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A firetruck in a field.

March 8, 2023

Idaho Lands receives $70 million in donated equipment from DLA since 2013

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A savvy used property screener for the Idaho Department of Lands has brought tens of millions of dollars in used and surplus DOD equipment to his state to fight fires and protect rural communities in the past decade.

A bunch of sweet potato lay in rich brown soil next to a shovel with green plants in the background of the image.

Feb. 17, 2023

Today’s military surplus growing tomorrow’s energy

Battle Creek, Mich. — Excess military equipment donated by Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services is playing a part in alternative energy and agricultural research happening in North Carolina.

a large number of Humvees painted desert tan set in two lines outside.

Jan. 25, 2023

Red River property disposal team sets standard with massive HMMWV divestiture

Battle Creek, Mich. — Army Material Command recently turned in 2,870 High-Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicles to the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services team at Red River Army Depot in East Texas.

A man examines a pair of boots.

Dec. 31, 2022

DLA surplus helps vets

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Hundreds of annual "stand down" events feature free military surplus property from DLA and link homeless and at-risk veterans with resources to improve their lives.

The former military truck converted to a firetruck sits outside showing off it's new coat of red paint and pump and tank set up on it flat bed.

Dec. 19, 2022

Texas FD fights “dirty” with repurposed military trucks from DLA

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Pineland Fire Chief Joseph Lane said former military rigs aren’t the prettiest trucks in his fleet, but when push comes to shove, they get the job done.

a large number of Humvees painted desert tan set in two lines outside.

Nov. 15, 2022

Mid America: Year in review

Battle Creek, Mich. — “Mid-America had an outstanding year,” DLA Disposition Services Mid-America Deputy Director Marc Wilson said. “It’s what I would consider a raving success.”

Fire Chief Ernie Glenn of the Minerva Volunteer Fire Department in Texas stands next to a former military truck. The truck has been converted into a fire truck and painted red.

April 19, 2022

DLA Disposition Services helps Texas FD upgrade fleet via used equipment transfer

ROCKDALE, Texas — Texas’ Minerva Volunteer Fire Department recently increased its fleet capacity by adding an excess military truck received through the Defense Department’s Firefighter Property Program.

A tank fires a round with a large fireball coming from the barrel of the tank.

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.

A onetime military truck now converted into a firetruck painted red.

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.

A member of the U.S. Space Force in a camouflaged uniform stands next to a Humvee in a tropical setting.

Sept. 25, 2021

U.S. Space Force turns to DLA Disposition Services for equipment

Anderson Air Force Base, Guam — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services has a long history serving the Army, Navy, Air Forces and Marines but now that service extends to the newly created Space Force.