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Aug. 1, 2021
Leadership Spotlight: Army Lt. Col. Juan Talamantes Jr.
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Army Lt. Col. Juan Talamantes Jr. is DLA Disposition Services Central director and has served his country for the past 27 years.
July 29, 2021
DLA director visits Disposition Services headquarters for the first time since taking command
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Director Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic visited Disposition Services headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, July 28. The visit included meeting with senior leaders and touring HDIFC and observing an ESS demonstration.
July 20, 2021
DLA Disposition Services COREX team demonstrates “Semper Gumby” philosophy
JOINT REGION MARIANAS, Guam — A team of U.S. Navy Sailors and Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services civilians recently completed a two-week Contingency Overseas Readiness Exercise on the Pacific island of Guam. The team was able to deploy the Expeditionary Site Set equipment but challenges with some of the equipment began to present themselves.
July 19, 2021
DLA Disposition Services naval officer promoted to lieutenant commander
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Navy Lt. Edward Arca was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander during a small ceremony at Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center on July 6.
July 15, 2021
COREX team in Guam assist Navy command with excess items
JOINT REGION MARIANAS, Guam — For most, summer means vacations, but for the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Contingency Overseas Readiness Exercise team it means training. The team deployed to Guam to demonstrate how they could support the warfighter with a prepositioned Expeditionary Site Set in a forward location.
July 14, 2021
Gimcheon site destroys 60+ Army ambulances
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Demilitarization denies adversarial access to potentially valuable equipment in surplus market
July 11, 2021
MWR Fitness Center reopens all fitness rooms at HDIFC
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — MWR Fitness Center reopens all fitness rooms located in HDIFC and increases maximum occupancy number as they take a step closer to pre-pandemic business operations.
July 9, 2021
Search and rescue teams train on disposed helicopters
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Search and rescue medics train using disposed helicopters.
July 7, 2021
Okinawa team helps restore joint range
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The removal of 20,000 lbs. of inert munitions and range residue will help trainers provide a safer, more realistic place to prepare for combat.
July 1, 2021
Commentary: PTSD is real
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder affects millions of Americans each year.
Disposition Services employee's unique musical hobby
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — DLA Disposition Services employee, Wayne Hayward talks about how he got started designing and building string instruments.
Leadership Spotlight: Beth Ford
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Beth Ford is DLA Disposition Services North East director and has been with federal government for 35 years.
June 25, 2021
DLA Disposition Services supports USNS Tippecanoe during COREX in Guam
JOINT REGION MARIANAS, Guam — The replenishment oiler brought turn-in items to a temporary field exercise site.
June 22, 2021
Paris, Texas PD deploys surplus MRAP during SWAT response
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The former military Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected armored vehicle protected police while taking about 30 rounds from a barricaded gunman in an all-night standoff.
Guam exercise providing hands-on field training
NAVAL STATION GUAM — This year’s COREX includes two weeks of instruction in the Indo-Pacific region for the first time.
June 21, 2021
Mission first, safety always
Naval Station Guam — COREX participants and observers keep tight ties to safe practices during field ops.
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.
June 16, 2021
Disposition Services Central director wraps up tour of duty
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Lt. Col. Jason Logan’s tour as Disposition Services Director of Central Region comes to an end.
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.
June 11, 2021
COREX trains disposition pros near and far
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Annual training for expeditionary civilians and DLA reserve military members is underway at pop-up property disposal sites in Michigan and Guam.
June 9, 2021
Expeditionary training facility dedicated to former DLA employee Krissie K. Davis
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — Davis was killed while on deployment to Afghanistan in 2015. DLA leaders and family members gathered to help memorialize her at Indiana's Camp Atterbury June 3.
June 2, 2021
Colorado Springs employee recognized
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Justin Herburger named Employee of the Quarter.
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.
May 24, 2021
HDIFC hosts 2021 DLA DS Spring Leadership Summit
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services leaders arrived to HDIFC to discuss strategic plans and initiatives.
May 19, 2021
One-of-a-kind Battle Creek training facility turns 10
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Training and Operations Simulation Center has provided countless hours of hands-on and classroom instruction to aspiring reverse logisticians from around the world.