Which function describes the Precision Guided Munitions Maintenance section?

• A. Surveillance inspections of munitions
• B. Deliver munitions to aircraft
• C. Record transactions for munitions assets
• D. Inspect, maintain, assemble, disassemble, and test assigned missiles and components

Answer: (D)

The function of the Precision Guided Munitions Maintenance section is to perform the hands-on care that keeps missiles and their components safe, reliable, and ready for use. This includes inspecting missiles and their parts for damage or wear, conducting preventive and corrective maintenance, assembling and disassembling missiles as needed for repair or inspection, and testing to verify that guidance, sensing, safing, and other critical systems function correctly. This combination ensures PGMs are safe to handle and meet flight readiness standards.

Surveillance inspections of munitions focus on checking condition as a separate monitoring activity, rather than performing the actual maintenance or assembly work. Delivering munitions to aircraft describes the loading/armament process, not maintenance. Recording transactions for munitions assets is about accountability and inventory, not the hands-on maintenance tasks.