Disposition Services News

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Aug. 15, 2024

Army’s R2E success continues with DLA Disposition Services at JBLM

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services site at Joint Base Lewis-McChord recently supported the U.S. Army's "Rapid Removal of Excess" effort, a significant initiative aimed at streamlining the disposal of surplus military property.

Glass flies out of an industrial shredder into a large garbage bin at a scrap yard.

Dec. 14, 2023

Demil specialists best tough-to-destroy ballistic glass

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA’s Kaiserslautern-based property disposal experts recently overcame some long-term hurdles to the disposal of ballistic glass in Europe.

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Aug. 7, 2023

Hazardous Waste summit unites military disposal customers from across continents

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A multi-day topical deep dive between DOD’s hazardous waste disposal professionals in DLA and major commands in Europe and Africa may be the start of a valuable and recurring sync up.

A man watches a large crane hoist a rail car flat bed.

Jan. 20, 2023

Consider it done: DLA scraps aging train cars for Army

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Rail movement across the Korean peninsula has been vital for warfighter support there. DLA recently scrapped 1.6 million pounds of railcar, with more to come.

An eight-photo collage of people in warehouses, vehicles, freight.

Nov. 21, 2022

Pacific disposal crew closes book on ‘22

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — From Oahu to Kwajalein to Diego Garcia and all the exotic spots in between, reverse logistics for deployed and forward-based warfighters depends on the close coordination of an expert team.

A member of the U.S. Space Force in a camouflaged uniform stands next to a Humvee in a tropical setting.

Sept. 25, 2021

U.S. Space Force turns to DLA Disposition Services for equipment

Anderson Air Force Base, Guam — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services has a long history serving the Army, Navy, Air Forces and Marines but now that service extends to the newly created Space Force.

Two people look at a stack of excess antennas on the edge of a parking lot

July 15, 2021

COREX team in Guam assist Navy command with excess items

JOINT REGION MARIANAS, Guam — For most, summer means vacations, but for the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Contingency Overseas Readiness Exercise team it means training. The team deployed to Guam to demonstrate how they could support the warfighter with a prepositioned Expeditionary Site Set in a forward location.

July 7, 2021

Okinawa team helps restore joint range

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The removal of 20,000 lbs. of inert munitions and range residue will help trainers provide a safer, more realistic place to prepare for combat.

A crane carriers a large piece of floating bridge.

May 26, 2021

USMC gets a lift in Battle Creek

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Personnel in Michigan are getting a quality training opportunity while providing money-saving heavy-lift capability to a deactivating Marine Corps Bridge Company that came to DLA’s aid in the past.

Contractor employees at DLA Disposition Services' Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, site work together as one manages the hoses supplying the cutting torch used by his colleague as they demilitarize a large mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicle.

March 16, 2021

New approach helps avoid backlogs

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services site at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, cleared a hurdle Feb. 28 when the last two mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles from a large backlog were cut up for disposal.

Pieces of excess building materials arrive at the DLA Disposition Services site at Bagram, Afghanistan.

Feb. 22, 2021

Afghan operations making milestones

Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services employees have been serving in Afghanistan in support of U.S. forces deployed there and noted significant milestones for DLA in the past few weeks.

DLA Disposition Services personnel welcome members of the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade arriving Nov. 4 at the Fort Bragg site to turn-in excess Humvees.

Nov. 24, 2020

Agency team helps Army shed excess equipment at Fort Bragg

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Defense Logistics Agency employees and U.S. Army Special Operations Command personnel are partnering at Fort Bragg North Carolina, to support the Army’s divestiture of excess initiative.

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Nov. 21, 2020

Team recognized for helping Army commands divest during pandemic

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Despite the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions a Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services team showed their strong partnership with U.S. Army Forces Command as they met the command’s critical and essential disposals across 27 installations, earning a DLA Strategic Goals Award for the 3rd Quarter.

Historical items are laid out on tables for inventory.

Oct. 23, 2020

DLA to help Army make excess historic artifacts available

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A five-year project will make some of the 580,000 items in the Army Museum Enterprise available to qualifying organizations.

An excavator tears apart a large military transport plane.

Oct. 6, 2020

Hulk hauled from Hanscom

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A hefty aircraft used as a static trainer for decades was demilitarized and scrapped by DLA in September.

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