DLA News Archive

Tag: Pacific DS

A man and woman pose in a creek, in front of a boulder, in a jungle.

May 30, 2024

Okinawa ops chief named Employee of the Quarter

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The retired Marine was cited for superior performance and leadership while stepping up as acting area manager during the second quarter of fiscal 2024.

A Navy officer and a doctor speak in front of medical equipment in an office setting.

Jan. 11, 2024

Solomon Islands property donation to improve surgical care for citizens

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A recent U.S. Navy hospital ship visit to Guadalcanal included the DLA-assisted donation of cutting-edge medical equipment expected to improve health outcomes in the South Pacific.

Two photos, one is a silhouette of a man on a surfboard, the other is the same man sitting at a table posing with a retirement cake.

Dec. 29, 2023

Endless surf ahead for retiring Pacific operations lead

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A stalwart property disposal expert gives his final ‘aloha’ to the agency Dec. 30 after a career that began in 1988.

A man loads packages into the back of a van parked in a warehouse.

Nov. 16, 2023

Disposition team helps DLA Aviation open up shop in Okinawa

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s property reutilization personnel at Camp Kinser assisted their DLA colleagues in opening an overseas detachment in 2023 by supplying no-cost vans, electronics, furniture, and office supplies.

Multiple warehouse photos of used furniture and appliances.

Oct. 16, 2023

Hawaii team helps Pearl Harbor hotel

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Navy Lodge Hawaii recently turned to DLA Disposition Services for the removal of more than 2,000 furniture and appliance items deemed excess after room upgrades at Pearl Harbor.

Sept. 22, 2023

Sagami team helps Army quickly clear dangerous building

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — When safety officials declared a standby equipment warehouse unsafe this past summer at Sagami General Depot in Japan, DLA’s property disposal pros went above and beyond to help the Army quickly condemn it.

A man poses in the driver seat of a large tractor.

Feb. 8, 2023

Okinawa-based crane operator honored

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — 33-year agency veteran and recent DLA Disposition Services Employee of the Quarter Takashi Shimabukuro has perhaps the coolest job in DLA: tearing objects and equipment apart with his tracked crane.

A man walks around aircraft wreckage draped in jungle foliage.

Feb. 6, 2023

Disposal experts to rid Guam base of crash debris

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s property disposal team is managing removal of a B-52 Stratofortress brought down by birds during a 2016 mishap at Andersen Air Force Base.

An eight-photo collage of people in warehouses, vehicles, freight.

Nov. 21, 2022

Pacific disposal crew closes book on ‘22

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — From Oahu to Kwajalein to Diego Garcia and all the exotic spots in between, reverse logistics for deployed and forward-based warfighters depends on the close coordination of an expert team.

A man poses in front of a pond and mountains.

Nov. 18, 2022

Area manager Milazzo recognized

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s lead for property disposal across Alaska is a DLA Disposition Services employee of the quarter.