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Mission

Train, educate, and develop agile Ordnance technicians who drive change; employ, develop, and design DOTMLPF-P solutions to build Army strategic readiness and sustain land dominance for LSCO (Army 2030-2040) in Contested Environments.

Vision

Build a Network of Maintenance Capabilities, build the Future Technician, and Cultivate the Workforce we need for the Army of 2030-2040.

Highlights

Sustainment News

Army Sustainment

21st Century Maintenance: Tobyhanna Army Depot Provides Full-Spectrum Support to the Joint Warfighter

By Justin Kucharski and Danielle E. Weinschenk | October 17, 2024
The Powder Smoke Ridge radar campus at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania, includes near and far-field ranges with two radomes for weather independent, year-round testing capability, specialized test pads, and an antenna pattern range. (Thomas Robbins)

It is no secret that the goal of any organic industrial base (OIB) installation is to equip and sustain the joint warfighter in support of military operations, fulfilling the Army’s goals for transformation and readiness. For more than 70 years, Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) has taken that mission and made it uniquely its own.

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Army Sustainment

Enhancing the Handling of Army Pre-Positioned Stock-5 by Improving the Performance of Contracting Officer’s Representatives

By Lt. Col. Kafui Avotri, Anthony Cobb | October 17, 2024
A contractor with Army Prepositioned Stocks-5 directs a crane operator to briefly stop lowering a 30-ton turret onto an Abrams M1A2 so others could check its alignment to the mount, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Sept. 23. (Kevin Fleming)

Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait (AFSBn-KU) is responsible for the receipt, maintenance, storage, and issue of Army Pre-Positioned Stock-5 (APS-5) in the U.S. Central Command theater. Currently, APS-5 consists of 47,266 pieces of equipment valued at approximately $2.5 billion, and the supporting contract is valued at approximately $150 million.

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