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Show i 4 IFeaitnnpe THE SAMPLER Thursday, July 22, 1982 Dugways neighbors part - , ir 'V as Associated secondary items such genealso refurare rator from Ivi to 4500 kilowatt bished in Tooeles shops. most interesting of its Perhaps one of the and locomotive activities Is the railroadthe diesel locomomaintenance shops where s Railroad are tives and cars of the Army by SSG Phil Hale' ' This is the first in a series of articles the Sampler will be doing on military installations in Utah. In future issues, we will tell you more about Hill AFB, Ft. Douglas, Camp Williams, Defense Depot Ogden, Green River . Site, of White Sands Missile Range, and rf , -- - 'J ;v.'. i sa ji "H, " 3.- 'f - AWs&gv i v iOr .sasc-'- ' r Ilk 'S ' ' ' . Other items receiving T.L.C. at the hands of men and the Depot complexes 5,300 crafts women are topographic and optical equip- Wendover Air Force Station. For many Dugwayites, Tooele Army Depot is that other installation just over the pass. And the answer one often gets when asked what they do there is they store nerve gas." While its true the depot maintains approximately 13 of the nation's chemical agent stockpile, the depot is a complex of several activities and satelite installations each with an important part of the mission of their parent command DESCOM (Depot Support Command). Like Dugway, Tooele Army Depot (officially TEAD for short, the shorter TAD being the official abbreviation for Tobyhanna Army Depot) is a DARCOM installation. Until recently, the Depot was managed directly from DARCOM with no intermediate command. The recently organized DESCOM now main- ment, reproduction equipment and the missile. ft redeye work being done for the the to In addition TEAD manages vast amounts current force, of war reserve material for use if the U.S. is anti-aircra- - nuclear conventional, guided missile and chemical munitions. TEAD Complex has truly massive storage d assets that include over 4,500 magazines, 47 above ground magazines, 122 general purpose warehouses, 4 transit shedsT 125 controlled humidity tanks and 6 controlled humidity warehouses. 7 The one facet of the TEAD Complex mis- tains operational control over all of 1 earth-covere- DARCOMs depots. Tooele Public Affairs Officer Paul Powell describes his Depot as the depot, and a look at their complex proves it. Tooele is actually classified as. a Depot jack-of-all-trad- es ... South areas of Tooele Army Depot, Nontacti-ca- l Generator and Rail Shops Division at Hill mission. The Complex has the most important mis- Air Force Base, Pueblo Depot Activity, Pueblo, Colorado, Umatilla Depot Activity, Hermiston, Oregon, Ft. Wingate Activity Depot Activity, Gallup, New Mexico and a liason team at Navajo Depot Activity where the Arizona Army National Guard assumed Command and control June 1. Tooele Army Depot is charged with the sion of this kind in the continental United States. The Depots bunkers and sheds con- -' tain weapons and containers of GB, VX, and mustard agents. , This mission calls for safe and secure storage and requires the expertise of supply, safety, surveillance, security, facilities, services, medical and fire fighting personnel working as a team to help the country maintain a creditable chemical deterrent. What on earth is the Army going to do with these things when they are no longer necessary for defense? principal responsibility of overhauling the Army's Tactical Wheeled vehicles such as the M141 Jeep and M151 Deuce and a half'. The Depot also has been designated to perform the depot level maintenance on the new HUMVEE line of light tactical vehicles. engines. This is the assembly line inthe Engine Rebuild Branch. The secondary items repaired at TEAD include engines, transmissions, axles, transfers, winches and other items. This is a 25 ton multi-fu- el . sion that perhaps receives an inordinate amount of attention is the chemical storage Complex which includes the North and TOOELE ARMY DEPOT does overhaul or repair on ever required to defend itself or its allies. The complexs major peacetime supply missions involve the planning, receipt, stor- and agtf, preservation, packaging, shipping of supplies. inventory of a wide variety the One of largest peacetime missions of the complex is the renovation, modification, , maintenance, and demilitarization of non- engine. T?nnn ULIIaaJS InJLB U Closeout Sale On New 1982 Ponfiacs, Buicks, Cadillacs SALE And GMC! price PONTIAC J-20- BUICK REGAL 00 Stock B2400 T982 four door, fully equipped Stock P22.06 1982 2 door, "fully equipped air conditioning Me1 s 10,743.00 WAS 9989.27 SKVi Sale Price loaded with all accessories 8995.00 - PC 17628.00 - t ii- 6,322.00) OTHER PONTIACS, Rale price 0 ' I a month ( A; pWtf-- We see 'TTI THIS IS A Pershing Ground Station. They' are making final adju.ta.enta after te.tlng the completed &mij 2 Salt Lake line 44 EAST 1st NORTH TOOELE PONTIAC - BUICK - CADILLAC - GMC wcr Me1 P'Ci As Low As Roberts, S4lf - e the large We Buick or Pontiac For 882-56-18 , - , Sale Price CLOSEOUT PRICES leasing finance ratel i capping faclity . s You Can Lease a 1982 GMAC 12.5 tires. This the only Army BUICKS, CADILLACS & GMC TRUCKS TO CHOOSE FROM AT Sale Price 5.402.00 U ad 1 19,597.00 MANY GMC SUBURBAN Stock T2829 loaded with all accessories 9375.00 TOOELE ARMY DEPOT has the capability to recap al sizes of mflitm-J- off-ro- CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE Stock C2610 1982 BUICK SKYLARK Stock B2447 1982 four door Sale Price WAS 7704.0 E5I.7S tce 532-781- . at Tooele. Mike Hansen 5 t W'RE i MR. . . i . t! ' A Th.odor. Roo.n.lt I : , th. ' u S V ' ' - g - w f - r rr " T UnitK) IN a president ' P,,d,l fly in a pirn ii |