Tobyhanna Army Depot, Army Materiel Command To Hold Media Day

THEME: Organic Industrial Base transformation

WHAT: Members of the media are invited to attend a Media Day at Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) to learn more about the Army’s Organic Industrial Base (OIB) transformation efforts, tour modernized facilities and observe TYAD’s expanded advanced manufacturing capabilities.

WHEN: Monday, Jun. 29 at 12:30 p.m. (Specific agenda with more details to follow)

WHERE: 11 Hap Arnold Blvd, Tobyhanna, PA 18466

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES: Leadership from TYAD and the newly established Army OIB Integration Office will discuss ongoing efforts to modernize and transform the Army’s depots, arsenals and ammunition plants.

Participants will tour Tobyhanna’s latest facility additions, including the state-of-the-art microelectronics facility and newly integrated brushless motors production line – both critical to the Army’s ability to advance manufacture components for weapons systems, including small-UAS,
ensuring supply chain resilience and reducing reliance on foreign manufacturing.

In addition to the facility tours, attendees will participate in a media roundtable with a representative from the Army’s OIB Integration Office about the overarching OIB Transformation Strategy and initiatives across the Army’s industrial base.

BACKGROUND: The Army’s OIB – 23 depots, arsenals and ammunition plants – manufactures and resets equipment, generating readiness and operational capability throughout Army formations. The OIB Transformation Strategy is the Army’s plan to modernize the enterprise into a strategically aligned industrial engine that maintains pace with Army transformation, equipped with the necessary capacity to support the Army’s enduring and future systems, and sustained by an agile, expeditionary artisan workforce.

The OIB Integration Office serves the critical bridge across the Army coordinating policy, resources, and governance. While individual facilities manage day-to-day operations, the OIB IO provides the macro-level oversight required to synchronize transformation across the sites, eliminating
duplication and maximizing strategic impact.

Media must RSVP by Jun. 25 to Danielle E. Weinschenk, TYAD Public Affairs Officer, at (570) 615-7308. To access the installation, all attendees must undergo a background check and present a REAL ID or valid passport.