DLA Disposition Services News

Aug. 17, 2022

PaCE Spotlight: Mike Vaughn

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Pathways to Career Excellence Program for DLA Disposition Services is a two-year program that takes PaCERs through all of Disposition Services and its processes to learn as much as possible about the directorate.

Aug. 16, 2022

Leadership Reflection: Raymond Johnson

Get to know Area Manager Raymond Johnson

Aug. 11, 2022

PaCE Spotlight: Hilary Casari

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Hillary Casari is currently the operations inventory branch chief for Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services. She participated in the Intern program before it was renamed as the Pathways to Career Excellence Program between the years of 2007 and 2009. She also was the PaCE Program manager for two years.

Aug. 10, 2022

Employee Reflection: Anita McSwane

Get to know General Supply Specialist and Accountable Officer Anita McSwane

Aug. 9, 2022

Sandra Young named Distinguished Alumni

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The 43-year agency veteran’s surviving family members accepted the honor on her behalf during a ceremony in Battle Creek Aug. 2.

Aug. 8, 2022

Employee Reflection: Ken Reiner

Get to know Environmental Protection Specialist Ken Reiner

Aug. 4, 2022

Director recognizes history of government entities

BATTLE CREEK, Mich — August has the honor of celebrating the birth of both the US Coast Guard and the Department of Defense. The United States Coast Guard celebrates its 232nd birthday on August 4th while Defense Department was created on the August 10, 1949. Semper Paratus—Always Ready.

Aug. 3, 2022

Employee Reflection: Eric Garris

Get to know Property Disposal Specialist Eric Garris

Aug. 2, 2022

Leadership Reflection: Camellia Cochran

Get to know Area Manager Camellia Cochran

Aug. 1, 2022

2022 Contingency Operations Readiness Exercise comes to a successful end

BATTLE CREEK, Mich — As July ends, so too does the latest edition of the Defense Logistic Agency’s Contingency Operations Readiness Exercise in Battle Creek, Michigan. The exercise featured different parts of the agency working together across multiple sites – simulating an expeditionary environment.

July 29, 2022

“I enjoyed every minute of my work here”

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Turkish national DLA employee Sedat Deryalar calls it a day after four decades of reverse logistics support to U.S. warfighters at Incirlik Air Base. The local air wing recently shared a short video in his honor.

July 28, 2022

COREX gets DLA elements collaborating

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Contributions from entities like DLA Distribution and DLA Information Operations are proving essential to increased realism and impact of the agency’s primary annual property disposal exercise.

July 27, 2022

Fraud: Trends to look for

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Office of Internal Review assists management with anti-fraud prevention and detection by conducting reviews and reporting suspected fraud to the DLA Office of Inspector General.

July 23, 2022

PaCE Spotlight: Brad Prater

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Meet Brad Prater. He works in the contracting and requirements branch and is a 2020 graduate of the PaCE Program.

July 21, 2022

Safety takes center stage during COREX 22

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA proves that even during a large scale exercise, safety is still the number one priority.