Disposition Services News

A contract tug begins its 12-hour journey from Kuwait Naval Base to the port of Doha, Qatar, with the retired Army tugboat in tow.

June 15, 2016

Agency successfully completes one-time tugboat sale in Kuwait

Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait — After a year of navigating tricky waters, DLA Disposition Services personnel gave an old Army tugboat its final sendoff for a post-retirement life back at sea.

Satoru Matsuda, a forklift operator at DLA Disposition Services at Okinawa looks over one of the extra-large items that had to arrive late at night to meet local road restrictions.

June 9, 2016

Staff burns midnight oil to support “big” requirement

Okinawa, Japan — Just as the “dark of night” does not deter the U.S. Postal Service, Defense Logistics Agency personnel in Okinawa, Japan, recently showed that they will not let the lateness of the hour nor the size the property keep them from supporting the warfighter.

A staff member at the DLA Disposition Services site at Okinawa, Japan, prepares to load a wardrobe that will find new life as a training aid for the III Marine Expeditionary Force’s Expeditionary Operations Training Group instead of being scrapped.

June 7, 2016

Old furniture gets new life as training aids for live fire training

Okinawa, Japan — Creative thinking by Marine instructors on Okinawa, Japan, allowed old government furniture to avoid the landfill and serve on in a live fire training area.

Ray Menendez (left), a DLA Disposition Services material examiner helps units at Fort Bliss, Texas, turn in excess property as part of "All Army Divestiture." Photo by Jeff Landenberger

May 3, 2016

DLA to help rid Army of excess equipment

Army officials are depending on the Defense Logistics Agency’s disposal and distribution experts to help remove more than 1.2 million pieces of excess equipment from unit inventories in the next two to three years.

Employees from Japan Iron Engineering work on above ground holding tanks used for storing hazardous waste materials removed from Navy at Fleet Activities, Yokuska, Japan. Photo by Yasuo Tsunoda

April 15, 2016

Agency employees help sailors ship out their hazardous wastes

Yokosuka, Japan — When used oils or fluids from Navy ships at Yokosuka, Japan, need to be disposed of, sailors turn to DLA Disposition Services for help.

Francisco Alvarez, a DLA Disposition Services property disposal specialist, briefs DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch on the progress of the divestiture of Army property over to DLA Distribution and DLA Disposition Services during his April 5 visit to Fort Bliss, Texas.

April 8, 2016

Agency director observes Army divestiture efforts

FORT BLISS, Texas — DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch observed the divestiture of Army property over to DLA Distribution and DLA Disposition Services during his April 5 visit to Fort Bliss, Texas, one of the first sites to start the process.

Busch presents a ceremonial coin to Navy Lt. Joseph Thomas for his work supporting expeditionary operations for DLA Disposition Services

March 30, 2016

DLA Director visits, praises employees at DLA Disposition Services

Battle Creek, Michigan — Fresh from his March 12-21 tour of the Pacific, Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch traveled to Battle Creek, Michigan, to hear presentations on the DLA Disposition Services Annual Operating Plan and conduct a town hall session with DLA employees.

A child looks out from the Humvee the Tinton Falls (New Jersey) Police Department received through DoD's 1033 program. The department uses it to start conversations on autism. Photo by the Tinton Falls Police Department

March 24, 2016

DLA Disposition Services helps police raise autism awareness

Tinton Falls, New Jersey — A New Jersey police department is using a Humvee acquired through DoD's LESO program, which DLA Distribution Services administers, to raise awareness of autism among first responders and others.

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch (far left, front) discusses equipment and budget reductions with Army officials during Army/DLA Day at the Pentagon March 8.

March 11, 2016

Army, DLA officials plan way ahead for equipment reductions, sustained readiness

The Pentagon, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency leaders outlined how the agency will continue assisting the Army as it removes more than 2 million pieces of equipment from its inventory, during an Army/DLA Day event at the Pentagon March 8.

Charles Miller, a Fleet Readiness Center Southeast material identifier, washes a bin of aluminum scraps collected through the manufacturing process. Washing the scraps removes oil residue and dust so the metal can be taken to Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services for resale. The recycling of metal scraps is one small part of the facility's drive towards decreasing its environmental footprint. Because of such efforts, FRCSE was awarded the CNO's Environmental Award for Sustainability. (U.S. Navy Photo by Clifford Davis/Released)

March 10, 2016

FRCSE Wins CNO Environmental Award

Jacksonville, Florida — Support from the local DLA Disposition Services site helped a Navy readiness center earn top marks for its environmental program.

DLA Senior Enlisted Leader, Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin addresses DLA employees during his visit to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in Bahrain, Feb. 22.

March 3, 2016

Agency senior leader visits Bahrain

BAHRAIN — Defense Logistics Agency Senior Enlisted Leader Army Command Sgt. Maj. Charles Tobin made a quick stop in Bahrain from Feb. 21 to Feb. 22 during his multi-country visit within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

DLA Energy Bulk Petroleum Deputy Director Gerald Tinner (center) and his team discuss a current fuel project. Tinner and his team played a role in writing contracts for the Haiti Earthquake relief efforts.

March 2, 2016

DLA acquisition professionals' support for earthquake relief featured in new video

Acquisition professionals' support for earthquake relief in Haiti is featured in a new video released on DLA's YouTube and Facebook sites.

Three Defense Logistics Agency Senior Executive Service members provide personal testimonies about their acquisition career in this debut of nine videos profiling DLA acquisition professionals.

Feb. 24, 2016

Acquisition professionals video series debuts

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The first of nine videos profiling Defense Logistics Agency acquisition professionals debuted on the organization’s YouTube and Facebook sites Feb. 24.

Brig. Gen. Andrew Rohling (center), U.S. Forces Afghanistan Deputy Deputy Commanding General-Support, receives a briefing from Anham personnel during a recent facility tour. Anham provides all the food that warfighters consume in Afghanistan.

Feb. 16, 2016

DLA provides range of services to support the warfighter

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan — When it comes to supporting the warfighter across the Combined Joint Operations Area-Afghanistan, no organization does it better than the Defense Logistics Agency.

In front of family members, friends and co-workers, the Stephen F. Byus Community Center was dedicated Jan. 21 during a ceremony on the installation. Suzanna Byus, Stephen's mother, and Navy Rear Adm. John King, DLA Land and Maritime commander, unveil the plaque that will be permanently displayed inside the center.

Feb. 2, 2016

Former DLA Disposition Services deployer memorialized

Columbus, Ohio — A building at DLA Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio, has been named in honor of the late Stephen F. Byus, who was killed in action in 2014. Byus deployed twice to Southwest Asia as a mobilized Navy Reserve sailor serving with DLA Disposition Services.

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