DLA Pacific News

Category: Disposition Services

Area Manager Terry Harrington surveys some of the vehicles being turned in through DLA Disposition Services at Gimcheon as part of the Class II and Class VII Excess Reduction.

Aug. 9, 2017

Excess reduction effort presses on at Gimcheon

Gimcheon, South Korea — Staff members at DLA Disposition Services at Gimcheon, South Korea, continue to demonstrate their support for divestiture efforts by a variety of Army commands peninsula wide.

Heavy equipment used by Marine Rotational Forces-Darwin were part of the discussion of long-term support parameters such as helping Marines avoid the cost of shipping such items home by finding disposal solutions in country.

Aug. 2, 2017

Talks pave way for future agency support

Darwin, Austrailia — Defense Logistics Agency support in the Pacific may soon be expanding after promising meetings in “the land down under.”

Lawrence "Mac" McNinch of DLA Disposition Services at Columbus applies yellow paint to a storage rack risers in an attempt to increase their visibility.

July 28, 2017

Departing employee leaves his mark

Columbus, Ohio — After nearly 40 years of federal service, Lawrence "Mac" McNinch is ensuring he will leave his mark on DLA Disposition Services before he retires this August.

Stephanie Samergedes, director of DLA Intelligence, discussed the latest developments affecting the workforce and DLA partners with senior leaders from the DLA field activities and U.S. Pacific Command, at USPACOM headquarters in June.

July 20, 2017

DLA Intel chief, U.S. Pacific Command leaders discuss latest threats, travel rules, more

The director of DLA Intelligence visited DLA Pacific and U.S. PACOM headquarters in June to discuss the latest developments affecting the DLA workforce and ways her organization is working with DoD partners in the region.

Tommy Gentry loads one-time military computers on to a trailer that his school district acquired through DLA Disposition Services' Computers for Learning program

July 14, 2017

Military computers go to school

Irwin County, Georgia — Computers once used by the U.S. military are now in the hands of Georgia middle and high school students thanks to a program administered by DLA Disposition Services.

Navy Logistics Specialist 1st Class Jesus Martinez demilitarizes a 122 mm howitzer gun turned in by Detroit Arsenal.

June 27, 2017

OCORT encourages teamwork, readiness

Fort Custer, Michigan — Civilian employees and military reservists working for the Defense Logistics Agency practiced the skills needed to deploy to forward areas during an Overseas Contingency Operations Response Training exercise from June 12 to 23.

A very handler prepares to move scrap material for personnel at the DLA Disposition Services site at Okinawa, Japan. DLA photo

June 26, 2017

Scrap handler hits the road for Camp Kinser

Okinawa, Japan — The scrap operations personnel at the DLA Disposition Services site at Okinawa, Japan, have some new help thanks to a late night road trip from Naha.

Army warfighters turn-in their unserviceable metal office furniture for scrap metal to Defense Logistics Agency employees in Korea recently collected at the U.S. Army Garrison Humphrey’s scrap metal collection point.

June 7, 2017

Staff ‘files away’ old furniture while putting warfighters first

Gimcheon, South Korea — Receiving unserviceable office furniture in place helped Defense Logistics Agency employees in Korea support warfighters at the U.S. Army Garrison Humphrey while saving costs and enhancing safety.

A member of the Guam Police Department prepares to transport the former military forklift his department received for use lifting barriers and placing damaged patrol cars on trailers for transport to the repair facility.

June 7, 2017

Excess item gives a lift to Guam police officers

A piece of material handling equipment no longer needed by military forces on Guam is now giving a helping hand to police officers there.

A 40-foot container joins many other new items received at Misawa, Japan, after some spring cleaning and reorganizing made room.

June 7, 2017

Spring cleaning makes room for new items

Misawa, Japan — Before summer takes over, the staff at DLA Disposition Services at Misawa, Japan, did some spring cleaning to clear out old property, make space for rolling stock and accommodate their turn-in customers.