Official websites use .mil
Secure .mil websites use HTTPS
Disposition Services Home
March 25, 2025
PACE Spotlight: Paul Turner
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Pathways to Career Excellence Program for DLA Disposition Services is a two-year program that takes PACER’s through all of Disposition Services and its processes to learn as much as possible about the directorate. The first year takes place at DLA Disposition Services Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, and the second year either takes place in Battle Creek for Contracting PACER’s or at an assigned field site for Property Disposal PACER’s.
Feb. 14, 2025
Leadership spotlight: A Q&A with Joe Fagan
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Air Force veteran returned to federal service in 2011 and now serves as the DLA Disposition Services - Document Services Customer Audit & Engagement division lead.
Nov. 22, 2024
Leadership spotlight: A Q&A with Col. Woodje Caldwell
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Get to know DLA Disposition Services Deputy Director Army Col. Woodje Caldwell.
Sept. 9, 2024
PACE Spotlight: Ryan McMahon
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Ryan McMahon is a current member of Pathways to Career Excellence Program Group 46, which began in 2023. For his second year in the PACE Program, he will be placed at the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services site at Richmond, VA.
July 22, 2024
PACE Spotlight: Sean Barrett
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Sean Barrett is a current member of Pathways to Career Excellence Program Group 46, which began in 2023. For his second year in the PACE Program, he will be placed at the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services site at Warner Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.
July 5, 2024
PaCE Spotlight: Neil MacVicar
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Neil MacVicar (Alex) is a current member of Pathways to Career Excellence Program Group 46, which began in 2023. For his second year in the PaCE Program, he will fill a position at the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services site in Colorado Springs, CO.
June 11, 2024
PaCE Spotlight: Sara Vaughn
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Sara Vaughn is a current member of Pathways to Career Excellence Program Group 46, which began in 2023. For her second year in the PaCE Program, she will remain at Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, in the Contracting directorate.
May 30, 2024
Okinawa ops chief named Employee of the Quarter
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The retired Marine was cited for superior performance and leadership while stepping up as acting area manager during the second quarter of fiscal 2024.
May 28, 2024
PaCE Spotlight: Sara Gorham
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Sara Gorham is a current member of Pathways to Career Excellence Program Group 46, which began in 2023. For her second year in the PaCE Program, she will remain at Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, in the Hazardous Waste Disposal Contracting department.
April 18, 2024
PaCE spotlight: Philip Shands
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — PaCE Philip Shands is due to complete his second year of PaCE training with the DLA Disposition Services San Joaquin site handling environmental duties.
March 21, 2024
PaCE Spotlight: Barry Greene
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Barry Greene is a property disposal specialist for the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services West region. He participated in the Pathways to Career Excellence Program in 2015 and is currently deployed to Qatar.
Feb. 27, 2024
Employee Spotlight: Jen Ganka
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A short Q&A with the agency's first-ever DSR program manager.
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.
Dec. 29, 2023
Endless surf ahead for retiring Pacific operations lead
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A stalwart property disposal expert gives his final ‘aloha’ to the agency Dec. 30 after a career that began in 1988.
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.