DLA Pacific News

Archive: 2026

US military service men salute as a color guard marches by.

July 16, 2026

FORD ISLAND, Hawaii — Navy Capt. Daniel Metz assumed leadership of the Defense Logistics Agency Pacific Regional Command from Navy Capt. Patrick Brown during a change of command ceremony on Ford Island, framed by the USS Arizona Memorial and the USS Missouri — two historic backdrops standing just 100 yards apart, representing the beginning and the end of the Pacific War.

Six people pose in front of a firetruck.

June 26, 2026

Guam’s emergency readiness strengthened with excess fire response equipment

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The remote U.S. territory took custody of a former Navy fire engine in early June thanks to the federal Firefighter Property Program and DLA’s excess property transfer authority.

A man holds a shadow box in front of flags while posing with three soldiers.

March 31, 2026

Korea disposal pro recognized for 5-17 ACS deactivation support

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — DLA Disposal Service Representative Kevin Higdon was singled out for his role in providing sustained direct support throughout the lengthy unit drawdown.

Several lines of large military vehicles are parked on a concrete tarmac.

Feb. 18, 2026

Korea team supports Army route clearance equipment turn-in

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — A U.S. Army rotational unit preparing to redeploy to Colorado recently completed the turn-in of route clearance vehicles and robotic systems with support from agency personnel in South Korea.

A series of people stand in front of a information verification table.

Jan. 13, 2026

DLA Indo-Pacific exercises emergency evacuation readiness

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Defense Logistics Agency employees and their families stationed in the South Korea participated in Courageous Channel 25, a peninsula-wide noncombatant evacuation operation exercise last month.