Disposition Services News

realistic Lego model of a complete Defense Department fuel receipt and distribution system

Oct. 31, 2023

Lego model bridges gap in fuel systems training

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — One man’s passion for building with Lego is bridging a gap in fuel systems training for entry-level employees and students. Carl Drechsel, a DLA Energy project engineer, used the interlocking bricks, gears and minifigures to assemble a realistic model of a complete DOD fuel receipt and distribution system.

Two men stand at the edge of a boat in water

Oct. 31, 2023

DLA’s commander of joint regional combat support connects with Indo-Pacific warfighters

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA's commander of joint regional combat support worked with warfighters Oct. 19-27 to set future requirements in the Indo-Pacific.

Director Mike Cannon, wearing a blue jacket holds a mic while making his opening remarks. the room he is in has tan walls with a large window behind him the walls have painted murals but are not discernable due to be out of focus from shallow depth of field used to photograph Cannon.

Battle Creek, Mich Oct. 30, 2023

Leadership summit wraps up in Battle Creek

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Leadership for The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services and Document Servicers wrapped up their weeklong summit in Battle Creek, Michigan, October 27. It was a week of strategic planning and collaboration to chart the road ahead.

Oct. 26, 2023

Document Services helps power the naval nuclear program

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A look at the operations of Document Services site at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in South Carolina.

Three people pose with an award certificate.

Oct. 25, 2023

DLA associate recognized with DOD disability award for outstanding contributions to agency

COLUMBUS, Ohio — “I didn’t think this could ever happen to me,” said Greg Ramsey, support agreement manager for Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management – Columbus, of being named one of the Defense Department’s outstanding employees with a disability for 2023.

Oct. 25, 2023

DLA Headquarters kicks off CFC with $300K goal

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA Headquarters employees kicked off the 2023 Combined Federal Campaign with a $300,000 goal and reminder of the many ways their contributions make a difference in peoples' lives.

Photo is of a police officer pointing a weapon at a broken down vehicle during a training event.

Oct. 25, 2023

Dauphin County Crisis Response Team sniper leads weapons course for DLA Police

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Participants were instructed on the advantages and disadvantages of weapon use inside of the vehicle, proper vehicle positioning and vehicle as a weapon concepts.

group shot of people on stairs in front of columns

Oct. 24, 2023

Leadership summit sets the course for excellence

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Leaders from our disposal and document services sites around the world joined their headquarters counterparts at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Two men stand in an auditorium presenting information to a large group.

Oct. 24, 2023

Eastern Distribution Center modernization to culminate in trifecta go live

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The more than $250 million project kicked off in 2020 and is set to go live in 2025 to improve efficiency and surge capability within the EDC.

Covered containers sit on pallets outside near a warehouse.

Oct. 23, 2023

Alaska team removes Coast Guard hazardous waste

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA’s Anchorage-based disposal office is helping regional Coast Guard sites clear out pandemic-related backlogs.

Elephant with a fuel barrel held by its trunk, a person standing nearby and underneath a portion of an aircraft wing.

Oct. 23, 2023

Commentary: World War II developmental, formative for first 5 DLA directors

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — When the Defense Supply Agency became the Defense Logistics Agency in 1977, it marked the end of an era. For a decade and a half, agency directors had based organizational and operational decisions on their World War II experiences.

Oct. 20, 2023

Senior leaders talk warfighter support during two-day forum

RICHMOND, Va. — Senior leadership from across the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation enterprise met on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia for the Senior Leadership Alignment and Commitment Forum. The event took place in the Frank B. Lotts Center Oct. 18-19.

A group of Defense Logistics Agency and Navy leaders sit around a table in a conference room.

Oct. 18, 2023

DLA, Navy leaders discuss logistics, readiness during partnership meeting

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency leaders and key members of the Navy discussed logistics, readiness and several other topics during a partnership meeting Oct. 11.

An illustration that shows that holding the door open for people behind you when they don't have to scan a common access card can be dangerous.

Oct. 17, 2023

‘Piggybacking’ can open doors to security problems

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Holding a door open for the person behind you may seem like the polite thing to do, but it can lead to a serious security breach at the workplace. The Defense Department calls this practice piggybacking and defines it as an unauthorized person tagging along with an authorized person to enter a facility, restricted area, checkpoint or other controlled environment.

Multiple warehouse photos of used furniture and appliances.

Oct. 16, 2023

Hawaii team helps Pearl Harbor hotel

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Navy Lodge Hawaii recently turned to DLA Disposition Services for the removal of more than 2,000 furniture and appliance items deemed excess after room upgrades at Pearl Harbor.

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