DLA CENTCOM and SOCOM News

Contractors pump used foam making material from a hangar’s fire suppression system out of the catch basins into their vacuum tank trucks to transport for disposal.

March 31, 2018

Sagami employees pitch in to protect environment

Sagami, Japan — Defense Logistics Agency employees in Japan had the chance to think “green” during a quarterly USFJ Environmental Subcommittee and Environmental Engagement Panel meeting sponsored by U.S. Forces Japan staff from March 7 to 8.

DLA Disposition Services Director Mike Cannon updates his workforce at a Feb. 6 Town Hall session.

March 12, 2018

Events offer updates on Network Optimization

Battle Creek, Michigan — Network Optimization was a major topic during two events in February as updates on the initiative were shared with the workforce.

Disposal turn-in training provided by DLA Disposition Services staffers at Guam helped inbound Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11sailors handle excess construction materials left by the previous battalion so Seabee operations can begin.

March 2, 2018

Site training enables Seabee unit to begin its mission

Camp Covington, Guam — When Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11’s detachment arrived at Camp Covington, Guam, it got some on-site help from DLA Disposition Services staff

Elementary students in Drummond, Oklahoma, work in their new computer lab. Their district acquired 114 desktop units from Vance Air Force Base via DLA. Older students installed operating systems, drivers, software and network switches to prepare the machines for reuse.

Feb. 27, 2018

Employees reaching out to help schools meet technology needs

Hill AFB, Utah — People from across DLA Disposition Services are working to build greater awareness of the DoD Computers for Learning program.

Occupational Health Nurse Sharon Butters, a Defense Logistics Agency employee, donates a pint herself at the Feb. 7 blood drive she helped to coordinate.

Feb. 9, 2018

First blood drive gets 2018 off to a good start

Battle Creek, Michigan — While the initial number seems low, Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center employees rallied to meet the need for donations at the Feb. 7 blood drive.

A student at San Antonio, Texas' Royal Point Academy learns on a former computer that came through DLA Disposition Services at San Antonio and DoD's Computers for Learning program. Photo provided by Royal Point Academy

Feb. 6, 2018

School makes good use of used military computers

San Antonio, Texas — Students at the Royal Point Academy, San Antonio, Texas now have their hands on computers once used by members of the military, thanks to DLA Disposition Services and the DOD Computers for Learning program.

HAP-EP Livorno Supply Technician Becky Lauersdorf checks relief items to be loaded on the truck to flood victims in Albania. Excess vests, blankets, sleeping bags, sand bags and a water pump were among the more than 2200 pieces of equipment packed on 37 pallets shipped Jan. 17, 2018, from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Humanitarian Assistance Program-Excess Property (HAP-EP) located in Camp Darby, Italy.

Jan. 26, 2018

Albania flood victims get U.S. military excess property

Livorno, Italy — Excess vests, blankets, sleeping bags, sand bags and a water pump were among the more than 2,200 pieces of equipment shipped from Camp Darby, Italy, to assist victims of recent devastating floods in Albania.

Former American UH-1H Huey helicopters provided to Thailand are received in place for disposal support from DLA Disposition Services in Thailand

Jan. 12, 2018

Aging aircraft and equipment leaving Thai service

Thailand — After many years of extended service, some U.S. property granted to the Royal Thai Army during the Cold War/Vietnam War era will be put to rest soon.

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Ben Holden, left, assigned to Task Group 56.1, and a member of the Royal Navy of Oman prepare explosives during Exercise Safe Handling 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Furey)

Dec. 28, 2017

DLA expands Middle East vendor pool with workshop for Omani businesses

To help local businesses in Oman learn how to work with the U.S. government, DLA joined U.S. Central Command and the State Department in hosting a workshop for potential vendors.

Gimcheon staff member helps soldiers locate the environmental control units that will heat up their winter training.

Dec. 23, 2017

Staff helps heat up winter training for artillery unit

Gimcheon, South Korea — Timely customer engagement by Defense Logistics Agency employees has helped some 2nd Infantry Division soldiers cross heating equipment off their Christmas list.

Technicians of the Dominica Fire Service inspect one of the generators sent in from DLA Disposition Services at Crane, Indiana, in preparation for transporting it to the fire station at Dominica’s lone international airport.

Dec. 19, 2017

Crane employees help restore electricity to hurricane victims

Leeward Islands, Carribean Sea — Defense Logistics Agency employees helped return electricity to those affected by Hurricane Irma in the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean Sea.

DLA Disposition Services hosted its annual Expeditionary Force Leadership Huddle at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, Dec. 9-10.

Dec. 10, 2017

DLA Disposition Services hosts its annual Expeditionary Force Leadership Huddle in Battle Creek, Michigan

DLA Disposition Services hosted its annual Expeditionary Force Leadership Huddle at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan

-16 Fighting Falcons from the 510th Fighter Squadron take-off, March 7, 2017, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Flight operations are just one of the many missions that DLA Disposition Services at Aviano support.

Dec. 5, 2017

DLA helps Aviano manage resources

Aviano, Italy — When focusing on the world’s greatest Airmen and the cutting-edge aircraft they maintain and support, many people often forget another vital aspect to the fighting force … stuff.

Yong Sik Pak (center) from DLA Disposition Services engages with customers at Camp Carroll on documentation and turn in procedures for the 1,400 line items of pre-positioned stock soon to be turned in at Gimcheon, South Korea.

Nov. 27, 2017

Gimcheon looks ahead to large turn in from pre-positioning program

Gimcheon, South Korea — Defense Logistics Agency employees at Gimcheon, South Korea, won’t have to wait for Christmas to get lots of packages as 1,400 line items of turn-in from Army Pre-Positioned Stocks will soon arrive at their door.

Nov. 16, 2017

New DLA Strategic Plan lays out goals for 2018-2026

DLA is reaffirming its commitment to support warfighter readiness with its new 2018-2026 Strategic Plan, which supports DoD priorities to build a more lethal force, reinforce alliances with industry and government partners, and reform business practices.

Air Force firefighters in Qatar practice their extrication skills using a vehicle obtained from DLA Disposition Services.

Oct. 31, 2017

Old vehicles get last chance to serve training firefighters

Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar — When firefighters have to rescue someone trapped in a vehicle there is no time to lose, so training becomes very important to ensure the job can be done quickly and properly.

Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi, commanding general, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, meets with his Battle Creek, Michigan, workforce and thanks them for their support to DLA Disposition Services during a site visit Oct. 25.

Oct. 27, 2017

Distribution commanding general visits Disposition Services headquarters

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi, commanding general, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, met with his Battle Creek, Michigan, workforce and thanked them for their support to DLA Disposition Services during a site visit Oct. 25.

A man stands in a parking lot next to a truck nearly twice as tall as he is

Oct. 6, 2017

Displaced Puerto Rico site manager keeps Warfighter First

Puerto Rico — DLA's help to the people of Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria is a big story. Here's a small slice of the effort: how DLA Disposition Services' Luis Pena, a Puerto Rican native, has continued his mission in the face of trying times.

Robert Steed, a contracting officer for DLA Disposition Services, discusses the new contract with Sheryl Woods, DLA Disposition Services’ special assistant for small business.

Sept. 15, 2017

New small business contract yields multiple rewards

Battle Creek, Michigan — A new multi-year contract is helping the Defense Logistics Agency meet several of its small business goals.

Two former military trucks, issued by DLA Disposition Services through the 1033 program to Texas law enforcement, depart the Texas Federal State Property San Antonio Office as the sun sets. The next morning the trucks were operating on the east side of Houston rescuing people from flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.

Sept. 8, 2017

Former military equipment aids hurricane relief efforts

Boats and vehicles that once supported U.S. armed forces personnel are now giving aid to those responding to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

San Carlos Park Fire Fighters use a former military cargo truck to navigate flooded streets from heavy rains to rescue 210 people and 50 animals.

Sept. 8, 2017

DLA Disposition Services equipment to the rescue

San Carlos Park, Florida — Before Hurricane Irma began to move, before Harvey made landfall, equipment from DLA Disposition Services was already in action rescuing people from floodwaters in Southwest Florida.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Victoria Dames, a military working dog trainer, observes a dog searching for a hidden training aid at the DLA Disposition Services site at Misawa, Japan.

Sept. 1, 2017

Misawa staff hosts special trainees for local unit

Misawa AB, Japan — Offering training to customers is nothing new for DLA Disposition Services sites until the trainees are four-legged and wear a different kind of dog tags.

Management and Program Analyst Rebecca Smith uses a General DCS660 Seascope to perform an ammo abatement demonstration in a military vehicle for DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams.

Aug. 29, 2017

Director on Disposition: “small but mighty”

Director on Disposition: “small but mighty” — DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams made his first trip to Battle Creek, Michigan, Aug. 24 to receive a DLA Disposition Services organizational overview and facilities tour.

Area Manager Terry Harrington surveys some of the vehicles being turned in through DLA Disposition Services at Gimcheon as part of the Class II and Class VII Excess Reduction.

Aug. 9, 2017

Excess reduction effort presses on at Gimcheon

Gimcheon, South Korea — Staff members at DLA Disposition Services at Gimcheon, South Korea, continue to demonstrate their support for divestiture efforts by a variety of Army commands peninsula wide.

Heavy equipment used by Marine Rotational Forces-Darwin were part of the discussion of long-term support parameters such as helping Marines avoid the cost of shipping such items home by finding disposal solutions in country.

Aug. 2, 2017

Talks pave way for future agency support

Darwin, Austrailia — Defense Logistics Agency support in the Pacific may soon be expanding after promising meetings in “the land down under.”