TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, PA. -Financial technician Kimberley Anderson has deployed to Southwest Asia two times in support of the warfighter; once to Kuwait and then to Iraq.
While deployed to Iraq, she supported the Retrograde Property Assistance Team (RPAT) by identifying C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) equipment coming through the area.
"The Soldiers were turning in their equipment so they could go home," Anderson said. "It's very rewarding to know what you're doing is helping the military units." Anderson works in Tobyhanna's Resource Management Directorate.
Anderson admits it isn't easy working in the extreme temperatures, but said it's the people and opportunity to improve her skills that pulls her back.
"There is still work that needs to be done in Southwest Asia," Anderson said. "I love the camaraderie that develops between the military members and deployees. Plus, I always learn something new during a tour of duty."
For those who can't decide whether to deploy, Anderson said, "Go for it."
"Deployment is a family sacrifice, not an individual one," she noted. "The rewards are immense. If you can expand your horizons, you can expand your mind."
Tobyhanna Army Depot is the Defense Department's largest center for the repair, overhaul and fabrication of a wide variety of electronics systems and components, from tactical field radios to the ground terminals for the defense satellite communications network. Tobyhanna's missions support all branches of the Armed Forces.
About 5,600 personnel are employed at Tobyhanna, which is located in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania. Tobyhanna Army Depot is part of the U.S. Army CECOM Life Cycle Management Command. Headquartered at Fort Monmouth, N.J., the command's mission is to research, develop, acquire, field and sustain communications, command, control computer, intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors capabilities for the Armed Forces.
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