Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE SURVEILLANCE INTEGRATED PROCESSING
FACILITY V-XX3/AN-TSQ-176(Z48553)IS THE THIRD OF FOUR 8'X40'
ELECTRONIC SHELTERS WHICH IS PART OF THE GUARDRAIL/COMMON SENSOR
SYSTEM 1(GRCS-1) AN/USD-9C INTEGRATED PROCESSING FACILITY.  IN THIS
ANALYST VAN THERE ARE SIX OPERATOR STATIONS IN WHICH COMINT AND ELINT
INTERCEPT LOCATION ANALYSES, MISSION MANAGEMENT AND TRAFFIC ANALYSES
TASKS ARE PERFORMED.  AN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT IS TO PERFORM SPECIAL
SIGNAL PROCESSING.

   B.  CAPABILITIES:  THIS VAN IS USED WITH THE THREE OTHER VANS IN
THE GRCS-1 PROCESSING COMPLEX TO OBSERVE,ANALYZE AND PROCESS DATA
RELAYED FROM THE AIRBORNE RELAY FACILITY (ARF), AN/ARW-83(V)7,
(Z04300,BOIP M087AA). THIS VAN CONTAINS THE MAIN SYSTEM COMPUTER.

   C.  EMPLOYMENT:  THIS SYSTEM IS TO BE EMPLOYED ONLY AT THE
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE, AERIAL EXPLOITATION BATTALION,
CORPS. (34418C100)

   D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:  ONE PER AVIATION CO (ELECTRONIC WARFARE),
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION (AERIAL EXPLOITATION), CORPS.

   E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  THIS VAN OPERATES ON 30.75KW POWER AT
60 HZ.   POWER IS SUPPLIED BY THE POWER PLANT ELECTRIC TRAILER
MOUNTED AN/MJQ-44, (Z75613, BOIP M087AF).

   F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  THIS VAN REQUIRES ONE TRUCK
TRACTOR (Z85409) FOR MOBILITY.

   G.  PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS.

       1.  OPERATOR: THE NUMBER OF DIRECT OPERATORS REQUIRED TO
OPERATE/CREW THIS VAN IS 14 EACH MOS 98C/98G/98J PERSONNEL.

       2.  MAINTAINERS:

            A.   UL MAINTENANCE:  33R, 52C, 63S, 63B

            B.   DS MAINTENANCE:  33R, 52C, 63W, 63W

            C.   GS MAINTENANCE:  44B, 52C, 63W

   H.  SPECIAL NOTES:

     1.  AS OF JUNE 1993, THE HISTORY OF THE GUARDRAIL FAMILY
IS AS FOLLOWS:

         THE BASE ITEM IN ALL AERIAL EXPLOITATION BATTALIONS IS
GUARDRAIL V (GRV).

         GRV WAS FIELDED TO USAREUR, 15TH MI BN, FT HOOD and
224TH MI BN, HUNTER ARMY AIR FIELD, GA. GRV WAS REPLACED BY IGRV,
AN/USD-9A, AT USAREUR AND FT HOOD.   THE IGRV IN USAREUR WAS THEN
REPLACED BY THE GUARDRAIL COMMON SENSOR SYSTEM 4 (GRCS-4), WHILE
THE IGRV IN FT HOOD IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED BY THE GUARDRAIL
COMMON SENSOR SYSTEM 2 (GRCS-2) IN 1997. GRV WAS REPLACED BY
GRCS-1 IN THE 224TH MI BN IN SEP 93.

     2.  GRCS-1 CONSISTS  OF THE FOLLOWING LINS:

         Z04300 (M087AA), Z48621 (M087AB), Z32369 (M087AC),
         Z48553 (M087AD), Z32437 (M087AE), Z75613 (M087AF),
         Z16650 (M087AG), Z35531 (M087AH), Z42189 (M087MA),
         Z38388 (M087MB), Z38320 (M087MC).

     3.  BOING IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLICATION IN AR 71-13.

     4.    GRCS-1 REPLACES THE QUICKLOOK SYSTEM IN THE AVN CO
AERIAL SURVEULLANCE OF THE AEB.  ALL PEOPLE WERE REPLACED USING
M087AA.  EQUIPMENT WAS REPLACED USING M087AA, M087MC AND M087AB.

     5.  THE FLUID CONFIGURATION OF THE WORK STATIONS IN THIS VAN
ALLOW FOR DIFFERENT CMF 98 MOS'S TO OPERATE DIFFERENT CONSOLES BASED
UPON THE CURRENT MISSION ASSIGNED.  THIS CONFIGURATION OF 14 EA CMF
98 PERSONNEL REQUIRED FOR THIS PRINCIPLE LINE ITEM WERE COMBINED WITH
THE OVERALL 98C/98G/98J REQUIREMENTS, STANDARD OF GRADED (SGA'd) AND
DOCUMENTED USING BOIP M087AA.

     6.  SUPERVISORS FOR THIS BOIP CONSIST OF 352C, 352G, 98C, 98G,
AND 98J.  THESE POSITIONS WERE ADDED BASED ON SGA IN AR'S 611-112 AND
611-201.