Army civilians support electrical power systems

By Mrs. Jacqueline Boucher (CECOM)October 9, 2014

Army civilians support electrical power systems
After troubleshooting and repairing a Navy inverter, Albert Wallace, electronics worker, assembles the asset and prepares it for electrical inspection at Tobyhanna Army Depot. Inverters change direct current to alternating current. Wallace works in t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. -- After troubleshooting and repairing a Navy inverter here, Albert Wallace, electronics worker, assembles the asset and prepares it for electrical inspection.

Inverters change direct current to alternating current. Wallace works in the Power Sources Equipment Branch.

Branch members provide a myriad of services at Tobyhanna Army Depot. Employees fabricate items such as power distribution boxes, and perform electrical repair, overhaul and testing on power supplies, distribution boxes, antenna drive motors, air conditioner motors and waveguides.

The shop is Aerospace Standard 9100 and 9110 certified and is the approved repair and overhaul location for battery chargers that support the Apache helicopter. The branch is part of the depot's Systems Integration and Support Directorate.

Tobyhanna Army Depot is a recognized leader in providing world-class logistics support for command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems across the Department of Defense. Tobyhanna's Corporate Philosophy, dedicated work force and electronics expertise ensure the depot is the Joint C4ISR provider of choice for all branches of the Armed Forces and industry partners.