DLA Pacific News

Dec. 20, 2021

Unique turn-in items of 2021

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services receives and processes the Defense Department’s surplus property, saving billions of taxpayer dollars since its inception in 1972. Throughout the years, unique items have found their way to DLA Disposition Services processing centers and 2021 did not disappoint.

Dec. 18, 2021

DLA Disposition Services Central experiences a year of drastic change in 2021

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A look back at some of the events that took place throughout the Central Region last year including major facility upgrades, new site construction and perhaps most notably the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.

Dec. 16, 2021

Excess military truck from DLA Disposition Services given new role at Raisin Volunteer Fire Department

VICTORIA, Texas — Raisin Volunteer Fire Department converted an excess military truck from Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services into a firefighting machine.

Dec. 13, 2021

Disposition Services Business Support Directorate makes waves in 2021

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services Business Support Directorate adapted to the pandemic-restricted environment with grounding breaking achievements at the end of 2021.

Dec. 10, 2021

Workman retires after 32 years of total federal service

CAMP HUMPHREYS, Korea — Army Col. Brian Donahue, Defense Logistics Agency Indo-Pacific military deputy commander, recognized Carl Workman, DLA IP Area IV warfighter support representative, for his 15-plus years of service to DLA Nov. 19 during a retirement ceremony at the DLA IP Korea facility Camp Humphreys, Korea.

Dec. 10, 2021

New director guides agency property disposal in Europe and Africa

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Former Army environmental health inspector Jessie Parisano returns to Germany to direct DLA hazardous waste removal and reuse, transfer, and donation efforts across two continents.

Dec. 7, 2021

Disposition Services director provides end of year message and safety brief to workforce

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Disposition Services director provides year-end message and safety brief to workforce.

Dec. 7, 2021

An Introduction to DLA Disposition Services Strategic Plan

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA Disposition Services has recently revised its Strategic Plan to be in-line with DLA's 5 Lines of Effort. Learn more about the upcoming changes and how they will be implemented.

Dec. 6, 2021

The last member of the Percy Jones Alumni Caucus passes away

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Senator Bob Dole, 98, passed away December 5 in his sleep. He served in the U.S. Senate for a quarter of a century, ran for the office of President of the United States, served in the Army in World War II and lived for a short time in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Dec. 6, 2021

Federal Center employees deliver Christmas at Salvation Army

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — At the end of each year Defense Logistics Agency employees at the Hart Dole Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, work together to make the holidays a little brighter for families in need. Working with the local Salvation Army, DLA Installation Support’s Battle Creek Morale, Welfare and Recreation staff coordinate the Federal Center’s Adopt-A-Family Program. The program includes veterans that are patents at the local Veteran Affairs hospital and other families in the community.