# Excess equipment bolsters operational readiness

/ Published July 7, 2023
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md, 
The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services is known for handling excess military property and is a trusted source of supply for the United States military when it comes to acquiring used equipment.

                Danny Kim, area manager DLA Disposition Services at Ft. Meade, Md, shows off a banjo that was turned in as excess to his site. Kim said that being near the nation’s capital, and all the military bands stationed there, his team often receives excess musical instruments.                            230525-D-yu183-003                            Danny Kim, area manager DLA Disposition Services at Ft. Meade, Md, shows off a banjo that was turned in as excess to his site. Kim said that being near the nation’s capital, and all the military bands stationed there, his team often receives excess musical instruments.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: Jeff LandenbergerVIRIN: 230525-D-YU183-003 “We strive to support the Warfighter while protecting the public by providing solutions to complex situations involving property identified as excess to the government,” said Danny Kim, area manager of DLA’s Meade site.

Kim added they do this thru multiple programs including Precious Metals Recovery, Reutilization-Transfer-Donations, and public sales held thru a contractor’s web page.

It’s the RTD program that saves his DoD customers money, Kim said. A command can acquire used equipment for free DLA Disposition Services it helps them stretch their limited funds

                Air Force Staff Sgt. Breeanna Stack unloads excess computers monitors being turned in as excess to DLA Disposition Services at Ft. Meade, Md. The monitors will be available to other units who can use them.                            230525-D-YU183-008                            Air Force Staff Sgt. Breeanna Stack unloads excess computers monitors being turned in as excess to DLA Disposition Services at Ft. Meade, Md. The monitors will be available to other units who can use them.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: Jeff LandenbergerVIRIN: 230525-D-YU183-008But before DLA Disposition Services can issue used equipment to its customers it must first accept it from, its customers.

There are multiple reasons for a military unit to turn property into DLA Disposition Services.

Recently at DLA Disposition Services site at Fort Meade, Maryland, Air Force Staff Sgt. Breeanna Stack turned in a load of excess computers monitors. Stack said she makes the trip to the site about once a month to drop off excess property and has started the process of being able to ‘shop’ what other commands have turned-in that may aid her command.

In line behind Stack was Air National Guard Senior Airman Luke Eskaros. He was waiting to turn in used gym equipment. He said his command had updated their gym and they no longer needed this equipment.

                Zack Legum, materials handler and Identifier / forklift operator with DLA Disposition Services at Ft. Meade, Md, uses a pallet jack to unload property being turned in as excess to the site.                            230524-D-YU183-077                            Zack Legum, materials handler and Identifier / forklift operator with DLA Disposition Services at Ft. Meade, Md, uses a pallet jack to unload property being turned in as excess to the site.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: Jeff LandenbergerVIRIN: 230524-D-YU183-077The property that Stack and Eskaros will, if determined to still be useable, be placed on DLA Disposition Service’s web site and offered to other commands.

“We get a lot of computer related equipment turned into us here, but we get other items too”, said Kim. “Right now, we have a banjo waiting for someone to request it. When you shop with DLA Disposition Services you never know what you will find."

                A portion of the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services’ warehouse space at Ft. Meade, Md. Here the agency receives property turned in as excess from military units and reissues some of that same property to other units that can use it, saving the taxpayers money and helping keep units.                            230524-D-YU183-073                            A portion of the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services’ warehouse space at Ft. Meade, Md. Here the agency receives property turned in as excess from military units and reissues some of that same property to other units that can use it, saving the taxpayers money and helping keep units.            SHARE IMAGE:Download ImageImage DetailsPhoto By: Jeff LandenbergerVIRIN: 230524-D-YU183-073DLA Disposition Services offers a wide variety of serviceable property for Reutilization, Transfer, or Donation (RTD) to DOD units and other additional agencies. Property reutilized through Disposition Services is at no cost to the receiving DOD activity in most cases. In many cases there will be no shipping charge.

In order to utilize RTD programs, DOD customers must register in the AMPS website in order to request a user account and password to search and requisition from the excess property inventory. To begin this process, visit "How do I get access to RTD". If you have already created an account and want to become more familiar with RTD Web, visit "How do I search for property".