DLA News Archive

Dec. 29, 2021

Indo-Pacific property disposal pros keep reverse logistics train running

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Warfighter support highlights from throughout the Indo-Pacific in 2021.

Dec. 23, 2021

Europe and Africa missions rely on regional reverse logistics team

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Fiscal 2021 warfighter support highlights from across two continents.

Dec. 22, 2021

South East region welcomes new director amidst a busy 2021

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services South East’s 2021 saw the region make significant improvements within its operations and processes while also welcoming a new director to lead the team.

Dec. 21, 2021

Perseverance helped Mid-America deliver excellence

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services’ Mid-America region operates 16 sites in 12 states with approximately 200 people. When region Deputy Director Marc Wilson looks back at 2021, he said the biggest lesson learned was perseverance.

Dec. 20, 2021

Unique turn-in items of 2021

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services receives and processes the Defense Department’s surplus property, saving billions of taxpayer dollars since its inception in 1972. Throughout the years, unique items have found their way to DLA Disposition Services processing centers and 2021 did not disappoint.

Dec. 18, 2021

DLA Disposition Services Central experiences a year of drastic change in 2021

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A look back at some of the events that took place throughout the Central Region last year including major facility upgrades, new site construction and perhaps most notably the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.

Dec. 16, 2021

Excess military truck from DLA Disposition Services given new role at Raisin Volunteer Fire Department

VICTORIA, Texas — Raisin Volunteer Fire Department converted an excess military truck from Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services into a firefighting machine.

Dec. 13, 2021

Disposition Services Business Support Directorate makes waves in 2021

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services Business Support Directorate adapted to the pandemic-restricted environment with grounding breaking achievements at the end of 2021.

Dec. 10, 2021

New director guides agency property disposal in Europe and Africa

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Former Army environmental health inspector Jessie Parisano returns to Germany to direct DLA hazardous waste removal and reuse, transfer, and donation efforts across two continents.

Dec. 7, 2021

Disposition Services director provides end of year message and safety brief to workforce

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Disposition Services director provides year-end message and safety brief to workforce.