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July 7, 2025
Disposition, Distribution hunting efficiencies in Germany
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The two DLA major sub-commands continue exploring opportunities to work together to meet warfighter demand across Europe and Africa.
April 4, 2025
Ramstein taps DLA property reuse stream for WMD threat response system
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The inactivation of a Germany-based Army Reserve Weapons of Mass Destruction response team recently freed up a $1 million collection of chemical sensors, detectors, and protective personal gear quickly scooped up by the Air Force’s 435th Air Ground Operations Wing.
March 14, 2025
DLA Helps Military Band Instruments Find New Gig in DoDEA Schools
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — When people think of career fields the U.S. military trains for, they often think of medicine, aircraft maintenance or even underwater welding. Whatever they imagine, musicians aren’t usually at the top of the list.
Dec. 18, 2024
2024 Highlights: Europe and Africa
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Disposition personnel overseas deployed WMS in warehouses and field scenarios, trained scores of forward-deployed warfighters on proper turn-in procedures, and helped units increase their readiness by taking excess property off the books.
July 10, 2024
Kaiserslautern CDD team fills important role across continents
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A small Germany-based crew sits at the forefront of keeping demilitarization-required military equipment out of the hands of adversaries.
May 17, 2024
Expeditionary teams close out DEFENDER ’24 field ops
GERMERSHEIM, Germany — Agency expeditionary civilians and servicemembers share perspectives on exercise accomplishments, their teams, and visiting Germany during the largest U.S. Army-led exercise in Europe.
May 10, 2024
DEFENDER '24 hones expeditionary skill sets
GERMERSHEIM, Germany — A collection of DLA Disposition Services expeditionary civilians and DLA Joint Reserve Force servicemembers have assembled a solid team and are developing skills together during a field exercise in Germersheim, Germany.
April 29, 2024
Disposition personnel to support DEFENDER 2024
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Agency property disposal experts and servicemembers will soon travel to Germany to deploy and operate an Expeditionary Site Set in support of the U.S. Army’s largest exercise in Europe.
April 26, 2024
Leadership Spotlight: Les Glosby
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — Leadership Spotlight: Les Glosby DLA Disposition Services Europe and Africa Region Director
Feb. 6, 2024
Excess equipment to help build special operations capability
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A Kaiserslautern-based property disposal specialist recently went the extra mile to transfer a valuable fabricating system from Germany to a stateside customer with an important mission.
Jan. 23, 2024
Environmentalist saves agency customer’s life
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Mike Lapine recently received the Superior Civilian Service Award for providing lifesaving response when a property turn-in customer’s heart stopped while dropping off excess material at a DLA facility in Germany in November.
Jan. 18, 2024
Euro team rallies to support colleague’s orchard loss
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — When a DLA employee-owned generational Sicilian farm was destroyed by wildfire, the DLA Disposition Services Europe and Africa region staff came together to help replace lost olive trees.
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.
Nov. 29, 2023
Germany-based excess property specialist honored for Q4 effort
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Clint Sweeney nabbed fiscal 2023 Employee of the 4th Quarter honors for helping keep the Grafenwoehr site humming despite staffing shortfalls.
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.