Tobyhanna Today
Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) is the largest, full-service electronics maintenance facility in the Department of Defense (DoD). TYAD’s mission is total sustainment, including design, manufacture, repair and overhaul of hundreds of electronic systems that include satellite terminals, radio and radar systems, telephones, electro-optics, night vision and anti-intrusion devices, airborne surveillance equipment, navigational instruments, electronic warfare and guidance and control systems for tactical missiles. TYAD is the DoD’s recognized leader in the areas of automated test equipment, systems integration and downsizing of electronics systems. The Army has designated Tobyhanna as its Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for C4ISR and Electronics, Avionics and Missile Guidance and Control. The Air Force has designated TYAD as its Technical Source of Repair for command, control, communications and intelligence systems.

History
Tobyhanna has served our nation for over 59 years having opened on Feb. 1, 1953 following 2 years of construction. However, the Army has maintained a nearly continuous presence at TYAD since 1912, when the site was first used as a field artillery training camp. Tobyhanna was also used for a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp, artillery training of West Point cadets and as a World War II prisoner of war camp and storage point for gliders used in the D-Day landings at Normandy in 1944. More detailed history of the depot.

Largest Employer
TYAD is the largest employer in the Pocono Northeast region of Pennsylvania. In addition, TYAD employs an additional 300 personnel who permanently work at Forward Repair Activities here and overseas. Total employment at the installation, including tenant activities and contractors, is about 5,800, drawing workers from the following counties:

Lackawanna	2,070	Pike	87
Luzerne	1,377	Wyoming	77
Monroe	731	Susquehanna	49
Wayne	490	Schuylkill	44
Carbon	196	Northampton	106
Lehigh	84	Other	80

Work Force
TYAD requires 130 job skills to perform its missions including engineers, electronics-mechanics, computer specialists and industrial trade workers.

Men	84%	Average Age	46
Women	16%	Average Service Years	13
Veterans	39%	Average Salary	$56,240

Annual Economic Impact
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance’s (NEPA) certified economic model reports that TYAD’s total regional annual economic impact is $4.4 billion. The model shows that TYAD’s presence creates 19,300 regional jobs. NEPA is the region’s economic development organization.

Taxes
Tobyhanna personnel pay approximately $12.8 million annually in state and local taxes.

Real Estate
Total acreage: 1,296, including 398 acres in the industrial area. A large area of the depot is preserved as wetlands.

Buildings
159, with an estimated replacement value of $1.1 billion.

Labor Organizations
AFGE, Local 1647

For More Information
Call the Public Affairs Office, (570) 615-7308 or DISN 795-7308

Page Last Updated 20-Apr-2012