Letterkenny Army Depot

For this #TeamworkThursday, we will be introducing our Force Provider Branch team from the Directorate of Industrial Operations! #TeamLEAD is proud to provide a Force Provider Camp as a deployable base support system developed by the United States Army to provide rest and relief facilities for deployed warfighters. Force Provider Expeditionary is a modular base camp life support capability that supports about 150 personnel with environmentally controlled billeting, food service, hygiene, power generation and distribution, petroleum and water storage and distribution, and shower water recycling. Force Provider Expeditionary has provided high-quality living conditions in several locations across the world. This team has the capability to provide reset as well as new build deployable base systems to support our Army’s mission. These individual units, kits, and containers within the Force Provider command have been sent to the Letterkenny team because they are seen and respected as experts in adjusting technical documents to give best practice in the repair and rest of these items and to make sure they are in excellent condition when arriving at destination. #JoinUs in recognizing our Force Provider team for their hard work ensuring tremendous results to support our warfighter! We are all one team from different backgrounds, coming together to support our warfighters.

On March 12, COL Donald Santillo, Letterkenny Army Depot commander, hosted Leadership Franklin County students and class advisors for a command visit and depot tour. The visit provided an overview of the economic impact LEAD provides to Franklin County and those in attendance received a briefing of the depot's capabilities and how we support the warfighter. Thank you LFC for coming out and learning more about what we do. #ArmyTransformation | #LEADingTheWay

On March 11, LEAD’s corrosion team from the Directorate of Strategic Management hosted members from the aRobotics Company for a tour of our cold spray capabilities. They learned more about common assets prone to corrosion and the specific areas. At Letterkenny, we strive to continuously improve to modernize our depot. With the help of aRobotics, we will do just that to support our warfighters. #DYK aRobotics was one of the businesses that submitted a proposal with us and scored in our top 3 submissions. In July of 2024, we hosted SBIR, Small Business Innovative Research, to help us create newly developed technology that could make us more efficient as a depot. The first proposal we wrote for SBIR was a Multisystem Mobile Corrosion Unit for forward repair. Once SBIR accepted the LEAD proposal, it was solicited. We received a proposal on how aRobotics would meet our needs with their designed concept. #ArmyTransformation | #LEADingTheWay

For this week's #MeetTheTeamTuesday, we're highlighting #TeamLEAD personnel from Directorate of Missile and Aerospace Readiness, Hellfire Division! In the pictures, you can see Chris Groft, Hellfire supervisor, and Austin Capps, electronics technician, loading a Hellfire Missile onto the Modernized Hellfire Universal Test Set, which tests the functionality of the missile. This test setup is a fully remote capability that allows LEAD to test at a distance that is safe to the personnel involved based on analysis-based risk assessments. Thank you, Hellfire team, for your dedication and outstanding work in supporting the warfighters!

#JoinUs in congratulating Shane Sneary, an electronic industrial controls mechanic from the Directorate of Industrial Operations, in recognition of earning the title of wage grade Employee of the Quarter for fiscal year 2025, first quarter! ???? Shane has worked at the depot for approximately seven years and oversees a myriad of inter-shop actions for the Sentinel Radar Overhaul Program. He communicates and schedules thousands of inter-shop actions with associated secondary Program Management Teams (PMT). He consistently looks for ways to conserve customer funds while improving efficiencies within Sentinel Radar Program operations. Shane analyzed and reconstructed the Sentinel Radar Overhaul production route step-by-step. After he briefed his PMT on the inconsistencies he found, they quickly performed a mock route simulation as Shane explained in full detail. It was found that with his adjustments, there would be an exponentially faster production time and would save the customer nearly $100,000 per asset. #MotivationMonday

#JoinUs in congratulating Melissa Knepper, LEAD’s protocol specialist, in recognition of earning the title of general schedule Employee of the Quarter for fiscal year 2025, first quarter! ???? Melissa has worked at LEAD for over four years, and during this quarter, she oversaw over 20 community and depot events, improving morale amongst the depot employees and the communities the depot serves. As a champion for the Combined Federal Campaign, Melissa chaired the LEAD CFC committee and reinvigorated the workforce to contribute to CFC charities. She also spearheaded the Salvation Army Angel Tree program at the depot, collecting gifts for more than 200 local Franklin County children. In December, Melissa guided four Letterkenny Town Hall events within various work centers, which saw an attendance of more than 1,000 employees and amplified the depot's new strategic messaging. #MotivationMonday

Catching that #FridayFeeling at Letterkenny! Our dedicated team is all smiles as we wrap up another productive week! ?? No matter our background or where we come from, we are all on the same team, ready to support our warfighters.

For the first #TeamworkThursday, we are introducing our invaluable team from the LEAD Directorate of Industrial Operations Medium Tactical Vehicle Branch! This dedicated team specializes in maintaining Patriot batteries redeployed from forward areas of operation. They apply their expertise to restore equipment to pre-deployment condition, ensuring its readiness. These skilled artisans are responsible for repairing prime movers, which are crucial to Air Defense Artillery Systems. Together, the Patriot team has supported multiple battalions, completing upgrades and deploying to support Patriot units across the world. Additionally, they’ve refurbished and delivered thousands of components and end items. #JoinUs in recognizing the Medium Tactical Vehicle team for their dedication and hard work in resetting vehicles and equipment in support of our warfighters. No matter our background or where we come from, we are all on the same team, ready to support our warfighters.

Letterkenny Army Depot invites community members interested in participating in environmental restoration efforts in accordance with the Installation Restoration Program. Its mission is to ensure the sustainment of military operations while mitigating their impact on the local environment.?? A Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) is a formal volunteer stakeholder group that regularly meets to discuss environmental restoration at specific Department of Defense-owned properties at Letterkenny Army Depot. The DoD, in coordination with federal and state regulators, oversees the restoration process. Participation in a RAB involves a time commitment from volunteers but provides a valuable platform for individuals interested in the DoD cleanup efforts to exchange information with state regulators, Army management, installation personnel, and other community members. Community members interested in volunteering and serving on a Letterkenny Army Depot RAB, or would like additional information on that, can email the Letterkenny Army Depot Public Affairs Office at [email protected] within 30 days of this notice.

For this #MeetTheTeamTuesday, we highlight Art Barnett, a cybersecurity specialist in the Directorate of Information Management. Art is a former U.S. Navy missile technician who served from 1974 to 1993, retiring as a petty officer first class. In 2008, he joined #TeamLEAD as a service desk technician, later transitioning into a role as an Army civilian in 2010. Now, Art identifies and tests computer system requirements in accordance with security technical implementation guides, ensuring depot readiness through network and device protection. Please #JoinUs in thanking Art for his many years of service as a sailor and a civilian! ??