REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR).

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Reporting of Transportation Discrepancies. Fill out and forward a Transportation Discrepancy Report (TDR)

(SF 361) as prescribed by AR 55-38/NAVSUPINST 4610.33C/AFR 75-18/MCO P4610.19D/DLAR 4500.15.

1-4. REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR).

If your equipment needs improvement, let us know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us

what you don't like about your equipment. Let us know why you don't like the design or performance. Put it on

an SF 365 (Product Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to us at Commander, U.S. Army Communications-

Electronics Command, Communications Security Logistics Activity, ATTN: SELCL-EP-A, Fort Huachuca, AZ

85613-7090. We'll send you a reply.

1-5. DESTRUCTION OF ARMY MATERIEL TO PREVENT ENEMY USE

AUTHORIZATION. Destruction of equipment, and associated keying materiel and devices, to prevent further

use will be accomplished in accordance with the Communications Security (COMSEC) emergency plan for your

unit. if time will not permit implementation of the emergency plan, destruction will be accomplished upon the

order of the senior person present.

PRIORITIES. In an emergency where it is neither possible to afford continued protection to COMSEC materiel,

nor to evacuate it to a secure area, the highest priority must be give to the destruction of keying materiel to

prevent its falling into unauthorized hands. The general priority for emergency destruction of COMSEC materiel

is as follows:

(1)

All superseded and currently effective keying materiel. Destruction of keying materiel includes zeroizing

all keyed equipment.

(2)

TOP SECRET and multiholder keying materiel which is to become effective within the next 30 days.

(3)

SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL multiholder keying materiel which is to become effective within the next

30 days.

(4)

Sensitive pages of equipment maintenance manuals (or the complete manual).

(5)

Classified printed circuit boards and module boards.

(6)

Remaining classified COMSEC materiel, including all remaining future keying materiel.

METHODS AND MATERIALS. The selection of adequate destruction materials to be used in an emergency is

the responsibility of the Commander, and should be based on a comprehensive evaluation of conditions.

KEYING MATERIEL AND COMSEC DOCUMENTS. In an emergency situation, keying materiel and other

classified COMSEC publications may be destroyed by any means which, in the judgment of the person(s)

involved, and in due consideration of time resources available, will result in the least likelihood of unauthorized

recovery. Any of the devices or methods approved for routine destruction are acceptable. Reference TB 38041-

( ) series.

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