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Dec. 30, 2021
Disposition Services Operations Directorate ends 2021 with notable achievements
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Operations Directorate ended 2021 with notable achievements to include closing the door on a 20-year divestiture with DLA.
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.
Dec. 23, 2021
Europe and Africa missions rely on regional reverse logistics team
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Fiscal 2021 warfighter support highlights from across two continents.
Dec. 22, 2021
South East region welcomes new director amidst a busy 2021
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services South East’s 2021 saw the region make significant improvements within its operations and processes while also welcoming a new director to lead the team.
DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM commander visits DLA Distribution Bahrain
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — U.S. Army Col. Gerard Acosta, commander Defense Logistics Agency Central Command and Southern Command, visited DLA Distribution, Bahrain Nov. 3, to receive a tour of DLA Distribution Bahrain facilities and learn more of what the distribution center offers, specifically to DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM.
Dec. 21, 2021
Perseverance helped Mid-America deliver excellence
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services’ Mid-America region operates 16 sites in 12 states with approximately 200 people. When region Deputy Director Marc Wilson looks back at 2021, he said the biggest lesson learned was perseverance.
Dec. 20, 2021
Unique turn-in items of 2021
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services receives and processes the Defense Department’s surplus property, saving billions of taxpayer dollars since its inception in 1972. Throughout the years, unique items have found their way to DLA Disposition Services processing centers and 2021 did not disappoint.
Dec. 18, 2021
DLA Disposition Services Central experiences a year of drastic change in 2021
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A look back at some of the events that took place throughout the Central Region last year including major facility upgrades, new site construction and perhaps most notably the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
Dec. 16, 2021
Excess military truck from DLA Disposition Services given new role at Raisin Volunteer Fire Department
VICTORIA, Texas — Raisin Volunteer Fire Department converted an excess military truck from Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services into a firefighting machine.
Dec. 13, 2021
Disposition Services Business Support Directorate makes waves in 2021
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services Business Support Directorate adapted to the pandemic-restricted environment with grounding breaking achievements at the end of 2021.
Dec. 10, 2021
New director guides agency property disposal in Europe and Africa
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Former Army environmental health inspector Jessie Parisano returns to Germany to direct DLA hazardous waste removal and reuse, transfer, and donation efforts across two continents.
Dec. 7, 2021
Disposition Services director provides end of year message and safety brief to workforce
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Disposition Services director provides year-end message and safety brief to workforce.
An Introduction to DLA Disposition Services Strategic Plan
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services has recently revised its Strategic Plan to be in-line with DLA's 5 Lines of Effort. Learn more about the upcoming changes and how they will be implemented.
Dec. 6, 2021
The last member of the Percy Jones Alumni Caucus passes away
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Senator Bob Dole, 98, passed away December 5 in his sleep. He served in the U.S. Senate for a quarter of a century, ran for the office of President of the United States, served in the Army in World War II and lived for a short time in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Federal Center employees deliver Christmas at Salvation Army
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — At the end of each year Defense Logistics Agency employees at the Hart Dole Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, work together to make the holidays a little brighter for families in need. Working with the local Salvation Army, DLA Installation Support’s Battle Creek Morale, Welfare and Recreation staff coordinate the Federal Center’s Adopt-A-Family Program. The program includes veterans that are patents at the local Veteran Affairs hospital and other families in the community.
Dec. 1, 2021
Leadership Spotlight: Chris Judd
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Get to know Chris Judd. He's the director for DLA Disposition Services resource management division in Battle Creek, Michigan. He has more than 36 years of federal service, an Air Force veteran and enjoys traveling.
Nov. 29, 2021
Tribute to heroes display honors DLA employees lost, injured in war on terror
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — A new Tribute to DLA Heroes display honors one current and three former employees who were injured or killed in the war on terror.
Nov. 23, 2021
Resource Management Directorate has global impact for DLA Disposition Services
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Resource Management Directorate took on a lot this past year, including notable efforts like headquarters realignment, the navigation and application of COVID-19 restrictions and a leadership change installing Christopher Judd as the new director.
Nov. 18, 2021
Disposition Services Command Support Office thrives in 2021
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Command Support Office faced challenges in 2021 that required some out of the box thinking by programs and employees.
Nov. 16, 2021
2021 – The year that was for Disposition Services contracting directorate
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A review of the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services contracting directorate's 2021 accomplishments including establishing a new Requirements Branch.
Nov. 12, 2021
Veterans Day memorial shows “Gone but not forgotten” mantra
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees and residents of Battle Creek, Michigan, gathered on Veterans Day to honor the lives of four US Navy personnel lost over 55 years ago in a plane crash.
Nov. 10, 2021
DLA Disposition Services honors veterans with virtual program
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — This year’s Veterans Day Program is virtual and features keynote speaker Zaneta Adams, director of Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. Both a veteran and military spouse, Adams has dedicated her work to assisting Michigan’s 567,000 veterans.
Nov. 9, 2021
From animals to equipment, DLA Disposition Services has processed it all
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Since its inception, Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services has received and processed millions of individual items of Department of Defense personal property. Most of these items are within the norms of end-of-lifecycle logistics, however, some examples of property turned-in stand out among the rest and serve to highlight the unique capabilities of disposal logisticians.
Nov. 5, 2021
WWII veteran’s grave rediscovered thanks to DLA Land and Maritime associate’s efforts
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime employee is generating a lot of buzz around the world this week. Army veteran and DLA Land and Maritime Customer Account Specialist Nathan Reynolds is being lauded across the globe for his instrumental efforts to rediscover the gravesite of World War II veteran Arthur Lewis and ensure the delivery of a proper gravestone marking his service.
Disposition Services Strategic Leadership Summit concludes with awards ceremony
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services Strategic Leadership Summit concluded Oct. 29 with awards ceremony at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan.