DLA Pacific News

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.

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.

Jan. 30, 2023

DLA employees, teams honored during 55th Annual Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency celebrated the accomplishments of its workforce during the 55th Annual Employee Awards Ceremony Jan. 26 at its Fort Belvoir, Virginia, headquarters.

Jan. 30, 2023

DLA Intelligence reinforces classified document rules

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — News heralding the mishandling of classified documents by political officials is prompting intelligence officials throughout the government to reinforce regulations.

Jan. 25, 2023

DLA to demonstrate privacy compliance tool at Federal Privacy Summit

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A new tool that helps DLA comply with privacy laws and regulations governing personally identifiable information is being highlighted across the federal government as it celebrates Data Privacy Week Jan. 24-28.

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.

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.

Jan. 20, 2023

Former Navy Supply Corps officer to become DLA’s newest SES

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A former Navy Supply Corps officer who spent the past 8-plus years helping shape the DLA's support to military and federal customers will become the agency's newest Senior Executive Service member Jan. 23.

Jan. 19, 2023

DLA, DSCA look to the future during foreign military sales summit

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Agility and auditability were among the themes discussed at the annual Defense Logistics Agency/Defense Security Cooperation Agency Foreign Military Sales Summit held Jan. 18-19 at DLA’s headquarters on Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Jan. 18, 2023

DLA, USACE partnership blossoms over a decade

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The partnership between the Defense Logistics Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has blossomed into a productive one over the last decade.