A shorter, single story covering the high points of a three-part story series that appeared on DLA.mil in 2022. Each year, tens of millions of dollars worth of surplus and excess military personal property is transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs from DLA Disposition Services. This property transfer has a tremendous effect on community outreach efforts targeting homeless and at-risk veterans around the country.
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.
For 36 years, Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center employees have partnered with the local Salvation Army to sponsor families through their Adopt-a-Family program.
The search for missing in action personnel continues even decades after their disappearance. The Defense Logistics Agency plays a role in that search as Disposition Services assists researchers.