DLA CENTCOM and SOCOM News

Army Spc. Dartanian Pina and Staff Sgt. Nicholas San Miguel from the 115th BSB, 1st Cavalry Division,unload a pallet of unserviceable parts for recycling to contribute to the 200,000 pounds collected by Fort Hood Recycle.

April 14, 2017

DLA helps Army units save time, money in 'surge' disposition event

Fort Hood, Texas — Defense Logistics Agency personnel helped Army units at Fort Hood, Texas, save 4,300 man hours in document preparation and screening in a recent two-week event, in which 859 vehicles turned in 400,000 pounds of scrap metal.

A retired Army locomotive sits atop a flat car for its move to Lake Providence, Louisiana and it's second career.

April 11, 2017

Used locomotives deliver economic benefits

Lake Providence, Louisiana — Former Army locomotives are driving an effort to revitalize a 90-mile stretch of rail line to foster economic benefits for Louisiana and Arkansas.

Vehicles from the Army’s 25th Infantry Division are arriving at DLA Disposition Services site at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to begin the disposal process.

April 10, 2017

Humvees rolling into Pacific sites

As the Army’s divestiture of excess vehicles continues, two DLA Disposition Services sites in the Pacific region are taking in large numbers of tactical vehicles.

Army Col. Derrin Williams, commander of DLA Central Command & Special Operations Command; Army Col. Lisa Keough, commander of DLA Europe & Africa; and Navy Capt. Timothy Daniels, commander of DLA Pacific discuss the recent command-and-control change to streamline how DLA supports customers in combatant commands — otherwise known as C2

April 1, 2017

A Conversation with ... DLA’s Regional Commanders

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Army Col. Derrin Williams, commander of DLA Central Command & Special Operations Command; Army Col. Lisa Keough, commander of DLA Europe & Africa; and Navy Capt. Timothy Daniels, commander of DLA Pacific discuss the recent command-and-control change to streamline how DLA supports customers in combatant commands — otherwise known as C2

A former tactical logistics vehicle stands ready to help Acton firefighters fight brush fires.

March 31, 2017

Logistics vehicle gets new life fighting fires

Acton, Maine — A former military supply vehicle stands ready to help fight forest fires in a New England village.

Staff member Ung Ku Kim demonstrates his role in supporting DLA Disposition Services mission to support the warfighter. Image captured from AFKN video

March 23, 2017

Gimcheon staff uses airwaves to reach out to warfighters

Gimcheon, Korea — Defense Logistics Agency personnel in Korea use the Armed Forces Network to reach out to warfighters.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Bryan ONeill, range section chief at the 177th Fighter Wing Det. 1 - Warren Grove Bombing Range in Ocean County, N.J., stands beside a demilitarized M88A1 armored recovery vehicle on Mar. 2, 2017. The M88 armored recovery vehicle, acquired from the Defense Logistics Agency, was designed for medium and heavy recovery operations including recovery of damaged, stuck, swamped or overturned armored vehicles on the battlefield. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

March 16, 2017

Air national guardsman uses Defense Logistics Agency reutilization program to save millions of dollars

Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey — The reutilization offered through DLA Disposition Services has helped an Air National Guardsman in New Jersey save millions of dollars.

Airman 1st Class Josiah Massari, 92nd Communication Squadron base equipment custodian, places a pallet of equipment in the 92nd CSS warehouse Feb. 17, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base. Accountability of items in Information Technology Asset Management is done by scanning numbers on the items and making sure they line up with the numbers in the Automatic Information Manager program. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sean Campbell)

Feb. 24, 2017

Asset management: keeping mission accountable

Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington — Managers for Air Force information technology assets rely on DLA Disposition Services for support when hardware meets the end of its life cycle.

Mike Cannon, DLA Disposition Services director, tells his workforce about the three phases involved with Network Optimization before travelling to Pentagon to brief senior service leaders. DLA photo by Jace Armstrong

Feb. 23, 2017

A new year brings a new look

Battle Creek, Michigan — As 2017 unfolds, officials at DLA Disposition Services continue to reach out to customers about the Network Optimization initiative to ensure field sites in the continental United States support customer requirements in the most efficient and cost effective manner possible.

Christopher Camacho, Area Manager, DLA Disposition Services (left); and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Andrew E. Busch, director, Defense Logistics Agency; look at damaged doors taken from High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, aka Humvees, as Busch tours a DLA warehouse with Joseph Hayward, Supply Management Specialist, DLA Distribution and Brent Cox, Director, DLA Distribution aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow Jan. 26.

Feb. 14, 2017

Defense Logistics Agency three star visits MCLB Barstow

BARSTOW, California — United States Air Force Lt. Gen. Andrew E. Busch, who heads the organization supplying every branch of America’s military, visited Defense Logistics Agency facilities aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Jan. 26.

Jan. 27, 2017

ERDC named to Million Dollar Board

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center website — The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center has recently been named by the Department of the Army’s Defense Logistics Agency for Disposition Services to the Army’s Million Dollar Board.

Joshua Jameson, Reusable Transfer and Disposal Technician with Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services, separates turned-in government property Jan. 4 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. DLA Disposition Services at Hill AFB is the central collection point of unwanted or no longer needed government property. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar)

Jan. 12, 2017

DLA debunks ‘mystery’ behind turning in excess government property

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hill Air Force Base website — For some, the process of turning in old, unused or excess government property is as mysterious as the Bermuda Triangle or the Lost City of Atlantis, but it doesn't need to be.

Far East District logistic management office moved 6 empty container boxes from Far East District to Defense Reutilization Managemnt Services Office (DRMO) with help from 25th Transportation Battalion Dec. 21. This is all part of the Far East District’s planned relocation to Camp Humphreys.

Jan. 9, 2017

Far East District prepares for move to Humphreys with container removal

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District website — In preparation for the Far East District's relocation to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, the Logistics Management Office turned in six 20-feet containers to the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services on Dec. 22, 2016.

Bituminous coal is removed from a shuttered power plant at U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Center Indian Head in Maryland. The DLA Disposition Services assistance in finding a new home for the coal saved an estimated $6 million in removal costs.

Jan. 6, 2017

You load 9k tons and what do you get?

NSWC Indian Head, Maryland — It’s not “another day older and deeper in debt.” It’s actually more than $6 million in cost avoidance, thanks to the agency's disposal pros.

Army Col. Chris Colavita presents the Combat Action Badge to Col. Rick Ellis for his lifesaving actions on the battlefield.

Dec. 5, 2016

Saving life after terrorist bombing garners Army award

Army Col. Rick Ellis, commander of the DLA support team in Afghanistan was awarded the combat action badge Nov. 26, after saving a soldier's life following a terrorist bombing.

Sergeant Jerry King, a pilot with the Michigan State Police Aviation unit, looks over the controls of the UH-1 “Huey” Iroquois helicopter that came from the Army via the DLA Disposition Services Law Enforcement Support Office.

Dec. 2, 2016

The last of the Army Hueys fly off to active retirement

Battle Creek, Michigan — After six decades of service, the Army is retiring what are thought to be the last of its flying UH-1 “Huey” Iroquois helicopters.

Vehicles from the installation “boneyard” are once again being cleared out by DLA Disposition Services.

Oct. 27, 2016

Staffers in Qatar have been working hard to lay boneyard residents to rest

Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar — Operation “Big Wheel” has been adding big numbers to scrap operations in Qatar with the arrival of 55 vehicles from the installation “boneyard” were scrapped onsite along with three truckloads of washers, dryers, bed frames and other miscellaneous scrap from Al Udeid Air Base.

Boy Scouts from Peyton, Colorado, Troop 444 show off some of the tools they have acquired from DLA Disposition Services at Fort Carson. The troop uses the items from the Defense Logistics Agency to earn merit badges and to "be prepared" for what ever comes their way. Photo by Troop 444

Oct. 26, 2016

Colorado scouts practice “reuse is recycling” mantra with used military goods

Peyton, Colorado — Boy Scout Troop 444 of Peyton, Colorado, takes the motto “be prepared” very seriously, and its scouts rely on DLA Disposition Services to acquire needed equipment.

Navy veteran and volunteer, Steven Adams, hands out excess property from DLA Disposition Services to two homeless veterans in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Oct. 23, 2016

DLA Disposition Services support Department of Veteran’s Affairs veteran stand down

Battle Creek, Michigan — Veterans Day was celebrated on October 21 in a small Battle Creek, Michigan, gymnasium with no flags, no band, and no speeches.

Service dog trainees Kharma and Lucy watch the audience arrive for the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center's People With Disabilities event on how such companions help combat veterans cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Oct. 7, 2016

Service dogs show their skills at disabilities program

Battle Creek, Michigan — The Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center’s People With Disabilities Program Oct. 5 had four special guests — including two who literally work their tails as they train to help former military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Furnishings from the Marine Corps’ old Temporary Lodging Facility at Iwakuni, Japan, arrive at DLA Disposition Services.

Oct. 5, 2016

Furnishings ‘check out’ of old lodging facility

Iwakuni, Japan — With the end of summer came the transition from the Marine Corps’ old Temporary Lodging Facility at Iwakuni, Japan, as furniture and other items not needed for the new building made their way to their temporary lodging at DLA Disposition Services.

Defense Logistics Agency employee Angela Patterson (left) and Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Marcus Pryor (right) view the new Digital DSR tool.

Sept. 30, 2016

New disposal support representative always on duty

Battle Creek, Michigan — Customers may already know to contact a disposal support representative when needing advice about turning in property, but the newcomer can claim to work longer hours because this is a digital DSR.

Krissie Davis, a civilian DLA employee, volunteered for service in Afghanistan and was killed at age 54 by an enemy rocket in June 2015.

Sept. 13, 2016

Property disposal specialist killed in Bagram to be inducted into DLA Hall of Fame

Krissie Davis, a civilian DLA employee killed while on her second volunteer deployment in June 2015, will be inducted into the DLA Hall of Fame Sept. 20.

The Michigan Air National Guard’s 110th Air Wing Honor Guard presents the colors at the Patriot Day event.

Sept. 12, 2016

Workforce gathers to observe Patriot Day

Battle Creek, Michigan — Defense Logistics Agency employees and other members of the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center workforce started their day today remembering the fifteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept.11, 2001.

A soldier presents property to Wayne Willis (left), who was on hand at Foot Hood, Texas, from the DLA Disposition Services at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, while Peter Bechtel (right), from the Army’s office of Supply Policy and Programs, observes the process.

Aug. 18, 2016

Support goes on as Army divestiture continues

Ft. Hood, Texas — A recent visit by two senior Army logistics leaders allowed them to witness Defense Logistics Agency employees at Ft. Hood, Texas, demonstrate the agency’s ongoing support for Army divestiture.