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April 7, 2020

School district uses excess Guard trucks to deliver meals

Pennsylvania’s West Mifflin Area School District is dishing out 800 meals daily with trucks acquired for free through DLA.

April 3, 2020

N95 masks ship to healthcare providers

DLA Disposition Services at Okinawa employees prepare nine pallets of excess military N95 respirators for priority shipment to U.S. healthcare providers battling the coronavirus pandemic outbreak.

March 26, 2020

Ideas exchanged at DLA Disposition Services Mid-America Leadership Summit

DLA Disposition Services Area Manager Barbara Roberts delivers remarks on the Fort Hood site during

March 25, 2020

Disposal specialist aids Italy’s pandemic fight

A longtime agency veteran is coordinating civil protection volunteers in Sicily.

March 23, 2020

DLA Disposition Services at Red River host Director's Town Hall

DLA Disposition Services Director Michael Cannon held a town hall with the Mid-America region team at Texas’ Red River Army Depot during a recent leadership summit there in March.

March 22, 2020

Pi Day event offers employees fun, fitness and flavor

Some walked, some rode, while others ran – outside in the brisk winter air or inside on a treadmill – as they all worked to rack up the 3.14 miles to help celebrate Pi Day 2020.

March 20, 2020

Agency answers call for medical equipment

The employees at the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services locations have a long history of making excess military equipment available to help those dealing with emergencies and natural disasters, and the COVID-19 response is no exception.

March 20, 2020

Students discover government and local history at the “San”

Students from Harper Creek High School recently gained some insight on how government works along with local history when they visited the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan.

March 19, 2020

Utah materials examiner honored

Materials Examiner and Identifier Jerald Dewolf is a Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Employee of the Quarter.

March 18, 2020

Pearl Harbor resource analyst honored

Makana Oliviera is a DLA Disposition Services Employee of the Quarter for her contributions to agency disposal support in the Indo-Pacific region.

March 17, 2020

Alabama disposal pro honored

Chris Pearson was named Employee of the Quarter for his contributions at the agency's Anniston property disposal site.

March 12, 2020

DLA Disposition Services Mid-America looks at "What's next"

“What’s next” was the event theme as the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Mid-America region held its annual leadership summit in February at Texas’ Red River Army Depot.

March 6, 2020

Agency helps cut Army excess and enhance readiness

Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, have been hard at work assisting Army units there with their continued efforts to enhance readiness by getting rid of what they no longer need.

March 5, 2020

Scrap partnership to save Navy millions

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility is now disposing of its nuclear submarine scrap through a Demilitarization as Condition of Sale contract offered through DLA Disposition Services.

March 5, 2020

DLA Distribution Navy Reservists support DDDE theater retrograde mission

The reservists working this mission have had a direct impact to the DLA mission in Europe and have directly impacted Army Readiness across the European Command area of responsibility.

March 4, 2020

World Help needs DLA's help

A DLA Disposition Services excess equipment donation customer has distributed millions in obsolete and excess military equipment to high-need nations around the world since 2010.

March 3, 2020

Eglin staff puts fallen Osprey to rest

Defense Logistics Agency employees at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, processed the wreckage from a 2012 aircraft mishap through a different disposal route than many other airframes.

March 1, 2020

DLA Disposition Services share books that have impacted their careers during National Reading Month

For National Reading month some of the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services leaders have shared the titles that had a lasting impact on them professionally.

Feb. 18, 2020

Equipment from DLA Disposition Services to the rescue

Surplus military vehicles from DLA Disposition Services helped in the rescue of a woman, two children and two dogs when they became stranded in a wilderness area in Washington recently.

Feb. 14, 2020

Disposition leaders present annual plan to director

DLA Director Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams visited Battle Creek Feb. 11 to evaluate his agency’s disposal mission goals for the coming year.

Feb. 13, 2020

Williams recognizes Battle Creek personnel

The agency director gave personal thanks for good work during a visit to Michigan.

Feb. 11, 2020

Prepping for the survey

With just under two months remaining, the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Culture Action Team gathered in Battle Creek, Michigan, in late January to learn the ins and outs of the upcoming DLA culture/climate survey that launches March 17.

Feb. 7, 2020

Blood drive gets 2020 donations off to a good start

A winter snow storm held off until Feb. 6, to help the turnout for the first blood drive for 2020 at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center on Feb. 5.

Feb. 5, 2020

New devices heat up classes in Georgia school

Students at Alleluia Community School in Augusta, Georgia, were able to start the New Year with some new helpers to aid their learning thanks to the Defense Department’s Computers for Learning program managed by the Defense Logistics Agency.

Feb. 3, 2020

Video: Logistics On Location Fort Bragg DLA Disposition Services

Refrigerators…Humvees…office supplies…clothing…almost anything the U.S. military or our other government customers need can be found at DLA Disposition Services sites around the United States and globally. RTD stands for Reutilization Transfer and Donation and in this video the team at DLA Disposition Services Fort Bragg shows how they take excess property and make it available to their customers in support of the mission.