLs.

Secondary Transfer Standards. A set of measurement standards and accessories

which are used in a mobile or fixed configuration by ATSTs and TSCS.

Test Equipment. Equipment used to determine characteristics or values using specific

procedures and/or methods to make a reference measurement.

Test, Measurement, And Diagnostic Equipment. Any system or device used to

evaluate the operational condition of an end item or subsystem thereof to identify and/or

isolate any actual or potential malfunction. TMDE includes diagnostic and prognostic

equipment, semiautomatic and automatic test equipment (with issued software), and

calibration test or measurement equipment. (NOTE: When the term TMDE is used, it

refers to both TMDE-GP and TMDE-SP.)

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