DLA News Archive

Sept. 9, 2026

PACE Spotlight: Danny Wolf Gonzales

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Danny Wolf Gonzales is part of Pathways to Career Excellence Group 50 and previously served in the U.S. Army.

Sept. 4, 2026

Industry event spurs critical materials recovery dialogue

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Agency and DoW officials discussed critical material recovery possibilities with more than two dozen commercial firms during a roundtable discussion at the Defense Industrial Base Accelerator conference in Philadelphia Aug. 26.

Aug. 28, 2026

DLA pushing boron carbide reuse from excess armor plates

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — For decades, the protective inserts used by U.S. military members for bulletproofing vests were pulverized and landfilled when no longer needed. Today, a cross-agency effort is on the verge of turning that former trash into treasure to help DoW shore up its critical materials supply chain.

Aug. 21, 2026

Create a military property reuse want list

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency property reuse customers can specify exactly what they need for their organization, avoid procurement costs, and make taxpayer dollars go further by creating a customized “RTD Want List.”

Aug. 4, 2026

PACE Spotlight: Rebekah Brown

Rebekah R. Brown is part of Pathways to Career Excellence Group 50 and previously worked for DLA Distribution.

July 29, 2026

$63 million reutilization supports Air Force tech investment

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA’s property disposition team facilitated the transfer of sodium perchlorate from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to a key defense industrial base supplier in 2025.

July 23, 2026

Operating under pressure: Hazardous waste removal amid security threats and monsoon weather in the Philippines

JOINT BASE PEARL-HICKAM, Hawaii — Demand for reverse logistics services is increasing at joint training sites across the Philippines.

July 21, 2026

PACE Spotlight: Brittany Bradford

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Brittany Bradford has served with the Defense Logistics Agency for five years and is part of Pathways to Career Excellence Group 50.

July 15, 2026

DLA helping Army manage Apache inventory

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — As the service adapts its AH-64 mission to detect, track, and defeat unmanned aircraft systems, DLA Disposition Services will help divest older excess airframes while providing realistic targets for pilots in training.

July 2, 2026

DLA saves Army millions with Italy in-country MRAP demilitarization

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Agency personnel in Italy are helping the 405th Army Field Support Battalion clear out dozens of mine resistant ambush-protected vehicles that had been stored at Leghorn Army Depot near Livorno for well over a decade.