Seneca Army Depot reflects on 26 years of growth and busy projects
The depot celebrates its silver anniversary with ATAC MEC AID and DIPEC programs driving activity. Packages worth nearly 250000 dollars, 15000 tons of repair parts, and 2000 tactical vehicles occupy buildings 317 and 323 as training and production expand. The facility emphasizes competitive capability, skilled labor development, and continued mission support.
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Seneca
AID
U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command
ATAC
Building 323
General Supply
U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Center
MEC
Agency For International Development
Defense Industrial Production Equipment Center
DIPEC
Seneca Army Depot
Training Classes Conducted for Supervisors and Counselors
A series of training sessions were conducted for supervisors and staff. The Position and Pay Management course ran September 11 to 22 with instructor Mrs. Joanna Errico. The Military Correspondence Class began September 25 through 29 for FY 1968 needs, led by Mrs. June L. Kerns. A refresher session followed on September 21 for counselors and nominees. Work Simplification Training occurred September 25 to 28 taught by John E. Rafferty on the depot airfield building 2306 classroom.
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Joanna Errico
June L. Kerns
Fis
Cal
Safe Driving On Wet Roads And Skid Hazards
A Rubber Manufacturers Association guide warns that stopping distances on wet roads can be up to four times longer than on dry surfaces. It details five tire hazards including oil film, hydroplaning, snow and slush, wet leaves, and mud, and urges reducing speed, staying alert, and slowing for slippery conditions.
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Rubber Manufacturers Association
Army Materiel Command keeps global supply lines strong
AMC civilian employees numbering 159,500 support weapon and equipment shipments to more than 60 allied governments and U.S. troops worldwide. DACs serve on quick reaction teams in Vietnam and receive frequent commendations for facilitating the deployment and maintenance of Army equipment, with depots across the United States handling storage, distribution, and vehicle and ammunition overhaul.
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Army Material Command
AMC
AMC Department of ‘Thé Army
Vietnam
Jean E. Engler
U.S. Army
Engler
Department of the Army
Republic of Vietnam
Delta
Highlands
G4s
U.S
Mand
Army Aeronautical Depot
Corpus Christi
Texas
1St Cavalry Division
Army
Letterkenny
Red River
Taxarkana
Lexington Army Depot
Lexington
Kentucky
Bution
Pueblo
Colorado
Sharpe
Lathrop
California
Tooele Army Depot
Tooele
Utah
Navajo Army
Flagstaff
Arizona
Defense Supply Agency
Chapel Schedule and Debt of Gratitude Message
The notice lists Catholic Confessions at 940 hours, Sunday Mass at 1200, Protestant services at 945 and 1100, and Jewish Friday services at 2100 at Temple Beth El Geneva NY with transportation. It includes a sermon urging citizens to repay debts of loyalty to families and community, citing Ford's remark that his greatest success was his family, and ends with a call to give back to God and country.
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Temple Beth-El
S.main Street
Geneva
New York
Elliot Acres
The
Lake
Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
God
Jesus
The Depot Dispatch Monthly Army News Sheet
The Depot Dispatch is a monthly publication by T Publishing Corporation at Interlaken NY for Seneca Army Depot personnel. It uses U S Army photos unless noted. Submissions go through the depot public information office or Ovid Gazette contact in Interlaken NY.
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Depot Dispatch
T Publishing Corporation
Interlaken
New York
Seneca Army Depot
U.S. Army
Commanders Digest
Army
Seneca Army Depot Public Information Office
Ovid Gazette
Railroad St
Daterlaken
Mterlaken
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