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Allison Higashi, a contracting specialist with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Pacific describes how the organization provided her an opportunity despite her learning disability to support the warfighter and connect with her Japanese heritage at the same time. (Courtesy Photo)

March 5, 2019

Troop Support Indo-Pacific employee thrives in career despite disability

PEARL HARBOR — As a college student with a learning disability, visits to the university’s Learning Assistance Center were a part of the routine for Allison Higashi, a contracting specialist with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Indo-Pacific. It was a spring day in 2009 at the University of Hawaii when an unexpected visitor, presented a unique opportunity that would change her life.

Jan. 24, 2018

Marine Corps range in Hawaii ‘transformed’ with DLA materials

PHILADELPHIA — Marines in Hawaii can now drive through simulated urban blocks lined with buildings that conceal moving targets they engage with their big guns. The Kaneohe Bay Gun Training Facility has been transformed into a combat training environment.

The latest "Logistics on Location" video shows how the Makalapa Pharmacy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, works with DLA Troop Support Pacific and the Medical supply chain’s pharmaceutical prime vendor program to help keep service members and their families healthy.

March 9, 2017

'Logistics on Location' video showcases Naval pharmacy in Hawaii

PHILADELPHIA — The latest "Logistics on Location" video shows how the Makalapa Pharmacy works with DLA Troop Support Pacific and the Medical supply chain’s pharmaceutical prime vendor program to help keep service members and their families healthy.

Personnel from DLA Troop Support Pacific, the Naval Submarine Support Command and the USS Columbus submarine are pictured in front of a new mobile galley at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Oct. 25, 2016. The galley was purchase through DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain and is used for temporary food service while submarines are undergoing maintenance.

Oct. 30, 2016

Troop Support Pacific provides mobile galley to Pearl Harbor sailors

PHILADELPHIA — A Navy submarine crew was one of the first to enjoy fresh meals served from a new mobile galley at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam that was purchased through DLA Troop Support.

Navy and Subsistence prime vendor personnel load the USS Stennis with food March 16 before the aircraft carrier departs Naval Base Busan, Republic of Korea, for Operation Foal Eagle. The annual training exercise promotes the partnership between the United States and South Korea.

April 6, 2016

DLA Troop Support Pacific conducts ‘symphony’ of food support for Key Resolve/Foal Eagle

PHILADELPHIA — To see the many moving pieces of equipment loading food onto a Navy aircraft carrier before a training exercise with the Republic of Korea was "like watching a symphony play," a logistician with DLA Troop Support Pacific said.

Army Pvt. Byron Brown, assigned to 520th Maintenance Company, 194th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, eats at a dining facility at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. Despite South Korea’s ban on poultry items from the U.S., warfighters who eat at DFACs across the peninsula continue to eat fresh chicken, thanks to DLA Troop Support Pacific.

March 22, 2016

Troop Support Pacific ensures South Korea DFACs have fresh chicken despite poultry ban

PHILADELPHIA — Despite South Korea’s ban on poultry items from the U.S., service members who eat at dining facilities across the peninsula continue to eat fresh chicken, thanks to DLA Troop Support Pacific.

DLA Troop Support Pacific personnel oversee the delivery of fresh fruit and vegetables to the USS Theodore Roosevelt Nov. 15 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii. It was the first delivery through Troop Support Pacific’s new long-term FF&V contract.

Nov. 30, 2015

Troop Support Pacific bolsters fresh fruits, vegetables support to Navy

PHILADELPHIA — The USS Theodore Roosevelt received a special delivery Nov. 15 when it stopped at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The aircraft carrier was resupplied with fresh fruits and vegetables through Troop Support Pacific, the first delivery through a new, long-term contract that enables better support to Navy ships.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is using a 65-ton crane provided by DLA Troop Support Pacific for hydraulic hoist maintenance on lift gates at the Albeni Falls Dam in Idaho. The dam converts river water into hydroelectricity, reduces floods and provides recreational activities.

July 28, 2015

Crane delivery helps lift support to USACE in Northwest

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support Pacific recently provided the muscle for the heavy lifting required to help maintain the Albeni Falls Dam in Idaho.