DLA News Archive

Category: Disposition Services

Aug. 4, 2022

Director recognizes history of government entities

BATTLE CREEK, Mich — August has the honor of celebrating the birth of both the US Coast Guard and the Department of Defense. The United States Coast Guard celebrates its 232nd birthday on August 4th while Defense Department was created on the August 10, 1949. Semper Paratus—Always Ready.

Eric Garris, Property Disposal Specialist with DLA Disposition Services Richmond

Aug. 3, 2022

Employee Reflection: Eric Garris

Get to know Property Disposal Specialist Eric Garris

Group photo of people outside in safety equipment

Aug. 2, 2022

Leadership Reflection: Camellia Cochran

Get to know Area Manager Camellia Cochran

Aug. 1, 2022

2022 Contingency Operations Readiness Exercise comes to a successful end

BATTLE CREEK, Mich — As July ends, so too does the latest edition of the Defense Logistic Agency’s Contingency Operations Readiness Exercise in Battle Creek, Michigan. The exercise featured different parts of the agency working together across multiple sites – simulating an expeditionary environment.

July 29, 2022

“I enjoyed every minute of my work here”

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Turkish national DLA employee Sedat Deryalar calls it a day after four decades of reverse logistics support to U.S. warfighters at Incirlik Air Base. The local air wing recently shared a short video in his honor.

A man and a tractor inside a large, inflatable warehouse.

July 28, 2022

COREX gets DLA elements collaborating

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Contributions from entities like DLA Distribution and DLA Information Operations are proving essential to increased realism and impact of the agency’s primary annual property disposal exercise.

Chart showing percent of cases and median loss of fraud

July 27, 2022

Fraud: Trends to look for

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Office of Internal Review assists management with anti-fraud prevention and detection by conducting reviews and reporting suspected fraud to the DLA Office of Inspector General.

Official photo of Brad Prater over a DLA graphic to make horizontal

July 23, 2022

PaCE Spotlight: Brad Prater

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Meet Brad Prater. He works in the contracting and requirements branch and is a 2020 graduate of the PaCE Program.

July 21, 2022

Safety takes center stage during COREX 22

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA proves that even during a large scale exercise, safety is still the number one priority.

July 20, 2022

Site Spotlight: DLA Disposition Services Anniston

Get to know more about the Anniston Disposition Services site.