POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 09/18/2019
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In September, Team Tobyhanna was honored to host Portia Crowe, cyber electronics activities advisor, Science and Technology, Network Cross-Functional Team, Army Futures Command, and Lt. Col. Brandon Baer, USA, program manager for the U.S. Army's integrated tactical network. During a luncheon hosted by the chapter, the guest speakers discussed the U.S. Army's network modernization strategy, including cyber, data convergence, the integrated tactical network (ITN) and sustainment. The ITN will include the fielding of systems from existing programs of record as well as systems resulting from prototyping and experimentation in operational units so that informed requirements for the future can be established. The ITN will be fielded in two-year increments beginning in fiscal year 2021.
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 06/05/2019
The annual luncheon celebrating the birthday of the U.S. Army was held in June at Tobyhannna Army Depot. Brig. Gen. Wilbur Wolf, USA (Ret.), was the guest speaker. During his remarks, he observed that the old Army adage of being able to move, shoot and communicate wasn't good enough any more. He predicted that the next war will be in an environment of a threatened or disabled network. The general observed that the Army has become network dependent and a "Dark Sky" scenario is likely. He urged the Army to "train [for this scenario] before the network goes down and the lights go out" and postulated that there must be a training standard to create soldiers who are "digital master gunners" as well as "cave man fighters." Gen. Wolf's insightful comments were well received.
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 01/17/2018
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Brig. Gen. Wilbur Wolf, USA (Ret.), served as the guest speaker at a January luncheon co-sponsored by the chapter and the Tobyhanna Army Depot Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA). Army service was the theme of the general's remarks about his career experiences, which culminated as deputy commanding general of the 28th Infantry Division and deputy commanding general of the Army's Intelligence Center. Character, loyalty, trust, dignity, respect and passion for the cause were a few of the key takeaways he offered for successful leadership.
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 09/14/2017
In September, the Pocono Mountains Chapter of AFCEA and the Tobyhanna Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) co-hosted a luncheon with Liz Miranda as the special guest speaker at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania. She related to the capacity crowd the mission of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command's Integrated Logistics Support Center, of which she is the director, and informed all present of the efficacy of the Army Materiel Command's Sustainable Readiness Model (SRM). She also discussed a recently instituted goal to reduce repair time by 50 percent as measured with various performance metrics.
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 06/07/2017
Judge Thomas Munley, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, delivered the keynote address at the Tobyhanna Army Depot luncheon celebrating the Army's 242nd birthday in June. "I was not going to miss this opportunity to come to Tobyhanna, no matter what," said Munley, who told a packed house that he is very thankful for veterans and the U.S. military. More than 130 people attended the event. Munley began his career as a social studies teacher. After his first year of teaching, he was called to serve the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War. Upon his return, he learned that his teaching position had been filled. The principal told him, "If you want your job back, sue us." At that moment, he knew he wanted to go to law school and dedicate his life to serving veterans. The benefits of the GI Bill helped him achieve this goal. "I'm proud to have spent the last 40 years thinking of and working for veterans," Munley said. "All a veteran wants is for us to say, 'Thank you for your service.'" Munl ... READ MORE
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 06/08/2016
AFCEA Regional Vice President Danny DeMarinis installed new officers into the chapter at the Army birthday luncheon in June at Tobyhanna Army Depot. Robert Katulka is the new chapter president and Daniel Braun is the new vice president. Also in attendance was incoming Regional Vice President Frank Arlotta. The luncheon was co-hosted by the AFCEA Pocono Mountains Chapter and the Tobyhanna Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA). The guest speaker for the event was Lt. Gen. Patricia McQuistion, USA (Ret.), who recently joined the AUSA staff as the director of membership.
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 03/10/2016
In March, the chapter, in conjunction with the Tobyhanna chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), hosted a luncheon at The Landing (community club) of Tobyhanna Army Depot. Maj. Brendan Toolan, USA, was the guest speaker. He traveled from West Point, New York with cadets from the United Sates Military Academy who also attended the luncheon as guests. The topic of his presentation was based upon his personal experience as an artilleryman stationed in the Republic of Korea on multiple occasion, and focused on the relevance and contribution that C4ISR provides and that Tobyhanna Army Depot provides to the force readiness of U.S. and the Republic of Korean forces. Following the well-attended event, he and the cadets toured Tobyhanna Army Depot and received briefings on depot operations.
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 11/19/2015
The chapter and the Tobyhanna Chapter of the Association of the United States Army co-hosted a November luncheon. The invited speaker was Robert Conway, program manager, Army and Missile Defense Agency, Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The institute is a not-for-profit Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) at Carnegie Mellon University that was established by the Defense Department to focus on software and cybersecurity. Conway discussed pertinent issues associated with a new post-deployment software support mission and provided an overview of the sustainment of software engineering best practices and the SEI's software Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 06/11/2015
The chapter, in conjunction with the Tobyhanna Chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), hosted an Army birthday luncheon in June at Tobyhanna Army Depot. The guest speaker was Lt. Gen. Bob Wood, USA (Ret.), AFCEA executive vice president, who spoke about the formation of the Continental Army 240 years earlier and topics of interest to the professional development of AFCEA members. Upcoming AFCEA events were featured as were thought leadership highlights in the areas of technology offset, cybersecurity and cyber resilience. Work force training opportunities were addressed during a question-and-answer session.
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 09/08/2014
At a joint luncheon of the Pocono Mountains AFCEA chapter and Tobyhanna Chapter, AUSA, in September, Lt. Gen. Rhett Hernandez, USA (Ret.), West Point Cyber chair, addressed the audience regarding cyberspace in the Army of yesterday, today and tomorrow. The audience was enlightened regarding the cyberthreat, which is the nation's number one security challenge. Additionally, the audience learned the distinction between computer defense and cyber operations, recent events in cyberspace and the plans for cyber work force development in the future. Gen. Hernandez was the first commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyberspace Command.
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 04/24/2014
At its luncheon on April 24, the chapter hosted Howard Taylor, National Security Agency visiting professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, as its guest speaker. Taylor addressed recent cyber incidents making the news and established a framework of reference for categorizing them from nuisance to an act of war. He also described ongoing cyber initiatives within the U.S. Army, including the establishment of the Army Cyber Institute at West Point. One hundred forty-five attendees were significantly enlightened on this very important subject.
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 12/12/2013
Danny DiMarinis, regional vice president, traveled to Tobyhanna Army Depot in December and swore in Ron Cappellini and Dan Braun as the new president and vice president respectively of the chapter. The ceremony took place during a luncheon at which Col. Gerhard Schroter, USA, commander of Tobyhanna Army Depot, addressed the audience with a presentation on the "State of the Depot," including the 2014 fiscal challenges and a planned reorganization. The festive decoration and wonderful meal contributed greatly to the event.
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POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAPTER - 06/22/2011
Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence, USA, chief information officer/G-6 of the U.S. Army, addressed the chapter on “The Army's Strategic Vision for the Network” at the Tobyhanna Army Depot in June. Following the general's remarks, which also were attended by the Tobyhanna Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army and a local chapter of the Korean War Veterans, the chapter cut a ceremonial cake to celebrate the Army's 236th birthday. In addition, Gen. Lawrence toured the facilities and observed the capabilities of the Tobyhanna Army Depot.
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