Coolbaugh Township in Tobyhanna in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
AN/TSQ-54 Transportable Satellite Communication Terminal
Photographed by Tobyhanna Army Depot Public Affairs, July 19, 2019
1. AN/TSQ-54 Transportable Satellite Communication Terminal Marker
[c]ommunications had the unique
[d]istinction of being called
"THE LAST VOICE OUT OF SAIGON"
Erected by Tobyhanna Army Depot.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Communications • War, Cold • War, Vietnam.
Location. 41° 11.138′ N, 75° 25.809′ W. Memorial is in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Coolbaugh Township. It is on Hap Arnold Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Marker is adjacent to the equipment. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard, Tobyhanna PA 18466, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Pocono Mountains and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: OV-1B Grumman Mohawk (within shouting distance of this marker); F-14A Tomcat (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); RC-12H Guardrail Common Sensor (about 600 feet away); AN/TSW-7A Air Traffic Control Central (approx. 0.2 miles away); AN/TSQ-72 Landing Control Central (approx. 0.2 miles away); AN/MPQ-4 Mobile Beam-Intercept Non-Tracking Radar (approx. 0.2 miles away); AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder
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More about this memorial. Tobyhanna Army Depot requires approved ID for entrance, and NO photography is allowed without prior approval from the depot commander. The contributor contacted Public Affairs, which had previously taken the photos, had them reviewed and approved, and then provided them to the contributor electronically. The contributor, being retired military, has been to the Depot and passed all of the markers along the entrance drive (but could not take photos). Thanks to Depot Public Affairs for providing the photographs, which highlight the important work the depot and US Army does for America.
Also see . . . Tobyhanna Army Depot. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 13, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Tobyhanna Army Depot Public Affairs, July 19, 2019
2. AN/TSQ-54 Transportable Satellite Communication Terminal
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3. Tobyhanna Army Depot History
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 633 times since then and 423 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 13, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
