DLA Indo-Pacific News

A former Army 5-ton tractor truck acquired by the Torrance County, New Mexico Sheriff’s Department through the DLA Law Enforcement Support Office waits for its next mission Dec. 26. Repurposed with a snowplow, the rig was used to reach isolated rural residents of the county in the wake of heavy snow from Winter Storm Goliath.

Jan. 4, 2016

Stranded travelers, snowbound residents benefit from ex-military gear

Albuquerque, New Mexico — DLA recently helped local communities deal with emergency snowfall by providing excess military equipment donated by DoD through the Law Enforcement Support Office program.

The Ch-46 and V-22 Osprey begins there landing during the CH-46 Retirement Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum’s Steven Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia Aug. 1, 2015. The ceremony was conducted by Marines from Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Forces Reserve, and Marines from Marine Helicopter Squadron One from Marine Corps base Quantico, Virginia.

Dec. 22, 2015

Big trucks bring big boxes, big bucks saved

December 16, 2015 — DLA Disposition Services has been a Santa facilitator, ensuring some big boxes got delivered to Marines in Virginia a week before Santa makes his normal rounds.

Plasma cutting is taught to Disposition Services Unit Six sailors in a safe and controlled environment.

Dec. 22, 2015

Unit conducts valuable training while helping reduce backlog

Jacksonville, Florida — Members of Disposition Services Unit Six of Jacksonville, Florida, used their December drill dates too not only complete the Defense Logistics Agency’s Joint Incremental Duty Training, or “JIDT Block II,” but also to help the local DLA Disposition Services site catch up on demilitarization and avoid shipping items to Alabama for the required work.

A former Navy utility boat arrives in New London, Connecticut, via tractor-trailer Nov. 30. Two surplus boats will be used to ferry passengers between historical sites along the Thames River as part of the new "Thames River Heritage Park" effort there.

Dec. 16, 2015

Agency helps Connecticut towns realize a long-time dream

Groton, Connecticut — Two Connecticut cities will benefit from the help provided by the DLA Disposition Services staff in Groton who helped them fulfill their dreams of drawing visitors to their riverfront areas.

Addressing the integration of the military reserve personnel with the rest of his workforce as one of DLA Disposition Services’ greatest strengths, DLA Disposition Services Director Mike Cannon (center) meets with expeditionary workforce leaders.

Dec. 14, 2015

Leaders meet to discuss expeditionary workforce

November 7, 2015 — Senior leaders from DLA Disposition Services met with Disposition Services Unit leadership and other for the annual Expeditionary Workforce Leadership Huddle from Nov. 7 to 8.

Keynote speaker Tiffany Eckert talks about how she met her husband who died in Iraq serving in the Army Reserve.

Dec. 10, 2015

Community event delayed but not forgotten

November 13, 2015 — Members of the Defense Logistics Agency in Battle Creek joined with the community and other Defense Department elements for a long delayed event to recognize America’s armed forces along with those serving in the Battle Creek, Michigan, who distinguished themselves through their extra efforts.

DLA team members supporting veterans by volunteering, from left to right, Sylvia Rafels and Russell Manuel both of Disposition Services, an unknown volunteer, Don Johnson, Cindy Foster both from Disposition Services and Judy Hawkins of Installation Support, sort and fold jackets destined for homeless veterans.

Nov. 3, 2015

Lending a hand to veterans

Battle Creek, Michigan — An early Veteran’s Day present was delivered to homeless vets in Battle Creek, Michigan, by DLA Disposition Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs in late October.

Trudy Crafts-Peck (left), customer training course director, and Tom Kik assist during the Aug. 20 webinar session.

Oct. 14, 2015

Online training continues to highlight new WebFLIS features

"I would like to welcome everyone to WebFLIS 2.0," said Defense Logistics Agency trainer Rick Proulx as he opened the Aug. 20 Web-based seminar, or “webinar,” being offered to demonstrate the new features of the latest version of the Web-based Federal Logistics Information System.

Led by Defense Logistics Agency Pacific Korea, DLA Distribution and other DLA organizations in the pacific theater provided simulated sustainment and logistics services to United States and Republic of Korea forces within the Korean Theater of Operations in support of Ulchi Freedom Guardian from Aug. 17 to 29, 2015.

Sept. 14, 2015

Defense Logistics Agency supports Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2015

CAMP CARROLL, Korea — Led by Defense Logistics Agency Pacific Korea, DLA Distribution and other DLA organizations in the pacific theater provided simulated sustainment and logistics services to United States and Republic of Korea forces within the Korean Theater of Operations in support of Ulchi Freedom Guardian from Aug. 17 to 29, 2015. UFG is a computer-based command post exercise that triggers ROK-US Forces to respond to destabilizing events and work through challenges in mission command in defense of the ROK.

Group members supporting the Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2015 exercise pose outside of the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Pacific at Korea headquarters at the conclusion of their fuel and training coordination at Camp Walker, Daegu, South Korea, Aug. 28.

Sept. 2, 2015

DLA Energy supports Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise

CAMP WALKER, South Korea — The Defense Logistics Agency Energy supported Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2015 before and during the cooperative South Korean exercise through training and fuel coordination.

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