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Logistician saves stranger from Kalamazoo River

DLA Disposition Services employee Ronald Hobbs saved a man from the Kalamazoo River on Oct. 12.

A former security perimeter watch tower at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan.

A former security perimeter watch tower at the U.S. Navy base in Japan awaits removal by the region’s DLA Disposition Services property disposal team.

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A heavy equipment operator uses pincers to smash filing cabinets in a staging yard.

Advance coordination smooths regional DODEA furniture swaps

Disposition offices recently helped DOD schoolhouses in Europe and Asia prepare for fall with assistance on large furniture disposal projects.

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5 Years with the Digital DSR

October 1 marks the 5 year anniversary of the Digital DSR web tool, Disposition Services primary customer engagement and training application.

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Firefighters cut into the side of a scrapped airplane.

Iwakuni Marines train on repurposed fuselage

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

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Celebrating 60 years: DLA proves itself in the 1960s

Defense General Supply Center employees learn how to run the SAMMS on IBM 360 computers in 1972 at DGSC Richmond, Virginia. DSA designed SAMMS from 1964 to 1971 to integrate supply chain management, which was a priority effort of Navy Vice Adm. Joseph M. Lyle, director of DSA from 1964 to 1967. DLA photo

Oct. 15, 2021 - This is the second in a “Celebrating 60 years” series of seven articles highlighting DLA’s support to America’s military since the agency was created Oct. 1, 1961.

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Logistician saves stranger from Kalamazoo River

DLA Disposition Services employee Ronald Hobbs saved a man from the Kalamazoo River on Oct. 12.

Oct. 15, 2021 - DLA Disposition Services employee Ronald Hobbs rescued a stranger from the Kalamazoo River on Oct. 12.

Texas firefighters use fleet addition from DLA to control wildfire

A former military truck repurposed into a firetruck by Texas’ Marlin Volunteer Fire Department. The department took advantage of DOD’s Firefighter Property Program that puts used military equipment into the hands of fire departments.

Oct. 13, 2021 - The Marlin Volunteer Fire Department was recently called out to what became the 96-acre Rice Road Fire. Its new military truck acquired from Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services was instrumental in helping the department fight a six-hour battle alongside other area fire departments and Texas A&M Forest Service.

Japan property disposal saves Navy $

A former security perimeter watch tower at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan, awaits removal by the region’s DLA Disposition Services property disposal team.

Oct. 11, 2021 - Strong connections to DLA recently helped warfighters unload aging watch towers and mobile small arms ranges that had rusted after years of exposure to salty sea air.

DLA Disposition Services observes National Disability Employment Awareness Month