DLA Pacific News

Category: Land and Maritime

Feb. 16, 2023

DLA Land and Maritime Commander to participate in Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Commander Army Brig. Gen. Gail Atkins will join fellow leaders from across the country for the 2023 Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Conference February 27 – March 1 in downtown Columbus.

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.

Several men wearing reflective vests handle shopping carts full of food in a outdoor food distribution area in a parking lot.

Jan. 25, 2023

DLA Land and Maritime gives Ohio families in need a helping hand

GROVE CITY, Ohio — Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Commander Army Brig. Gen. Gail Atkins and members of her military workforce spent the morning of Jan. 18 handing out food to hundreds of needy families at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective in Grove City, Ohio.

Three men and a woman stand in a warehouse talking.

Jan. 23, 2023

DLA leaders tour warfighter support sites in Hawaii, Guam

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA leaders toured agency and military service sites in Hawaii and Guam while meeting with senior leaders from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and its service components Jan. 9-12.

A man watches a large crane hoist a rail car flat bed.

Jan. 20, 2023

Consider it done: DLA scraps aging train cars for Army

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Rail movement across the Korean peninsula has been vital for warfighter support there. DLA recently scrapped 1.6 million pounds of railcar, with more to come.

Five men and three women pose for a photo in the corner of a room. One man is in a olive green Marine Corps dress uniform, another man is in a Air Force dress blues uniform and the dark haired woman in the center wears a olive green Army dress uniform. The other two women wear Christmas sweaters and the other three men are wearing formal suits with ties. Two are black and one is dark blue.

Dec. 19, 2022

DLA Land and Maritime leadership team kicks off winter holidays with Open House

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime command team hosted a Holiday Open House Dec. 14 in the Building 20 command suite, returning to the traditional gathering for the first time since the pandemic.

A dark skinned and dark-haired woman in a bright green dress speaks on a large stage.

Dec. 12, 2022

AGOISSI Toastmasters Club thriving at DLA Land and Maritime

COLUMBUS, Ohio — While many activities faltered during the COVID-19 pandemic, the AGOISSI Toastmasters Club 3500 based at Defense Supply Center Columbus adapted and thrived.

Two Columbus police cars lead off the parade. They are white with red, gold and blue stripes.

Dec. 6, 2022

Photos: Columbus Veterans Day Parade

COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was a perfect day to honor central Ohio's veterans at the annual Columbus Veterans Day Parade Nov. 10. Sunny skies, warm temperatures and Hall of Fame rock musician Joe Walsh drew spectators from all over central Ohio to Columbus' downtown to see military and police units, high school bands and floats.

A man is helped with surplus clothing by a stand down event worker.

Dec. 1, 2022

Stand down screeners cast a wide net

A cohort of about 200 used and excess military property requisitioners - mostly social workers - regularly visit DLA's online inventory for items that will help their local homeless and at-risk veteran populations.