DLA News Archive

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A dust cloud can been seen next to and behind a military style vehicle that sits on a bridge span in what looks like a brown grass field.

March 28, 2025

Hardwood air-to-ground weapons range refreshes targets with DLA assistance

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Hardwood Air-to-Ground Weapons Range recently refreshed several targets using excess property from the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services that had been deemed scrap.

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, one dressed in the uniform of an Army Col. and a woman stand together in deep conversation. They are standing in a warehouse.

March 11, 2025

Northeast team hosts leadership summit

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Northeast Region Director Beth Ford recently convened her directorate’s leadership team for a summit at Fort George G. Meade.

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.

Three men stand and look a a sheet of paper with some printed text on it and a small box with a label on it.

Feb. 21, 2025

DLA Disposition Services Launches New Training for Material Examiners

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Employees from multiple Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services sites recently gathered in Battle Creek for the inaugural Functional Block Two Training 6912 Material Examiner and Identifier course.

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 forklift is used to place wood pallets into a shredder.

Nov. 15, 2024

2024 Highlights: Resource Management

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Behind every successful organization is a team that ensures everything runs smoothly, often out of the spotlight. For Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services, its Resource Management directorate plays a crucial role in this effort.

Aug. 28, 2024

COOPEX makes comeback for Disposition Services

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Members of DLA Disposition Services participated in a Continuity of Operations exercise as a way to remain mission ready in the event of future emergencies.

Marines pose for a field portrait with their deployable artillery rocket system.

Aug. 23, 2024

Agency exploring property disposition possibilities for Darwin-based Marines

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services wants to secure enduring reverse logistics support for rotational U.S. forces training and operating in northern Australia.