Rail movement across the Korean peninsula remains vital for warfighter support there. DLA recently scrapped 1.6 million pounds of railcar, with more to come.
Camp Pendleton relies on DLA’s hazardous waste removal expertise to avoid disposal costs and rid the sprawling base of hundreds of thousands of pounds in lead acid batteries each year.
The agency’s property disposal team is managing removal of a B-52 Stratofortress brought down by birds during a 2016 mishap at Andersen Air Force Base.
The organization now known as DLA Disposition Services got its official start in Michigan 50 years ago in September. This story is a brief historical overview of why it came to exist and how it has evolved through the decades. The story originally appeared at the website dla.mil and in the DLA Disposition Services 50th anniversary celebration brochure.
DLA Disposition Services has recently accomplished several lines of effort in its Strategic Plan. Learn about these achievements and how DLA Disposition Services will modernize in the coming year.
