DLA News Archive

Tag: Training DS

Man stands in front of conference room table presenting to seated participants

June 21, 2021

Law Enforcement Support Office hosts state coordinators for in-person training

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services’ LESO program invited state coordinators to the first face-to-face training since the pandemic.

Overview image of Guam from an airplane seat

June 14, 2021

DLA Disposition Services team trains in Guam during Contingency Overseas Readiness Exercise

Guam — “Our forward-positioned equipment, coupled with our training and our personnel that are deployable worldwide give us the practice to support the warfighter with disposal anywhere on the globe,” DLA Disposition Services Director Mike Cannon said.

A crane carriers a large piece of floating bridge.

May 26, 2021

USMC gets a lift in Battle Creek

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Personnel in Michigan are getting a quality training opportunity while providing money-saving heavy-lift capability to a deactivating Marine Corps Bridge Company that came to DLA’s aid in the past.

A larger Rough Terrain Container Handler stacks a shipping container on the third level of a stack of other shipping containers in a training exercise.

Jan. 15, 2021

DLA Disposition Services site increases ability to support customers with new equipment and training

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services uses a wide variety of material handling equipment to load and off-load trucks every day in support of warfighters. Having people trained on the MHEs is vital not only to complete the mission but to ensure it is done in a safe manner. Without trained operators, equipment sits idle; tasks go undone.

A man with a hard hat sit in the cab of a yellow piece of material handling equipment.

Battle Creek, Michigan Nov. 12, 2020

Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services sets new standards with virtual safety summit

BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services held a virtual Material Handling Equipment Safety Summit in November. Due to travel restrictions put in place by the Defense Department to help combat the pandemic, the annual material handling event was held online for the first time.

Command director speaks in front of large screens.

Oct. 27, 2020

Leadership sync perseveres through pandemic

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Annual leaders meet up continues online in an upended 2020.

A person in a Marine uniform talks with a Civilian employee.

Nov. 5, 2019

Knowledge is power

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Nuhu Kashalla, a Property Disposal Service Representative with Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services at Barstow, California, conducted a training session for customers at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, also known as 29 Palms.

Crystal Leija stands in front of a group of people sitting at tables and leads a workshop topic.

Oct. 31, 2019

DSD West Resource Analyst Workshop

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Crystal Leija leads a discussion during a four-day DLA Disposition Services West Region Resource Analyst workshop held at command headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, in October.

Oct. 28, 2019

Senior Leader Summit concludes, recognizing excellence

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The 2019 Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Senior Leader Summit came to a close October 25 after a week of discussions focusing on how to improve the customer experience for the warfighter. The summit covered all aspects of the DLA Disposition Services business, with the goal of improving safety and agency culture while saving the taxpayers money.