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Determination fuels reservist's drive to succeed
April 3, 2019 — Six years ago, Cpl. Robert McAvoy thought the best way to serve his country was to use his skills to keep the Army's lines of communication open.McAvoy was named Tobyhanna's Warfighter of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2019 during a ceremony at the Wilkes-Barre Penguins hockey game on Saturday. He is a satellite communications specialist in... MORE

Depot improves processes, multiplying capability to provide warfighter readiness
January 30, 2019 — Surely, you've heard the phrase, "You can't fix what isn't broken." That may be true, but Team Tobyhanna is continuously looking for ways to improve its processes with an overall goal of providing Army readiness.Joseph M. Samsell, mechanical engineering technician, found a way to take advantage of a machine Tobyhanna Army Depot owns to advance the... MORE

Soldiers reap the benefits of new radio repair process
January 30, 2019 — Customers are spending less than $20 on replacement parts to fix defective battery circuit cards in military airborne radios on the recommendation of Tobyhanna Army Depot personnel.Three electronics mechanics and one writer-editor used the Army Suggestion Program to illustrate how purchasing battery cells instead of rebuilt or new circuit cards... MORE

Management tool transforms day-to-day operations
January 30, 2019 — Renewed interest in the untapped potential of a management tool is transforming the way companies approach day-to-day business. Although sales and operations planning (S&OP) has been around for decades, it's gaining fresh momentum at Tobyhanna Army Depot.A cadre of management experts here are learning to look at supply and demand information... MORE