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From 1900 to 1936, Tobyhanna Lake and nearby lakes at Gouldsboro and Klondike were sites of ice collection and storage, producing up to 150 boxcar loads per day between them shipped as far as Florida. In 1912, Tobyhanna had a railway station, telegraph, and post office. At that time, the U.S. Army had no artillery training range east of Wisconsin.
The major organization on base is known as DLA Land and Maritime. Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is also a major tenant on base. The base has been affected several times by the United States Base Realignment and Closure program. It is located in the Columbus, Ohio suburb of Whitehall. The DSCC has a historical marker.
In 2005, as part of the Base Realignment and Closure 2005 analysis, the Defense Department recommended consolidating the media-related organizations of the Military Departments into a single organization and co-locating it with the American Forces Information Service (an existing DoD field activity). [3]
The Ohio National Guard sent 1,500 troops to Louisiana and Mississippi to haul relief supplies such as food, water and ice; the engineering units cleared debris and helped to open roads. [8] [9] 25 Ohio National Guard soldiers were among the 1,500 troops that were deployed to Middle East amid tensions with Iran.
The 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Buckeye) is an infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army National Guard with the brigade headquarters, cavalry squadron, field artillery battalion, engineer battalion, one infantry battalion, and support battalion stationed in Ohio, one infantry battalion and military intelligence company stationed in Michigan, and a third infantry battalion ...
The federal government acquired land within Tobyhanna that became the Tobyhanna Military Reservation, later Tobyhanna Army Depot, which was used as an Artillery training ground. [1] [3] Edward B. Reed, in The Field Artillery Journal (January–March 1917), described Tobyhanna based on his experiences with the Yale Batteries during their training:
The Naval Supply Systems Command Business Systems Center (NAVSUP BSC) designs, develops, maintains, integrates, and implements business systems for the United States Navy, United States Department of Defense, joint service, and other federal agencies. NAVSUP BSC is an Echelon III command of the Naval Supply Systems Command.
On 7 December 1947 the Ohio ANG 55th Fighter Wing, was federally recognized and the squadron was transferred. With the formation and federal recognition of the Ohio ANG 121st Fighter Group at Lockbourne Field, near Columbus, the squadron was reassigned. The mission of the 166th Fighter Squadron was the air defense of Ohio.