Chapter 3

USAF ARDF Equipment: Maintenance

The Air Force' decision to split the ARDF operation between the TEWS and SS units, and its general maintenance philosophy, have fragmented the maintenance of USAF ARDF aircraft and special equipment. The TEWS have control of aircraft maintenance only up through the organizational maintenance level. Full field maintenance is the responsibility of other organizations. An exception to this is the 360th TEWS, because the parent 460th TRW happens to have full maintenance responsibility for all aircraft at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon. The other TEWS depend upon the 14th Air Commando Wing at Nha Trang and the 633rd Combat Support Group at Pleiku for full field maintenance. The maintenance of the AN/ALR-34 and associated equipment is the responsibility of the SS units.