Finding needles in the PS magazine haystack.

PS MAGAZINE IS PACKED WITH INFO! THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR STRENGTH

BUT MANY SOLDIERS TOLD US THEY WANTED A TOOL FOR SEARCHING ALL THAT INFO.

NOW WE CAN HELP YOU FIND WHAT'S NEEDLING YOU. OUR NEW SEARCH TOOL IS EASY TO USE!

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HERE'S HOW IT WORKS. GO TO OUR WEBSITE: https://www.logsa.army.mil/psmag/psonline.html

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I'VE BEEN ADDED TO THE PS MAGAZINE HOMEPAGE!

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WE ADDED OUR SEARCH TOOL TO THE WEBSITE IN AUG 06.

A MAJOR FEATURE OF THE SEARCH TOOL IS ITS CLEAN DESIGN.

THE SEARCH PAGE IS SHOWN IN THE FIGURE BELOW.

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THE SEARCH TOOL ALLOWS READERS TO SEARCH FOR WORDS, NOMENCLATURE, NSNS, TM AND MODEL NUMBERS ... VIRTUALLY ANY TERM PRINTED IN THE MAGAZINE.

ALL THE PS PDF FILES FROM 2000 FORWARD ARE SEARCHABLE.

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WE PURPOSELY DIDN'T INCLUDE ISSUES PRIOR TO 2000 BECAUSE THAT INFO ISN'T AS UP-TO-DATE.

THIS IS AGE DISCRIMINATION!

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HELPFUL HINTS NOT ONLY PROVIDES THE HINTS FOUND IN THIS ARTICLE, BUT A SHORT POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ALSO WALKS YOU THROUGH THE SEARCH TOOL'S FEATURES.

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THE RESULTS PAGE RESTATES YOUR SEARCH CRITERIA AND TELLS YOU HOW MANY RESULTS WERE FOUND. RESULTS ARE DISPLAYED IN GROUPS OF TEN.

IF YOU CLICK ON ALL YOU CAN SCROLL THROUGH ALL THE RESULTS.

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THE MOST CURRENT ARTICLES ARE LISTED FIRST, AND TITLE LINES ARE LINKED TO THEIR ARTICLES.

THE SUMMARY IS TEXT LIFTED FROM THE ARTICLE. IF THE SEARCH TERM IS FOUND IN THE SUMMARY, IT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED.

IF YOU WANT TO CONDUCT A NEW SEARCH, THE SEARCH AGAIN BUTTON IS AVAILABLE AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE RESULTS LIST.

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HELPFUL HINTS

* Conduct searches using as few terms as possible to get broad results. HMMWV is better than high mobility multi-purpose wheeled vehicle.

* Using more search terms will produce fewer, but more specific results. A search for HMMWV alternator will find articles about alternators on HMMWVs.

* Place multiple search terms in quotes to find only those articles that contain all of the search terms in the specified order. "recovery vehicle" = 64 items vs recovery vehicle = 74 items.

* If the desired info is not found, try using fewer or related search terms.

* For model numbers, a search for the basic form may give you better results. If looking for the thermal sight, AN/PAS-13(V)3, use AN/PAS-13 or AN/PAS-13*.

* The tool searches for terms at the beginning of a word. "drive" returns drive, drives, driver, driven, driving, driveshaft; but it may also find screwdriver.

* Searches aRe not CAse sensitive.

THESE HELPFUL HINTS WILL IMPROVE YOURE SEARCHES.

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Wild Cards 

The asterisk (*) replaces any character(s) before or after the search term.

* If you know the first part of a search term, use a trailing asterisk. 5940-01-517* will return pages with NSN 5940-01-517-7731, for example.

* If you know only the last four numbers in an NSN, use the (*) before it. "7731 will find pages with NSN 5940-01-517-7731, for example.

* If you know only the middle part of a search term, use an (*) before and after: *517* will return NSN 5940-01-517-7731, for example.

* The question mark (?) matches any character in a specific position. 09?04?2006 will find articles with 09-04-2006 or 09/04/2006, for example.

* The asterisk (*) and question mark (?) wild cards can be used together. TM 9?2320?387* will find articles with TM 9-2320-387-10, for example.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE ALWAYS TIMES WHEN YOU CAN'T RECALL THE WHOLE NSN OR TM NUMBER.

IN THAT CASE, OUR WILD CARDS MAY COME IN HANDY.

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WE HOPE YOU'LL USE OUR SEARCH TOOL ... WE DO!

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