European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 18, 1987 the stars and stripes o Gao criticizes army units Maintenon Page 9 by Chuck Vonch Washington Bureau Washington poorly performed maintenance Ai the unit level is causing numerous breakdowns in creased costs and unnecessary repair Lime for Many of the army s most commonly used vehicles and equip ment the general accounting office has found. The army is not Elsec timely maintaining its equip ment to ensure maximum Mission capability at the least Cost and a Long standing problem is poorly performed repairs and maintenance at the user level the Gao said in a report issued earlier this month inspectors from the accounting office visited units i five of the army s 16 Active divisions including units at v corps Headquarters in Frankfurt and the 8th inf div in bad Kreuz Nach Germany and pored Over hundreds of inspection reports for various vehicles and equipment. While 80 percent o 90 percent of the vehicles re viewed by the Gao were supposedly ready for combat,50 percent of those tested failed inspector general and maintenance evaluation