DLA News Archive

Category: Warfighter Always

A Navy officer and a doctor speak in front of medical equipment in an office setting.

Jan. 11, 2024

Solomon Islands property donation to improve surgical care for citizens

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A recent U.S. Navy hospital ship visit to Guadalcanal included the DLA-assisted donation of cutting-edge medical equipment expected to improve health outcomes in the South Pacific.

Glass flies out of an industrial shredder into a large garbage bin at a scrap yard.

Dec. 14, 2023

Demil specialists best tough-to-destroy ballistic glass

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA’s Kaiserslautern-based property disposal experts recently overcame some long-term hurdles to the disposal of ballistic glass in Europe.

A woman near a truck scale gives a thumbs up to the driver in a parking lot in the desert.

Nov. 30, 2023

Year in review: West region

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Customer support efforts across the directorate can vary as widely as the vast West itself.

Two men pose during awards presentation.

Aug. 23, 2023

Central region team thrives despite adversity

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A look at how the Disposition Services team in remains successful in Central Region.

A man gives a presentation to a room full of people.

Aug. 7, 2023

Hazardous Waste summit unites military disposal customers from across continents

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A multi-day topical deep dive between DOD’s hazardous waste disposal professionals in DLA and major commands in Europe and Africa may be the start of a valuable and recurring sync up.

A large warehouse with items neatly stacked in lines so people and equipment can move between the piles of property. the space is well lit, organized and clean.

July 7, 2023

Excess equipment bolsters operational readiness

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services is known for handling excess military property and is a trusted source of supply for the United States military when it comes to acquiring used equipment.

A chopper flies above the San Diego skyline.

May 8, 2023

Shared DLA office space in San Diego a win-win

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A fire forced DLA Disposition Services personnel into DLA Document Services spaces during the pandemic. With ongoing organizational realignment bringing the two organizations together, perhaps the entire network can experience some of the positives that emerged from the Southern California experiment.

March 16, 2023

Japan firetruck reuse helps NH Air Guard

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — 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.

A man walks around aircraft wreckage draped in jungle foliage.

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.

Men prepare a pallet of batteries to be put onto a flatbed truck.

Jan. 29, 2023

Pendleton partnership has battery disposal down pat

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — 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.