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Angela Sakryd standing in front of equipment

Feb. 23, 2021

Fort Meade disposal specialist recalls protective suit transfer to FEMA

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Angela Sakryd helped transfer 40,000 excess protective suits from DTRA to FEMA.

Pieces of excess building materials arrive at the DLA Disposition Services site at Bagram, Afghanistan.

Feb. 22, 2021

Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees have been serving in Afghanistan in support of U.S. forces deployed there and noted significant milestones for DLA in the past few weeks.

A warehouse worker prepares kitchen equipment for movement.

Feb. 19, 2021

Puerto Rico school rebuilds with surplus property

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A small K-12 academy in the island territory looked to the states and federal government for vehicles and equipment after Hurricane Maria losses.

Feb. 19, 2021

Black History Month Spotlight: Robin Nichols

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Get to know Robin Nichols, DLA Logistics Information Services management/program analyst and president of American Federation of Government Employees - Local 1626.

Feb. 17, 2021

DLA lays historic Great Lakes watercraft to rest

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The mighty “Paul Bunyan” helped Soo Locks operators hold back Lake Superior since the WWII era.

Teresa Cowell operates a rough terrain container handler to move a container that arrived Jan. 27 at the Battle Creek Michigan Air National Guard Base.

Feb. 15, 2021

Battle Creek team helps equip Central operations

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees at global sites often count on colleagues in Battle Creek, Michigan, to ensure essential equipment they need like the team who helps keep the specialized equipment site staffs rely on getting to where it is needed.

Sabrina in a black suit jacket with a white shirt in front of the flag and blue background.

Feb. 13, 2021

Black History Month Spotlight: Sabrina Young

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Get to know Sabrina Young, DLA Disposition Services property disposal specialist with environmental duties.

Feb. 11, 2021

One-time sale benefits DLA, Portuguese

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A thousand pieces of furniture were recently removed from remote Lajes Field facilities in the Azores, saving taxpayers from substantial disposal costs.

Dennis Keener, one of the 116 team members honored, operates a forklift to unload a Hummer turned into the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services at Red River, Texas, Feb. 25, 2020

Feb. 8, 2021

Mid-America team honored with agency award

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Defense Logistics Agency employees from DLA Disposition Services’ Mid-America region were among the personnel honored in the DLA Director's Strategic Goals Award for the 4th Quarter of fiscal 2020.

Ted Adams, left, works with Jhunar Medenilla in a lift basket used to help them hang netting to keep out birds that were fouling up a receiving area at DLA Disposition Services at Camp Arifjan.

Feb. 5, 2021

Good idea nets big savings

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — While Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees usually market reusable materials to warfighters, the Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, staff recently became their own customers when a good idea helped solve a messy problem.