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March 16, 2023

Japan firetruck reuse helps NH Air Guard

New Hampshire’s 157th Logistics Readiness Squadron has put millions of dollars in used DOD equipment back to work since getting familiar with the DLA property reuse mission.

March 8, 2023

Idaho Lands receives $70 million in donated equipment from DLA since 2013

A savvy used property screener for the Idaho Department of Lands has brought tens of millions of dollars in used and surplus DOD equipment to his state to fight fires and protect rural communities in the past decade.

Feb. 8, 2023

Okinawa-based crane operator honored

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

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. 29, 2023

Pendleton partnership has battery disposal down pat

Camp Pendleton relies on DLA’s hazardous waste removal expertise to avoid disposal costs and rid the sprawling base of hundreds of thousands of pounds in lead acid batteries each year.

Jan. 25, 2023

Red River property disposal team sets standard with massive HMMWV divestiture

Army Material Command recently turned in 2,870 High-Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicles to the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services team at Red River Army Depot in East Texas.

Jan. 20, 2023

Consider it done: DLA scraps aging train cars for Army

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.

Dec. 19, 2022

Texas FD fights “dirty” with repurposed military trucks from DLA

Pineland Fire Chief Joseph Lane said former military rigs aren’t the prettiest trucks in his fleet, but when push comes to shove, they get the job done.

Dec. 7, 2022

DLA surplus helping lower vet homelessness rates

Veteran homelessness has been around a long time in the U.S. But rates are falling dramatically in the past two decades, and veterans stand downs offering free former military clothing and gear for attendees have been a vital part of that positive trajectory.

Dec. 1, 2022

Stand down screeners cast a wide net

A cohort of about 200 used and excess military property requisitioners - mostly social workers - regularly visit DLA's online inventory for items that will help their local homeless and at-risk veteran populations.