The team responsible for equipment care oversight is called?

• A. LEAT
• B. QA
• C. SSO
• D. NCOIC

Answer: (A)

The responsibility for overseeing equipment care sits with a dedicated group formed to track, inspect, maintain, and account for equipment. This Local Equipment Accountability Team handles records, ensures equipment is serviceable, coordinates maintenance and repairs, and makes sure items are issued and returned properly. The team approach is necessary because it provides checks and shared accountability across individuals, reducing losses and downtime.

Other options describe roles or functions that aren’t specifically about a team focused on equipment care. Quality assurance tends to address overall process quality rather than the day-to-day care and accountability of equipment. A security officer role focuses on safeguarding assets, not the care and serviceability of the equipment itself. A single NCOIC is a person in charge, not the team assembled to manage equipment care across an inventory.