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June 5, 2020
Excess property donation fills state needs
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Used Defense Department equipment and excess goods flow to organizations of all sizes through DLA Disposition Services and the national network of state surplus property offices.
May 28, 2020
DLA Disposition Services help save retired Chief’s cabin from fire
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — When Chief Petty Officer Paul Kerr retired from the Navy he never thought he would receive Defense Logistics Agency support again until a West Texas wildfire threatened his hunting cabin.
May 27, 2020
Seasonal change also brings new regional leaders
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — As spring transitions into summer, senior leadership for three Defense Logistics Agency Disposition
May 22, 2020
Former military personnel carrier used in Michigan flood response
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — The Bay County Sheriff’s Department responded to recent regional dam breaks with a vehicle received through the Defense Logistics Agency’s Law Enforcement Support Office.
Agency helps workforce stay strong against pandemic
BATTLE CREEK, MIchigan — Defense Logistics Agency employees in Battle Creek, Michigan, have been helping their colleagues stay strong mentally and physically as the workforces supports the warfighter and others responding to a pandemic.
May 20, 2020
DLA Disposition Services continues equipping the COVID-19 fight
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Many government and health care agencies continue receiving medical supplies needed to support the COVID-19 response from a Defense Department team that manages the military’s excess equipment.
May 18, 2020
DLA assists Texas fire department
Ross, Texas — Through the Defense Department’s Firefighter Property Program, Texas’ Ross Volunteer Fire Department recently received an excess military truck and converted it into a tanker for firefighting.
May 15, 2020
DLA reutilization program supports COVID-19 relief with 2.5 million medical items
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Agency property reuse pros continue to get critical medical goods and equipment to the military units, state governments and first responders that need it.
May 11, 2020
New ‘Home Team’ video highlights DLA employees continuing agency mission amid COVID-19
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — This video is a shout out to thank all of our frontliners, our essential employees and all of Team DLA for their hard work and dedication in supporting the critical COVID-19 mission while also continuing to support the Warfighter and our Whole of Government partners.
May 6, 2020
Agency sends excess medical supplies to Florida
Fort Bragg, North Carolina — First responders fighting COVID-19 in Florida are receiving more than 400 types of excess items from the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services’ site at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
May 4, 2020
First responders use DLA excess for pandemic readiness
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Police and fire organizations around the country are using their access to surplus military equipment to augment healthcare response in their local jurisdictions.
April 28, 2020
DLA sends more protective equipment to Pacific troops
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Marine Corps units on Okinawa get 150k surgical masks from the agency's surplus stock.
April 27, 2020
Team honored for aiding with strategic goals
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — The team that devised and executed the first wall-to-wall inventory for Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services was recently honored with a Strategic Goals Award from DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams.
Excess military trucks support LAPD during COVID-19 pandemic
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The department has received three flatbed trucks from the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services team at Barstow, California, through the Law Enforcement Support Office Program, also known as the 1033 Program.
April 24, 2020
Afghanistan disposal mission continues amid COVID-19 challenges
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — Dozens of reservists and civilian employees supporting Defense Logistics Agency operations in Afghanistan are maintaining critical defense missions during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 23, 2020
Excess property site at Camp Pendleton provides N95 masks to Navy hospital
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Materials Examiner and Identifier Shawn Guy made a valuable find March 26 when he discovered 2,680 N95 masks at the Defense Logistics Agency property disposal site at Camp Pendleton, California.
50k surplus surgical masks shipped to 3 U.S. aircraft carriers
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Columbus property disposal team expedites delivery of a critical backorder for warfighters in the Indo-Pacific.
April 20, 2020
DLA helps Army donate 1,300 cots to the Philippines’ COVID-19 response
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The cancellation of an annual field exercise allowed for the quick donation of the excess bedding units to the longtime treaty partner.
April 17, 2020
Amateur mask makers proliferate among property disposal workforce
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services associates around the globe have jumped aboard the do-it-yourself mask-making craze to protect their families and meet new safety requirements for essential Defense Department workers.
DLA, DTRA offers excess protective suits for COVID-19 with help from Marine Corps
ALBANY, Georgia — More than 40,000 protective suits earmarked for military response to chemical and biological hazards have been redirected to protect those battling COVID-19 after joint efforts by the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Threat Reduction Agency and Marine Corps Logistics Command.
April 16, 2020
DLA Disposition Services makes excess military items available for COVID-19 response
BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — Government organizations and nationwide hospitals are getting valuable assets to confront the coronavirus pandemic from a Defense Department asset that manages the military’s excess equipment.
April 13, 2020
Agency locates 47,000 excess N95 masks for Coast Guard responders
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A respirator lot was retrieved by DLA Disposition Services personnel from an excess property contract sales warehouse where they had been sent prior to the coronavirus outbreak.
Teamwork provides protective masks quickly
ALBANY, Georgia — Quick efforts by elements of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Defense Logistics Agency and U.S. Transportation Command moved 154,000 N95 masks from storage at Albany, Georgia, to make them available to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services or the military in their response to COVID-19.
April 9, 2020
DLA Disposition Services keeps century of healing spirit moving forward
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center has a long history of service and with the outbreak of COVID-19, the echoes of that history are now coming to light.
April 7, 2020
Logistics data experts help fight against COVID-19
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — It takes a lot of supplies and many types of equipment to fight a pandemic. Recently, logistics data experts at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Logistics Information Services used their skills to help customers find materials they need to battle the COVID-19 virus.