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April 25, 2025
DLA trains civilians to demilitarize military equipment
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — When most people picture military might, they think of tanks, helicopters and heavy weaponry in action. What they don’t often consider is what happens to that gear when it’s no longer needed.
April 10, 2025
“Lightning Purge” of obsolete Army equipment in Hawaii
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services recently supported a successful Army 25th Infantry Division two-month property divestiture that allows Indo-Pacific-focused logisticians to prioritize warfighting and readiness in the region.
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 28, 2025
Hardwood air-to-ground weapons range refreshes targets with DLA assistance
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Hardwood Air-to-Ground Weapons Range recently refreshed several targets using excess property from the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services that had been deemed scrap.
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.
March 11, 2025
Northeast team hosts leadership summit
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Northeast Region Director Beth Ford recently convened her directorate’s leadership team for a summit at Fort George G. Meade.
Feb. 28, 2025
Space Force reutilizes surplus lifts through DLA
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Range personnel supporting the Eastern Range recently pulled lifts from the agency’s used property stores to maintain hard-to-reach mobile platform equipment.
Feb. 21, 2025
DLA Disposition Services Launches New Training for Material Examiners
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Employees from multiple Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services sites recently gathered in Battle Creek for the inaugural Functional Block Two Training 6912 Material Examiner and Identifier course.
Jan. 2, 2025
Agency supports Fort Cavazos cleanup
BATTLE CREEK, Mich — In a display of environmental stewardship and community responsibility, soldiers stationed at Texas’ Fort Cavazos spread out across the installation and training areas to tackle illegal dumping during a post-wide cleanup.
Dec. 23, 2024
2024 Highlights: Mid America
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services’ Mid-America region had what Region Director Jessie Parisano called “a great 2024.”
Nov. 15, 2024
2024 Highlights: Resource Management
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Behind every successful organization is a team that ensures everything runs smoothly, often out of the spotlight. For Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services, its Resource Management directorate plays a crucial role in this effort.
Aug. 28, 2024
COOPEX makes comeback for Disposition Services
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Members of DLA Disposition Services participated in a Continuity of Operations exercise as a way to remain mission ready in the event of future emergencies.
Aug. 23, 2024
Agency exploring property disposition possibilities for Darwin-based Marines
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services wants to secure enduring reverse logistics support for rotational U.S. forces training and operating in northern Australia.
July 15, 2024
Army and DLA Disposition Services find success with R2E
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services continues find success with the U.S. Army on a partnership dubbed Rapid Removal of Excess, or R2E, meant to increase the Army’s surplus property disposal efficiency.
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.