DLA News Archive

Feb. 8, 2023

Okinawa-based crane operator honored

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — 33-year agency veteran and recent DLA Disposition Services Employee of the Quarter Takashi Shimabukuro has perhaps the coolest job in DLA: tearing objects and equipment apart with his tracked crane.

Feb. 6, 2023

Disposal experts to rid Guam base of crash debris

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s property disposal team is managing removal of a B-52 Stratofortress brought down by birds during a 2016 mishap at Andersen Air Force Base.

Nov. 21, 2022

Pacific disposal crew closes book on ‘22

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — From Oahu to Kwajalein to Diego Garcia and all the exotic spots in between, reverse logistics for deployed and forward-based warfighters depends on the close coordination of an expert team.

Nov. 18, 2022

Area manager Milazzo recognized

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s lead for property disposal across Alaska is a DLA Disposition Services employee of the quarter.

April 4, 2022

Employee Reflection: Matthew J. Wickham

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Get to know the management and program analyst, resource advisor for DLA Disposition Services Sagami General Depot, Sagamihara, Japan.

April 3, 2022

Employee Reflection: Takayuki Honda

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Get to know DLA Disposition Services Environmental Engineer Technician and HW COR Takayuki Honda. Honda works at our Sagami site.

Dec. 29, 2021

Indo-Pacific property disposal pros keep reverse logistics train running

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Warfighter support highlights from throughout the Indo-Pacific in 2021.

July 20, 2021

DLA Disposition Services COREX team demonstrates “Semper Gumby” philosophy

JOINT REGION MARIANAS, Guam — A team of U.S. Navy Sailors and Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services civilians recently completed a two-week Contingency Overseas Readiness Exercise on the Pacific island of Guam. The team was able to deploy the Expeditionary Site Set equipment but challenges with some of the equipment began to present themselves.

July 15, 2021

COREX team in Guam assist Navy command with excess items

JOINT REGION MARIANAS, Guam — For most, summer means vacations, but for the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Contingency Overseas Readiness Exercise team it means training. The team deployed to Guam to demonstrate how they could support the warfighter with a prepositioned Expeditionary Site Set in a forward location.

July 14, 2021

Gimcheon site destroys 60+ Army ambulances

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Demilitarization denies adversarial access to potentially valuable equipment in surplus market