PS Magazine Online

PS Magazine — formally PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly — was the U.S. Army's illustrated preventive-maintenance publication for Soldiers, mechanics, and supply specialists. After 73 years of continuous publication, the Army ended the magazine's mission effective September 30, 2024, as part of Headquarters Department of the Army-directed reductions to civilian staff authorizations. The legacy logsa.army.mil link in this directory is dead; its 804-issue archive is preserved online by U.S. Army Sustainment Command.

What it is

PS Magazine delivered practical, field-level preventive-maintenance and supply guidance — equipment care tips, common-fault fixes, and maintenance reminders — in a distinctive cartoon-illustrated format that made it one of the Army's most recognizable technical publications. It supplemented, rather than replaced, official technical manuals. The magazine transitioned from print to a fully digital publication after its final hard-copy issue in November 2019.

Who operated it

PS Magazine was published under U.S. Army Sustainment Command's Redstone Arsenal Detachment, at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. It was previously associated with the Logistics Support Activity (LOGSA), reflecting earlier Army logistics-command reorganizations; LOGSA's functions were absorbed into Army Materiel Command over the years preceding the magazine's shutdown. Reader inquiries and new-article production wound down through 2024 as writing staff were reassigned or retired.

Access

PS Magazine no longer publishes new content and has no active reader-service function — it is decommissioned as an operating tool. The 804-issue historical archive (1951–2024) remains publicly viewable, at no cost and without an account, through the U.S. Army Sustainment Command's PS Magazine Archive, with an additional full mirror hosted on DVIDS (Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System). The directory's stored access type of "public" reflected the archive's open availability, not an active service.

How logisticians use it

While active, PS Magazine was a standard companion reference for Army maintainers and supply technicians — offering plain-language explanations of maintenance procedures, common equipment problems, and safety notes that were easier to digest quickly than a full technical manual. Today, the archive still functions as a historical and training reference: units and instructors cite specific back issues for legacy equipment guidance, and the illustrated format remains a widely referenced example of technical-communication design within Army maintenance circles.

History & lineage

The magazine began in 1951 and ran continuously for 73 years, making it one of the longest-running U.S. military publications. It moved from print to an all-digital publication in 2017–2019 and ceased operations entirely on September 30, 2024. Its complete run remains archived rather than deleted, preserving decades of Army maintenance history.

Related systems

Related to standard Army technical manuals (TMs) and preventive maintenance checks and services (PMCS) documentation, which remain the authoritative maintenance references now that PS Magazine's active mission has ended.