DLA News Archive

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About 20 students and one adult stand on a stage after performing music. the audience in the foreground is applauding.

March 14, 2025

DLA Helps Military Band Instruments Find New Gig in DoDEA Schools

BATTLE CREEK, Mich — When people think of career fields the U.S. military trains for, they often think of medicine, aircraft maintenance or even underwater welding. Whatever they imagine, musicians aren’t usually at the top of the list.

Two men work next to a van with a manlift. One of the men is on top of the van's roof.

Feb. 28, 2025

Space Force reutilizes surplus lifts through DLA

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Range personnel supporting the Eastern Range recently pulled lifts from the agency’s used property stores to maintain hard-to-reach mobile platform equipment.

Soldiers load an Army truck with what looks like trash

Jan. 2, 2025

Agency supports Fort Cavazos cleanup

BATTLE CREEK, Mich — In a display of environmental stewardship and community responsibility, soldiers stationed at Texas’ Fort Cavazos spread out across the installation and training areas to tackle illegal dumping during a post-wide cleanup.

A woman holds a clipboard as she writes on it. she is standing in a Wearhouse looking towards hospital beds.

Dec. 23, 2024

2024 Highlights: Mid America

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services’ Mid-America region had what Region Director Jessie Parisano called “a great 2024.”

A large crane lifts the top portion of a locomotive off it's wheels.

Oct. 29, 2024

Train loads of excess from DLA Disposition Services

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The nonprofit organization Railroading Heritage of Midwest America recently acquired a diesel switcher locomotive donation through Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services from the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky.

A large groups of people stand in front of water with a wall behind them. there are also a few plants behind them.

Sept. 5, 2024

DLA Concludes Successful Law Enforcement Support Seminar in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services recently concluded a successful Law Enforcement Support Office seminar in San Antonio, Texas. The conference drew state coordinators from 39 states and territories, underscoring the critical role of inter-agency collaboration and mandatory training in the effective management and accountability of excess military property.

A Black soldier holds a small hatch open on the top of a metal container. he is outside.

Aug. 15, 2024

Army’s R2E success continues with DLA Disposition Services at JBLM

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services site at Joint Base Lewis-McChord recently supported the U.S. Army's "Rapid Removal of Excess" effort, a significant initiative aimed at streamlining the disposal of surplus military property.

Aircraft takes off from aircraft carrier flying towards the sunset.

June 18, 2024

Navy command saves an additional 1.3 million with DLA Disposition Services

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services site at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, recently issued a mobile command center to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.

Steve Bourget stands with a stack of new computers in boxes.

March 25, 2021

DLA Services and National Guard get computers to students

GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — New Hampshire Army National Guard elements recently turned over 100 excess computers to a local school through DOD’s Computers for Learning, administrated by Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services.

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.