# DLA Disposition Services assist in disposal of simulated munitions

/ Published Feb. 16, 2024
PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT, Colo, 
Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services recently aided the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant in Colorado by disposing of simulated munitions rounds in preparation for the site's scheduled closure.

                Simulated munitions from the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant, Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, are loaded onto a semi for transportation to be properly disposed of. DLA Disposition Services was called upon to ensure the adherence to all DoD standards and regulations in the disposal process.                            load out                            Simulated munitions from the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant, Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado, are loaded onto a semi for transportation to be properly disposed of. DLA Disposition Services was called upon to ensure the adherence to all DoD standards and regulations in the disposal process.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant VIRIN: 231217-D-DO441-0007According to Brent DuBois, quality assurance specialist (ammunition surveillance) with the Program Executive Office Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives, the simulated munitions turned over to DLA Disposition Services are entirely inert; they never contained energetics or chemicals.

DuBois said inert munitions were used to test equipment design and systemization, for acceptance testing, and for workforce training at the Pueblo site.

“We are at the end of our mission,” DuBois said. “We are no longer destroying chemical weapons, so we no longer have a need for these items.”

                A Pronghorn on the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado browses with a storage facility that once warehoused simulated munitions for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant in the background. The simulated munitions were turned over to DLA Disposition Services as part the closure process that will see the storage facilities eventually be made available to the local community.                            Pronghorn                            A Pronghorn on the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado browses with a storage facility that once warehoused simulated munitions for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant in the background. The simulated munitions were turned over to DLA Disposition Services as part the closure process that will see the storage facilities eventually be made available to the local community.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant VIRIN: 231115-D-D0441-0007The storage facilities used to warehouse the simulated munitions will be returned to the Pueblo Chemical Depot, which was marked for closure through the Base Realignment and Closure process. The storage facilities will eventually be made available to the local community.

DuBois praised the efficiency of DLA’s disposal process.

“We send it to DLA Disposition Services, since they are the disposal authority for all of DoD,” said Juan Garza, government property administrator and plant clearance officer for the Army Contracting Command at Pueblo.

Garza emphasized that with DLA support, he can be assured of the agency’s adherence to all DoD standards and regulations for property disposal.

“We are at the tail end of a BRAC installation,” Garza said. “If DLA wasn't there, I would be a one-man gang; I would have to manage my own disposal program. Clearly, I'm not staffed like they are, so I'm glad they're there.”