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Dec. 10, 2020
Senior leader honored for meritorious service
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Five years of exceptionally meritorious service was recognized Dec. 7 when a Defense Logistics Agency Meritorious Service Medal was presented to DLA Disposition Services Chief of Staff Pete Foreman during a meeting of the command’s senior leaders in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Dec. 9, 2020
Small business support remains strong in 2020
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services met a variety of contract set-aside goals while increasing competition overall.
Dec. 7, 2020
South-East employees share “a unique and challenging” year
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Employees in the South-East region welcomed a new director, helped warfighters in their area enhance their readiness through divestiture, enhanced their own capabilities with new equipment for demilitarization, and provided materials to battle COVID-19 during 2020 despite the challenges the pandemic placed on operations.
Dec. 4, 2020
A look back on DLA Disposition Services West support during 2020
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services West region team had a busy year, highlighted by its handling of various Navy and Army special divestiture projects conducted during a global pandemic.
Dec. 3, 2020
Fort Carson employee honored
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Material Examiner and Identifier Michael Vasquez was recently named Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Employee of the Quarter.
Dec. 1, 2020
Leadership Spotlight: Omar Khlifi
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Get to know Omar Khlifi, DLA Disposition Services Director, South East region.
Nov. 30, 2020
Kuwait-based disposal representative named employee of quarter
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Honner Raul Carbajal-Sanchez was recently honored for his contributions to the agency’s property disposal operations in the Middle East.
Nov. 27, 2020
Surplus military tents repurposed as coronavirus testing sites
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — New Jersey’s Union County is among DLA’s many excess-property recipients reusing former mobile shelters in their local fight against COVID-19.
Nov. 24, 2020
Agency team helps Army shed excess equipment at Fort Bragg
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Defense Logistics Agency employees and U.S. Army Special Operations Command personnel are partnering at Fort Bragg North Carolina, to support the Army’s divestiture of excess initiative.
Nov. 23, 2020
Free fitness program lasts through year’s end
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Battle Creek Morale, Welfare and Recreation office is providing free employee access to Wellbeats, an online fitness provider that delivers on-demand classes, challenges, and fitness assessments to its subscribers anytime, anywhere.
Nov. 21, 2020
Team recognized for helping Army commands divest during pandemic
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Despite the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions a Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services team showed their strong partnership with U.S. Army Forces Command as they met the command’s critical and essential disposals across 27 installations, earning a DLA Strategic Goals Award for the 3rd Quarter.
Nov. 18, 2020
Texas volunteer firefighters use former military trucks
DAINGERFIELD, Texas — Jenkins Volunteer Fire Department has converted a second Steward Stevenson, excess military truck from the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services into a firefighting machine by adding a slip-on unit, front bumper nozzles, and drafting capability.
Battle Creek, Mich. Nov. 16, 2020
Vets resource event held virtually
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center recently held a virtual veteran’s resource fair in observance of Veterans Day. With most workers from the Battle Creek, Michigan, landmark working from home, this year’s Veterans Day program was conducted online Nov. 10.
Nov. 13, 2020
DLA Disposition Services deputy director promoted to colonel
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Franyate Taylor received a promotion to the rank of colonel during a social distanced and virtual frocking ceremony at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center Nov. 10.
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.
Nov. 9, 2020
Excess property continues to aid fight against pandemic
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Forces battling the pandemic have much to be thankful for this year as Defense Logistics Agency employees at DLA Disposition Services locations across the country have transferred almost $36.8 million worth of excess military items to service members and first responders working to stop the coronavirus spread and help those already afflicted.
Nov. 3, 2020
Cannon shares intent for coming year
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The DLA Disposition Services director’s remarks closed out a virtual leadership summit recently hosted in Battle Creek.
A conversation with DLA Disposition Services Deputy Director Col. Franyate Taylor
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Meet DLA Disposition Services Deputy Director Army Col. Franyate Taylor. Taylor shares her first impressions, her expectations and a little about herself.
Oct. 28, 2020
Disposition leaders tackle business questions at a distance
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Annual summit continues with appraisals of 2020 successes and evaluations of oncoming operating challenges.
Oct. 27, 2020
Leadership sync perseveres through pandemic
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Annual leaders meet up continues online in an upended 2020.
Oct. 26, 2020
A moment in time: 100 years ago
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Dr. John Harvey Kellogg gathered the Battle Creek Sanitarium staff for a photograph a century ago on October 26, 1920.
Oct. 23, 2020
DLA to help Army make excess historic artifacts available
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A five-year project will make some of the 580,000 items in the Army Museum Enterprise available to qualifying organizations.
Oct. 16, 2020
Returning customer reaches $5 million mark in reusable items
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Defense Logistics Agency employees at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, recently resumed issuing usable excess property to transfer and donation customers as pandemic restrictions eased, allowing one customer to reach the $5 million mark in property acquired through the agency.
Oct. 13, 2020
New group shares benefits of bees
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A small group of bee enthusiasts swarmed together online and by phone Oct. 7 to kick off the first session of the All in Bee Club Support Group.
Oct. 12, 2020
NY hospital gets infant bed donation
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — St. Charles Hospital, in Long Island, recently got an equipment donation from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with the help of DLA Disposition Services.