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A young boy pulls a hand cart with packages of food and gifts stacked on it towards a door going into a building

Dec. 14, 2020

HDIFC employees continue holiday tradition of helping neighbors

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center employees once again played Santa to benefit families in Battle Creek, Michigan, area in December through the Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family program.

Kelly Clabbers, a Fort Benning-based disposal service representative uses the Mobile Office equipment to print labels for the all-terrain vehicles she is receiving in place at the supported unit.

Dec. 14, 2020

Harnessing technology among 2020 Business Support highlights

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Supporting the diverse business needs of the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services sites is a challenge in a normal year, but dealing with a pandemic while also implementing new tools made 2020 anything but normal.

Dec. 11, 2020

Resource management director reflects on year

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The pandemic’s trampling of well-laid plans meant lots of on-the-fly changes in 2020.

Chief of Staff Pete Foreman addresses attendees at 2016 offsite as Network Optimization was getting underway.

Dec. 10, 2020

Senior leader honored for meritorious service

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Five years of exceptionally meritorious service was recognized Dec. 7 when a Defense Logistics Agency Meritorious Service Medal was presented to DLA Disposition Services Chief of Staff Pete Foreman during a meeting of the command’s senior leaders in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Dec. 9, 2020

Small business support remains strong in 2020

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services met a variety of contract set-aside goals while increasing competition overall.

Soldiers with the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade prepare an excess vehicle for turn in at DLA Disposition Services’ Fort Bragg site Nov. 10.

Dec. 7, 2020

South-East employees share “a unique and challenging” year

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Employees in the South-East region welcomed a new director, helped warfighters in their area enhance their readiness through divestiture, enhanced their own capabilities with new equipment for demilitarization, and provided materials to battle COVID-19 during 2020 despite the challenges the pandemic placed on operations.

Riggers watch as a crane lifts a massive piece of submarine hull onto a barge for disposal.

Dec. 4, 2020

A look back on DLA Disposition Services West support during 2020

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services West region team had a busy year, highlighted by its handling of various Navy and Army special divestiture projects conducted during a global pandemic.

A masked man drives material handling equipment in a warehouse.

Dec. 3, 2020

Fort Carson employee honored

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Material Examiner and Identifier Michael Vasquez was recently named Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Employee of the Quarter.

Dec. 1, 2020

Leadership Spotlight: Omar Khlifi

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Get to know Omar Khlifi, DLA Disposition Services Director, South East region.

Nov. 30, 2020

Kuwait-based disposal representative named employee of quarter

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Honner Raul Carbajal-Sanchez was recently honored for his contributions to the agency’s property disposal operations in the Middle East.