Army civilians support warfighters down to the paint

By Mrs. Jacqueline Boucher (CECOM)March 5, 2015

Army civilians support warfighters down to the paint
Painter Frank Decker touches up the floor and door jamb of an AN/ASM-146 Electronics Shop Van here. Decker works in the depot's Systems Integration and Support Directorate. Directorate personnel perform final painting on all systems with environmenta... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. -- Painter Frank Decker touches up the floor and door jamb of an AN/ASM-146 Electronics Shop Van here. Decker works in the depot's Systems Integration and Support Directorate.

Directorate personnel perform final painting on all systems with environmentally compliant coatings to include epoxies, alkyd enamels, urethanes, and CARC (chemical agent resistant coatings).

Workers apply single color and tri-color camouflage topcoat finishes in addition to undercoating and complete stencil application on interior and exterior surfaces. Painters are also dispatched to other work areas throughout the depot to touch up assets prior to shipment and offer mobile depot maintenance support for customers at locations worldwide.

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.