Description
DPAS does not identify an asset as nuclear certified, reimbursable or mission critical when opening a work order. Fleet analysts and technicians need a simple, standard and repeatable solution to distinguish nuclear certified, reimbursable or mission critical assets to properly manage, direct actions or perform maintenance.
Recommended
Create Nuclear indicator (NCE), nuclear restricted indicator (NCE-R) and nuclear restricted remarks (i.e., Restricted Remarks) fields to reflect an asset as nuclear certified in 3 locations; the Custodian Asset Report (inventory), the MAM in M&U and on the asset work order (electronic and/or print).
Add checkbox in the "fields" section of both PA and M&U inquiries allowing queries and quick identification of nuclear certified assets.
Ideally, load the nuclear indicator against the NSN at the catalog level with a field indicating "NCE".
However, the Air Force requires editing field because assets within a specific NSN become restricted and the ability to remove the NCE designator from a specific asset, switching to NCE-R.
Recommend accompanying the NCE-R designator field with a "restricted comments box" with enough free text characters to easily input why restriction exists on a nuclear asset.
Additionally, add two additional fields identifying Reimbursable and Mission Critical assets.
Recommend drop down field selections with A/U/D on the MAM. Locate the fields on the Basic tab.
Name the Fields and drop down selections: "Remb/Refd" with provisions to choose either "3" for reimbursable or "4" for refundable" and "Msn Crt" displays a "C" for mission critical.
Blank Fields for the conditions not applicable.
The field names Remb/Refd and Msn Crt must reflect on the basic work order (electronic and print) when processing a work order.
Additionally, all fields (to include cost centers) must be easily identifiable when pulling a Maint Asset inquiry or a work order/sub work order inquiry.
Mission Critical
Critical. It is imperative Air Force managers and technicians know a nuclear certified asset's certification to handle special cargo. Nuclear certified assets follow additional rules governing maintenance; requiring the technician an easily identifiable indicator on the work order for compliance with AFI 63-125, Nuclear Certification Program. Furthermore, it is imperative an easily identifiable indicator and inquiry for refundable or reimbursable assets to manage sustainment funds as well as the ability to easily identify mission critical assets per AFI 24-302, Vehicle Management.
Benefits
Benefits of implementing change includes safety and movement of special weapons, proper accountability of nuclear support equipment mission sets, saving research time opening a work orders, potential improper maintenance actions on nuclear surety assets, and proper visual restriction of nuclear certified status. Additionally, save time identifying refundable and reimbursable assets as well as improve accuracy of financial reporting.
Users
All Air Force asset managers (i.e., vehicles and equipment) utilize this information for day-to-day management purposes.
Partially Completed – Release 2023.2.4 – 19 May 2023
Partially Completed – Release 2023.2.7 – 30 June 2023
Partially Completed – Release 2023.3.3 – 11 August 2023
Completed - Release 2023.3.3
