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Aug. 13, 2020
Barstow customer rep goes extra mile
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Nuhu Kashalla proudly serves as an Army Reserve medic and DLA Disposition Services property disposal specialist in California's High Desert country.
Aug. 12, 2020
Hood property disposal site employee honored
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Property Disposal Specialist Shirlyn Jones was recently honored as a DLA Disposition Services Employee of the Quarter.
Aug. 10, 2020
Vehicles offer final service as rescue trainers
KHANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Defense Logistics Agency employees at Kandahar, Afghanistan, combined their roles of supporting the warfighter and ensuring the proper disposal of excess equipment to host recent field training for a local Air Force unit.
Aug. 3, 2020
Leadership Spotlight: Stacey Pilling
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Get to know Stacey Pilling, DLA Disposition Services Resource Management director.
July 28, 2020
DLA transfers portable shelters to Navy medical facilities for COVID-19 screening
NEWPORT, R.I. — The Defense Logistics Agency partnered with Air Force and Navy medical staffs in late June and early July to support COVID-19 screening at naval medical facilities in the Northeast.
July 24, 2020
When in Doubt, DS it Out
MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the McConnell Air Force Base website — As outdated office furniture and equipment reaches the end of its life cycle, 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron flight services center uses the disposition services to maximize supplies that can be repurposed.
July 20, 2020
DLA Disposition Services’ Deputy Director departs
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Army Col. Wayne Bondy said farewell to his role as DLA Disposition Services’ deputy director in July as he prepares for a headquarters role in the Defense Logistics Agency.
July 18, 2020
DLA Disposition Services announces incoming deputy director
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Army Col. Fran Taylor has been selected as the next Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services deputy director.
July 16, 2020
DLA provides medical equipment to support coronavirus relief in Italy
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Excess health care equipment like monitors, infusion pumps, aspirators and scopes were donated to Naples area hospitals in June.
McBeath is appointed first civilian acting commander of DLA Support Team — Afghanistan
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution’s Debra McBeath was appointed acting commander, DLA Support Team — Afghanistan, by Army Col. Hattie L. Richardson, commander, DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM, June 26.
July 15, 2020
Family Services eases deployment stress
Battle Creek, Michigan — Deploying thousands of miles from home to support the warfighter and the Defense Logistics Agency mission can be a test of one’s resiliency, but the Family Services program in Battle Creek, Michigan, tries to ease the stress by reaching out to deployed personnel and their families.
July 10, 2020
Disposal specialists surge to support Army readiness in NY
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Extra Defense Logistics Agency personnel reported to Fort Drum in June to help the 2nd Brigade Combat Team clear property books.
July 7, 2020
DLA Disposition Services supports Kansas firefighters
BATTLE CREEK. Mich. — When Kansas firefighters respond to a call, many use equipment the state’s foresters acquired through the U.S. Forest Service and Defense Logistics Agency.
July 5, 2020
Virtual fitness challenge keeps patrons active
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Members of the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center workforce began an 8-week program July 1 to benefit their resiliency with some help from the Battle Creek Morale, Welfare and Recreation team.
July 2, 2020
Environmental specialist marks 50 years federal service
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Norfolk-based Environmental Protection Specialist and U.S. Navy veteran Edilberto Ramirez has served the nation for five decades.
June 30, 2020
Meade site adds warehouse capacity
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A 40,000 square foot expansion is just part one of a three-pronged development plan for the geographically critical military property disposal site.
June 25, 2020
Property, waste disposal effort grows in Poland
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Major exercises in Eastern Europe mean regular engagements for DLA Disposition Services personnel supporting rotational forces in Poland.
June 22, 2020
States receive $4.5 million in excess medical supplies
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — From syringes to snowblowers, U.S. states have long relied on DLA’s excess military property for everything from rural firefighting vehicles and education technology to pandemic response equipment.
June 19, 2020
Army teams with DLA for property purge
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Defense Logistics Agency employees in Hawaii recently partnered with the Army’s 25th Infantry Division based at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, to clean house during Operation Lightning Purge.
June 17, 2020
Agency aids NATO disposal needs
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Defense Logistics Agency personnel in Afghanistan not only support the equipment disposal needs for U.S. forces, but they also answer the call for NATO items.
June 15, 2020
Former staffer earns honors at top level school
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Before he became a distinguished graduate at the National Defense University, Don Phillips distinguished himself as a leader at the Defense Logistics Agency.
June 12, 2020
From clerk typist to SES, Gonzales retires from DLA Distribution with 40 years of federal service
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Over 40 years ago, while still in college, Twila Coleen Gonzales, Senior Executive Service, embarked on a remarkable journey. The journey began in her native state, California, with her first federal position as a GS-01 clerk typist at the former Sharpe Army Depot — now part of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, California. Gonzales rose through the ranks from clerk typist, concluding her 40 year federal career at the SES level as deputy commander of DLA Distribution.
Agency employees make every day a Flag Day
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Many Americans will continue a 104-year-old tradition June 14 when they celebrate Flag Day to show respect for the Star Spangled Banner, something Defense Logistics Agency employees do year round.
June 10, 2020
Then and Now: A 2020 look into LESO
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Since its inception over 20 years ago, the Law Enforcement Support Office, more commonly referred to as the 1033 program, has provided various kinds of excess Department of Defense property to law enforcement agencies across the country. Throughout its history, numerous questions have been asked: where did the program originate, what is the purpose, who is eligible to participate and how does it work?
June 8, 2020
Bagram staff remembers fallen comrade
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — Defense Logistics Agency personnel in Afghanistan took time to remember a colleague lost in a rocket attack five years ago.