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Nov. 8, 2024

MOH recipient addresses agency personnel in Battle Creek

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Michigan native James McCloughan was credited with saving the lives of ten soldiers in 1969 while under fire in Vietnam.

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Nov. 5, 2024

Leadership Spotlight: Dean Newsome

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — From humble beginnings mowing yards and shoveling snow in Pittsburgh to his recent appointment as director of DLA Disposition Services -Document Services, Dean Newsome continually seeks opportunities to improve himself and others.

A large crane lifts the top portion of a locomotive off it's wheels.

Oct. 29, 2024

Train loads of excess from DLA Disposition Services

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The nonprofit organization Railroading Heritage of Midwest America recently acquired a diesel switcher locomotive donation through Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services from the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky.

Group photo on the steps of a historical building.

Oct. 25, 2024

Battle Creek summit strengthens personnel bonds

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Agency property disposal leaders wrapped a week of networking and game planning in Michigan Oct. 25.

A man in a suit speaks to a room of people.

Oct. 22, 2024

Property reutilization prioritized for 2025

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — In support of a new long-term agency strategy, DLA’s reverse logistics arm wants to triple the amount of used and excess DOD property reclaimed by warfighters.

Hurricane Helene is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 above the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Mississippi.

Oct. 14, 2024

Surplus property donations add to DOD hurricane response contributions

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Donations of no-cost used equipment like diesel generators and trailers from used military stock helps regional and local officials accelerate disaster response efforts.

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Oct. 7, 2024

PACE Spotlight: Jordan Whitaker

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Jordan Whitaker is a current member of Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Pathways to Career Excellence Program Group 46, which began in 2023. For his second year in the PACE Program, Whitaker will be placed at the DLA Disposition Services Fort Mead, Maryland, site.

One man in a camo uniform stands on a stage in front of a screen projector as two men sit behind him

Oct. 2, 2024

Changes in warfare require new approach to logistics support, director says in town hall 

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The DLA director talks about how the agency will remain competitive and responsive to future needs and answers a question about DLA’s telework policy during the Global Town Hall Oct. 1.

Twenty-three people are posed standing in two rows in a conference room behind a table with the DLA emblem

Sept. 24, 2024

Sustaining the Fight: DLA’s Role in Ulchi Freedom Shield 24

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Defense Logistics Agency Indo-Pacific took center stage during the most recent Ulchi Freedom Shield 2024 exercise, integrating the agency's major subordinate commands into one of the most complex and dynamic military exercises in the Indo-Pacific region.

Vendor and information tables at the wellness fair

Sept. 20, 2024

DLA and MWR Wellness Fair encourages healthy habits

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Battle Creek Morale Welfare and Recreation hosted the Defense Logistics Agency and MWR Wellness Fair at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, Sep. 18.