DLA CENTCOM and SOCOM News

Seven people a mix of men and women stand looking at the camera.

Dec. 9, 2025

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services held a graduation ceremony for six interns from the Pathways to Career Excellence Program at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, Dec. 4.

Soldiers descend with deployed Parachutes. Looks as if the photographer was also parachuting when the photo was taken,

Dec. 3, 2025

DLA vet coined by Army Rangers

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Matthew Laposa is a procurement specialist with Defense Logistics Agency Document Services at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. He recently received a challenge coin from Army Rangers serving in the 2-10th Infantry Regiment "Tomahawks", he assisted with a project.

Nov. 25, 2025

DLA Document Services delivers critical support for JTF-SB

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Document Services Procurement Specialist Christian Prout found himself involved in one of the largest projects of his career following the signing of Executive Order 14165, “Securing Our Borders,” as the Department of War launched a large-scale mission to help secure the southern U.S. border.

Nov. 17, 2025

DLA supports Navy with Okinawa boat offload

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — The DLA Disposition Services team in Okinawa is driving Navy readiness by managing offloading operations and processing surplus assets abroad.

A Chinook helicopter hovers above the ground with blue skis behind it.

Oct. 2, 2025

Army Chinooks excel in delivering excess to DLA

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Chinook helicopters airlifted excess equipment from the Army's 10th Mountain Division to DLA Disposition Services as part of a unique training exercise at Fort Drum. The operation provided realistic logistical challenges for air crews while meeting a critical offload deadline.

Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly (left), director, Defense Logistics Agency, leads the DLA Disposition Services Annual Operating Plan review Sept. 19th, at the Hart-Doyle-Inouye Center in, Battle Creek, Michigan.

Sept. 24, 2025

Simerly visits DLA Disposition Services

Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly and DLA Senior Enlisted Advisor Army Command Sgt. Maj. Petra Casarez visited DLA Disposition Services headquarters Sept. 19 to thank employees and discuss ongoing initiatives.

Towards the center of the a burnt grass field a red fire truck and two firefighters can be seen.

Sept. 16, 2025

Washington Fire District Boosts Capabilities with Military Surplus Equipment

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — In Whatcom County Fire District 14, military surplus trucks and generators once used by the military have been converted into vital tools for firefighting and rescue missions, thanks in part to Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services.

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Sept. 11, 2025

Titanium recovery furthers critical materials reuse effort

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A DLA research and development contract will turn scrap material into high-grade powder for additive manufacturing.

A cutting tool cuts next to art work printed on a white sheet of foam board.

Sept. 3, 2025

DLA Document Services expands capabilities at NAS Jacksonville

NAS JACKSONVILLE, Fla — DLA Document Services’ Southeast covers a wide footprint, providing critical printing and publishing solutions to military commands and DoD agencies allowing them to focus on their missions.

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Aug. 29, 2025

Battle Creek hosts annual excess property training for law enforcement

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s Law Enforcement Support Office and DLA Disposition Services personnel welcomed 35 states to the annual event in mid-August.

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Aug. 22, 2025

Vice director visits Battle Creek

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s top civilian received briefs from Michigan-based personnel and provided keynote remarks at the annual DOD Law Enforcement Support Office conference Aug. 18-19.

Uniformed military planners stand around a large map on the floor of a room to plan maneuvers.

Aug. 18, 2025

Philippine hazardous waste disposal increases DLA flexibility

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The agency's Indo-Pacific property disposal personnel recently completed a complex hazardous waste removal operation under DLA's recently awarded Philippines HW contract.

An airplane is cut by large shears on a tarmac.

Aug. 13, 2025

Pearl Harbor team provides P-8 demil support

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services team in Hawaii recently completed demilitarization and disposal of a damaged P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe.

a tanker truck with a yellow cab and a black tank shoots water towards a building on fire.

Aug. 8, 2025

South Carolina firefighters stretch budgets with DLA surplus

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Fire departments across the country are giving retired military vehicles a new lease on life—on the fireline.

Aug. 5, 2025

Naples satcom materials get swift removal

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA’s Aviano-based property disposal team oversaw the July removal of more than 26,000 kilos of obsolete Navy communications equipment.

Two Marines hide behind a vehicle, one talks on a radio.

July 30, 2025

Cross-org teamwork secures critical components for Okinawa Marines

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — DLA’s excess property pros found an immediate solution for $30,000 in vital communications equipment on USMC 18-month back order.

July 25, 2025

Excess equipment deployed in Texas flood response

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Hard-hit communities conduct highwater rescues with MRAPs received through the agency’s Law Enforcement Support Office.

Four men dressed in military working uniforms sit in a classroom looking towards a screen. The screen has a training lesson playing.

July 23, 2025

RCORT serves as capstone event for reservists

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — This year’s Reserve Contingency Operations Readiness Training, or RCORT, marks a significant evolution in how Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services prepares its Joint Reserve Force to deploy and support the warfighter.

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July 16, 2025

New Leadership Course Strengthens Supervisory Skills

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services recently launched a new leadership course aimed at strengthening supervisory skills through hands-on, mission-focused training.

A soldier gives a thumbs up while looking at a Patriot missile defense system.

July 11, 2025

Al Udeid air defense team reliant on DLA excess property stores

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Patriot missile system operators tasked with defending U.S. personnel in the CENTCOM region became the agency’s first property reutilization customers in Qatar in April.

July 7, 2025

Disposition, Distribution hunting efficiencies in Germany

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The two DLA major sub-commands continue exploring opportunities to work together to meet warfighter demand across Europe and Africa.

Incoming commander for the Defense Logistics Agency’s U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations region Army Col. Edward Runyan accepts the flag from DLA Director of Logistics Operations Air Force Maj. Gen. David Sanford

July 3, 2025

Army colonel leads DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Army Col. Edward Runyan accepted the reins of the Defense Logistics Agency’s regional command for U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command in a change of command ceremony July 1.

July 2, 2025

Want list indicator could add more high-demand excess property to shelves

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Agency reverse logisticians who handle used and excess property turn-ins will now know if a reuse customer is seeking specific item types.

Men use a pump to empty barrels into a large tank in an industrial setting.

June 27, 2025

Guam haz waste removal saves money, sets new standard

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — When hazardous waste storage at the Consolidated Storage Facility in Guam recently reached a critical point, one Defense Logistics Agency environmental protection specialist’s initiative helped turn a complex challenge into a streamlined, cost-effective success.

A man and a woman evaluate used military optics in an office space.

June 24, 2025

DLA eyes strategic materials recapture from excess property

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — With the nation’s defense industry facing diminished access to rare earths, the agency will closely evaluate its surplus property stream for additional materials recycling opportunities.