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Man in a black t-shirt and blue jeans stands outside next to a concrete barrier taller than himself. on the barrier is a DLA logo with a dog's head. The photo was taken in a warm dry climate.

March 21, 2024

PaCE Spotlight: Barry Greene

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Barry Greene is a property disposal specialist for the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services West region. He participated in the Pathways to Career Excellence Program in 2015 and is currently deployed to Qatar.

Quarry equipment in the desert.

Feb. 8, 2024

(A new) Home on the range: NTC Fort Irwin

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Far out in the desert, artillery booms across the ever-shifting sands, punishing DLA-sourced used vehicles, while soldiers sweep through fabricated towns brought to life by actors and set dressed with reused military equipment.

Vehicles to be used as targets lined up in the desert.

Jan. 30, 2024

(A new) Home on the range: NTTR

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Vehicles, equipment and materials sourced from DLA’s surplus equipment stocks provide a crucial element in the realistic training and preparation of America’s combat pilots at the sprawling Nevada Test and Training Range.

A large, empty warehouse.

Jan. 25, 2024

Major facility upgrade underway at Barstow property disposal hub

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The $24 million project will allow DLA Disposition Services personnel to support region warfighters from a single streamlined structure.

A tracked vehicle with a snowplow sits on a flatbed trailer.

Jan. 16, 2024

Montana nabs surplus snowcat for backcountry rescues

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Used military equipment “a game changer” for states’ ability to protect residents and manage public lands.

A woman near a truck scale gives a thumbs up to the driver in a parking lot in the desert.

Nov. 30, 2023

Year in review: West region

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Customer support efforts across the directorate can vary as widely as the vast West itself.

Covered containers sit on pallets outside near a warehouse.

Oct. 23, 2023

Alaska team removes Coast Guard hazardous waste

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA’s Anchorage-based disposal office is helping regional Coast Guard sites clear out pandemic-related backlogs.

Ten people pose together for a photo in front of a blank wall.

Oct. 13, 2023

West region keeps culture in focus

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — West Coast property disposal sites held their first workplace culture-oriented summit in September.

A Boeing 747 and a Humvee are parked in a hangar in the desert.

July 18, 2023

Desert aerospace education boosted by DLA used property stocks

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The world’s biggest privately funded air and space museum has long relied on DLA’s military surplus and excess property pipeline to help execute its education mission.

Men prepare a pallet of batteries to be put onto a flatbed truck.

Jan. 29, 2023

Pendleton partnership has battery disposal down pat

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Camp Pendleton relies on DLA’s hazardous waste removal expertise to avoid disposal costs and rid the sprawling base of hundreds of thousands of pounds in lead acid batteries each year.