DLA Troop Support News - Category Disposition Services

DLA Troop Support Future Operations Division Chief Mary Martin (right) stands next to Avery Hookey, a brewer at Iron Hill Brewery in Exton, Pa. Martin completed a three-week internship at the brewery to as part of a year and a half program in the science of brewing. Martin plans on brewing craft beer when she retires from Troop Support.

Aug. 27, 2021

Brewing up a retirement plan: a recipe for future success

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Future Operations Division Chief Mary Martin has been preparing for retirement during the pandemic, but not how you might think. On August 27, Martin receives a certificate culminating a year-and-a-half program in the science of brewing beer, a passion and post-retirement plan she intends on spending more time on in the future.

A C-130 fuselage is being placed onto a flatbed truck for transport.

Aug. 26, 2021

Grounded C-130 is given new life as a training aid

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A group of Marines are able to participate in tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training thanks to DLA Disposition Services providing a C-130 fuselage to their unit.

A group of soldiers dressed in civilian business casual attire stand in front of a low stage adorned with flags of the U.S., Defense Logistics Agency and military services.

Aug. 25, 2021

Army logisticians gain insight on DLA Troop Support processes, warfighter support

PHILADELPHIA — Army logisticians supporting the 902nd Military Intelligence Group and National Security Agency gained insights on Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support services during a visit to the organization’s headquarters August 20, in Philadelphia.

An emergency responder in a reflective yellow coat stands in the foreground in a parking lot with a trailer in the background labeled "Community Emergency Response Team."

Aug. 24, 2021

Communication across DLA ensures mission success as COVID-19 surge test site support hits the one-year mark

PHILADELPHIA — On August 5, 2020, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support delivered on its first request for personal protective equipment to supply Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 surge testing sites. A little more than a year and over 13 million lifesaving items later, the mission is as important as ever.

Aug. 24, 2021

Excess items find new home through requisition

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — When a Defense Department no longer needs an item, that doesn't necessarily mean the item's usefulness is at an end. When an item is declared as excess and no longer needed, the property begins its requisition journey.

Aug. 20, 2021

Logistics On Location: DLA Disposition Services, Camp Lejeune, NC

CAMP LEJEUNE, NC — The DLA team at Camp Lejeune will help you with all your reutilization, disposal, and hazmat needs.

Onlookers examine a quilt that is part of an art display.

Aug. 20, 2021

Local art contest showcases veteran creations

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A local art show featuring the work of veterans paves the way for a national competition.

A former military truck sits in front of a fire department painted in fire truck yellow.

Aug. 19, 2021

Excess military truck from DLA Disposition Services adds firefighting power to Volunteer Fire Department

COLEMAN, Texas — The Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Department converted a 2.5-ton excess military Stewart Stevenson that had been turned into the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services as excess into a firefighting machine.

Men and women sit at tables in a conference room.

Aug. 18, 2021

Representative Peter Meijer visits DLA Disposition Services

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Congressman Peter Meijer, U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan 3rd District, visited Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, for an overall introduction for the agency’s mission.

Firefighters cut into the side of a scrapped airplane.

Aug. 18, 2021

Iwakuni Marines train on repurposed fuselage

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A scrapped C2A Greyhound turned in to DLA Disposition Services gave military firefighters a valuable learning tool right to its end.

Drawing shows a distant view of the Schuylkill Arsenal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, looking west, across the bend of the Schuylkill River.

Aug. 17, 2021

Supporting the Nation from the beginning

PHILADELPHIA — In October, the Defense Logistics Agency celebrates its 60th anniversary. But one of its major subordinate commands has been around for much longer, contributing over 200 years of warfighter and whole of government support to the agency’s great legacy. DLA Troop Support can trace its roots back to the early 1800s and the construction of the Schuylkill Arsenal.

Man standing on stage in front of screen.

Aug. 12, 2021

Disposition Services director addresses workforce

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Director Mike Cannon addressed the workforce during his Director’s Call event at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center August 10.

Members of the Surinamese Army, the Ministry of Health and National Coordination Center for Disaster Relief trainees pose in front of an assembled Mobile Hospital Package in Suriname during a ceremony July 23. The hospital, procured by DLA Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain, was donated to the country through U.S. Southern Command's Humanitarian Assistance Program to assist with the pandemic.

Aug. 11, 2021

DLA, SOUTHCOM deliver mobile hospital to Suriname

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support provided a mobile hospital package to U.S. Southern Command, who officially donated it to the country of Suriname during a ceremony July 23 to assist in their COVID-19 relief efforts. The field hospital was procured by DLA Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain for the Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Assistance Program, or HAP, and is part of a multi-phase effort to assist Caribbean, Central American and South American nations in the pandemic.

A man in uniform smiles and kneels between four people, two on either side, as the ones closest replace the epaulets of a military dress uniform.

Aug. 10, 2021

DLA Troop Support celebrates promotion of Army Lt. Col. Nakamura

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support celebrated the promotion of Army Lt. Col. Benjamin Nakamura during a ceremony in Philadelphia Aug. 6.

Aug. 9, 2021

Employee Spotlight: David Tran

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — David Tran talks about his life and working for DLA Disposition Services.