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April 2019

DLA Disposition Services
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Inside this edition

Message from the Director...................................2

Support to the Military...........................................3

Classified Property.............................................3

Safety concerns for military vehicle turn-in...............4

(RTD) web site controls.......................................5

Foreign Military Sales.........................................6

(HMMS-HWD) module..........................................7

Good News!.....................................................................8

Texas State Agency for Surplus..........................9-10

Good information...............................................11

Message from the DLA Disposition Services

Customer Support Director

Greetings Customer!

I was looking back on my last welcome and the following statement caught my eye. “Although, this winter 

in Michigan has been lacking snow, in fact it feels like early spring vs the middle of winter.” That did not 

last, in fact it is the 2nd of April and as I write this, the forecast is calling for rain mixed with snow in a couple 

days. For us Michiganders, we’ll be complaining about the heat in no time, wishing for the cooler 

temperatures of autumn.

We have some great stuff in this quarter’s newsletter, updates on foreign military sales, reutilization, 

transfer, donation, hazardous waste disposal and some good news from our customers. One part in 

particular I would like our military service customers to pay particular attention to is the reminder on the 

turn in of classified property. Our sites are receiving a lot of classified property that has not been properly 

declassified before turn in. IAW DoDM 4160.21 DLA Disposition Services sites may not accept classified 

material unless it has been properly sanitized. Enjoy!

Mark Aicher

Cover Photo: A Coast Guard patrol craft cruises the San Francisco Bay.

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Akiyama
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Line Items Quantity

(includes all unit of 

measure)

Acquisition 

Value 

Army

Turn-Ins 3,127,538 409 million $20 billion

Reutilization 5,289 464,000 $775 million

Navy 

Turn-Ins 890,391 130 million $7 billion

Reutilization 4,428 66,000 $70 million

Air Force 

Turn-Ins 1,045,631 114 million $10 billion

Reutilization 3,401 71,000 $134 million

Marine Corps 

Turn-Ins 406,109 51 million $4 billion

Reutilization 2,019 30,000 $11 million

Coast Guard

Turn-Ins 31,721 3 million $111 million

Reutilization 12 95 $56,000

Support to the Military 

Fiscal Year 2019 

Thru March

What a little sticker can do to halt the mission! 

It is the responsibility of the generating activity to ensure proper 

disposition of communication security (COMSEC) or controlled 

cryptographic item (CCI) materiel prior to the transfer of 

equipment to DLA Disposition Services sites. Items designated as 

COMSEC or CCI must be turned-in with the required paperwork 

and all classified stickers removed from the property. This 

includes disk packs, and all other media intended for the purpose 

of data storage. The DTID must contain a certification by the accountable officer that any 

remaining information is unclassified or has been declassified and does not contain data 

unauthorized for release. For complete instructions, visit the Digital DSR:

https://www.dla.mil/DispositionServices/DDSR/TurnIn/Classified/
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Safety concerns for military vehicles used in 

combat or combat live fire training 

scenarios turned into 

DLA Disposition Services for disposal.

DLA Disposition Services has reported multiple instances in CONUS where DLA 

Disposition Services sites prepping vehicles for demilitarization (DEMIL) have found 

ammunition and explosive items. The presence of ammunition and explosive items is a 

serious safety concern for persons performing DEMIL by torch cutting.

All vehicles subject to turn-in to a DLA Disposition Services site in the AOR 

(Afghanistan/Iraq) or in the continental U.S. require an inert certification or a material 

documented as safe (MDAS) certificate.

 An MDAS certificate applies if the vehicle is evaluated by the command as falling 

under the scope and is considered as material potentially presenting an explosive 

hazard (MPPEH). Personnel executing an MDAS certificate shall meet training and 

experience requirements.

 An inert certificate applies if the command determines that the vehicle is not 

considered MPPEH. Personnel executing an MDAS certificate must have knowledge 

and experience to be able to identify used and unused munitions.

Vehicles that have not been in combat, used in simulated combat training or used on a 

firing range do not require an MDAS or inert 

certification, however an inert certificate is 

recommended.

If an inert or MDAS certificate is not provided, the 

turn-in activity must include a clear text statement 

on the turn-in document.

DLA Disposition Services will not accept a military 

vehicle without a signed MDAS or inert 

certification or a clear text statement on the DD 

1348-1A form.
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DLA Disposition Services Reutilization, Transfer, and Donation (RTD) 

Website Controls

DLA Disposition Services implemented tighter controls on its RTD Website 

beginning in early 2000. The option for Department of Defense (DoD) 

Supply Officers to view all orders submitted against DoD Address Activity 

Code (DODAACs) under their control was made available. Supply officers 

may request mandatory Accountable Supply Officer (ASO) routing where 

anytime a screener submits an order using the ASO’s DODAAC, the ASO will be notified via email that a 

request is pending his/her review (approval or denial).

 The ASO must register on DLA AMPS for the RTD Production DDS-413 role 

Step-by-step procedures: 

https://www.dla.mil/DispositionServices/DDSR/PropertySearch/RTDAMPS/

 After AMPS approval, the ASO must request the DoD application and ASO role.

 Request Southwest Asia application if physically stationed in Southwest Asia and screening locally 

from a Southwest Asia Disposition Services site.

 Complete the form and provide the DODAAC.

 The ASO must be notified via email to the Battle Creek RTD office at drmsrtd@dla.mil and request 

Mandatory ASO routing and provide additional DODAACs if applicable.

All DODAACs must have requisitioning authority established in DLA Transaction Services and must have 

a TAC 1 and TAC 3 at a minimum.

 RTD Web has the built-in option to block DODAACs upon U.S. military command direction.

 RTD Web has the built-in option to block or disable specific users from using a specific DODAAC.

 RTD Web has the built-in option to restrict DODAACs to Federal Supply Classes and DEMIL Codes.

In addition, there are control property rules built into the Enterprise Business System, which places 

controls on specific items such as nuclear enterprise items, body armor, and F-14 parts. These controls 

may also restrict which RTD customer groups may view excess items on the RTD web.

All DoD customers wanting to pick up from a local DLA Disposition Services site must have a Letter of 

Authorization (LOA) on file. 

Instructions are found at: 

https://www.dla.mil/DispositionServices/DDSR/PropertySearch/LOA/
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For more information contact DLA Disposition Services

 

DLA Disposition Services

Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

Military Equipment’s Next Mission: Strengthen U.S. Allies operational 

ability with your excess gear!

By Bill Norris— DLA Disposition Services

We take your Excess Defense Articles 

(EDA) and find them a new mission with 

U.S. Allies. This is done at a reduced 

cost based on the condition and all 

expenses are paid by the purchaser.

The EDA transfers add to the foreign partner’s operational capability along with 

communicating a high level of support from the U.S.

FMS EDA is an extremely effective program, as it allows the U.S. to provide valued defense articles to our 

partners while reducing storage and destruction costs for our military services supporting 70 countries 

with 167 active FMS cases.

 The program furthers U.S. foreign interest by building on the message the U.S. sends its friends and 

foes. FMS furthers the existing support and trust of the U.S. with our partners and allies by providing 

additional capabilities for the FMS customers to defend themselves and support the security and 

stability of the regional military.

 Provides significant benefits to the U.S, notwithstanding the strengthening of our partnerships but 

also in reference to our own military procurement and the health of U.S. defense industrial base. 

Out with the old and in with the new. 

 Contributes to improved operations between U.S. and foreign partners in the battlespace. If a 

partner country cannot communicate, coordinate, or operate at the same tempo as U.S. neither 

benefits, and overall joint operations could be degraded.

 Allows the U.S. to project power and influence without being present in every region of the globe 

simultaneously.

 The sales of U.S. arms and related items to foreign countries helps reduce the cost of those systems 

to our own military and provides funds for research and development of future weapons.
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DLA Disposition Services hazardous waste (HW) processing is 

joining the 21st century by replacing the Distribution Standard 

System (DSS) 1960s “green screen” technology with the modern 

web-based relational database Hazardous Material Management 

System – Hazardous Waste Disposition (HMMS-HWD) module.

With a successful initial operational capacity at Disposition at San 

Antonio and Corpus Christi, HMMS-HWD is scheduled to be fully 

deployed worldwide in 2019. Initially developed in tandem with DLA Disposition Services’ upgrade from DSS 

to SAP Warehouse Management, HMMS-HWD is now independent of that effort.

HMMS has been used by major DOD logistics installations for over 20 years for internal reutilization of 

hazardous materials plus turning in HW to DLA Disposition Services for disposal. This past experience on our 

customer’s side of HW management makes the software developer uniquely positioned to provide a quality 

package.

Ownership of the software was transferred from the Air Force to DLA in 2014. The development for HMMS 

includes work by a functional team of testers from across DLA Disposition Service plus Operations 

Directorate’s Environmental Branch members, experts from the software developer and staff from DLA 

Information Operations. A training conference is scheduled for May in San Antonio, Texas, where 

representatives from every Disposition HW site will get hands-on HMMS training. After the training, HMMS 

will be deployed “fast and furious” and be done by year’s end.

The HMMS Development and Deployment Team is led by Randy Smith and Rob Underwood in DLA 

Disposition Services J332. Other team members include Battle Creek staffers Cathy Bednar and Laurie 

Owens. Members from the field sites include Robert Dunbar, Ariel Garcines, Luis Guzman, Takayuki Honda, 

Fabian Kahiamoe, Wayne Long, Carlos Santiago, Tim Smith, Dane Wright, and Dale Young.

An automated web-based data system, HMMS provides cradle-to-grave tracking, management, and 

reporting capabilities for hazardous waste. It provides a platform that satisfies federal, state and local 

reporting and compliance requirements for government 

facilities. Coupled with the DOD Generator version, visibility 

provided by HMMS allows users to manage material before it 

comes into an activity’s facility until the waste is manifested and 

shipped to a treatment, storage or disposal location for final 

disposition.

Hazardous Waste Disposition (HMMS-HWD) module

By Michael Kancilja— DLA Disposition Services

Environmental Support Branch
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Good News!

The West Virginia State Police acquired six Honda ATV’s 

from DLA Disposition Services, Fort Meade, Maryland. 

These will be utilized by troopers to conduct marijuana 

eradication each summer in various locations in West 

Virginia. Some areas are hard to reach by vehicle and too 

far to walk, so these will be beneficial to the eradication 

efforts.

The West Virginia State Police obtained this tug from DLA Disposition Services, 

Meade, MD. This will be used to pull their aircraft out of the hangar onto the 

runways before takeoff. Two of the choppers that will be pulled by this tug 

are actually repurposed DLA property as well. 

This semi-truck was obtained by the 

West Virginia State Police and will soon 

be painted in WVSP blue and gold. It 

will be utilized to assist in the transport 

of surplus equipment from depot sites 

to various locations in West Virginia.

Here is a picture of 

one of the aircraft 

obtained from DLA 

LESO and then 

refurbished.

By Dimitrus Lowe – DSD North-East

By Dan Arnold

Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO)

Florida’s Bradenton police department 

recently acquired a Honda ATV 

through the LESO program. The 

agency repainted and put lights 

on it and saved the agency over 

$6,000 for this equipment. 

Reutilization extends the life of our 

property with programs like these that 

help other agencies and communities.
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Thank you from the Texas State Agency for Surplus!

Donations of DLA Property help provide emergency services and education to Texans

The Texas State Agency for Surplus Property (SASP) would like to extend our gratitude to all of the DLA staff for their 

work to make the Federal Surplus Property Donation Program a reality. The property that is donated by DLA goes to 

cities, counties, state agencies, first responders, nonprofits, veterans groups, museums, and schools in Texas, many 

of which could not afford to purchase this equipment otherwise. While the military may no longer have a need for 

these items, we have thousands of organizations and government agencies that are willing and able to repair/

renovate these items and put them to use to serve their communities. With the recent passage of the “Veterans 

Small Business Enhancement Act” which added veteran-owned small businesses to the list of eligible recipients of 

donated property, we are looking forward to working with veterans to help them obtain federal surplus equipment 

to help grow their businesses as soon as the guidelines have been established by the federal government.

Texas Volunteer Fire Departments (VFD) are one of the groups that currently rely heavily on the donation program. 

Many VFDs are the only first responders serving vast areas of rural Texas, however, they only receive small amounts 

of public funding, and must rely heavily on donations. Public schools in Texas, some of which run on extremely tight 

budgets, also rely on donations from the Federal Surplus Property Program for equipment to maintain their facilities, 

modular buildings to serve as classrooms and offices, as well as instructional tools including musical instruments. 

One example of a VFD that has used the Federal Surplus Property Program to benefit their community is Bowman 

Community Volunteer Fire Department. Since 2012, the VFD has received 748 items from the Texas SASP, including 

medical supplies, tools, generators, vehicles, and firefighting and rescue equipment, with a total original government 

acquisition cost of $918,133. The majority of those items originated from DLA Disposition Services locations. For 

example: tires from DLA DS Bragg & DLA DS Sill; tools, personal gear, vehicle parts/component & safety equipment 

from DLA DS Riley, DLA DS Red River, and DLA DS Polk; a Humvee from DLA DS Hood, a M-1081 LMTV Cargo Truck 

from DLA DS Bragg, as well as the items pictured 

below.

Right: 5KW Generator from DLA DS Bragg, Firetruck 

from DLA DS Campbell

Below: M916A3 Truck Tractor from DLA DS Knox, 

Chevy Blazer from DLA DS Sparta, and LMTV Van 

Truck from DLA DS 

Riley

By Megan Sim, Texas State Agency for Surplus Property

Good News!
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However, first responders are not the only organizations that benefit from 

the donation program. Public schools are also able to benefit from the 

program, in particular their band departments. Since 2010, the Texas SASP 

has received over 1000 instruments donated from DLA locations across the 

United States. These instruments go to schools to benefit students who do 

not have the money to rent or buy their own instrument. For example, 

Boles Independent School District(located in northeast Texas) has 

received 125 items, including band instruments (including the two pictured 

to the left), tools, welding equipment, generators, art supplies, office 

supplies, furniture, and shipping containers—the majority of which came 

from DLA. In total, Boles ISD has saved 

$399,884 using the Federal Surplus 

Program compared to buying brand new! 

Alvarado Independent School District (located just south of the Dallas/Fort Worth 

area) has received 47 items, including 31 band instruments (all from DLA!), school 

supplies, furniture, and a forklift. Overall, Alvarado ISD has saved $110,429 using the 

Federal Surplus Program compared to buying new!

On behalf of our donee organizations across the state, the Texas SASP would 

like to thank the DLA Disposition Services staff who assist with donations of 

property! Your work truly makes a difference in the lives of Texans by 

providing our communities and schools with valuable items (that might 

otherwise be out of reach) but are desperately needed to provide emergency 

services and educate our kids.

Clarinet from DLA DS Riley

Snare Drum from DLA DS Bragg

Saxophone from DLA DS Bragg

Euphonium from DLA DS Richmond

Continued...Thank you from the Texas State Agency for Surplus!

Donations of DLA property help provide emergency services and education to Texans

Another example of a VFD putting donated property to use to benefit their community is Timber Lakes 

Volunteer Fire Department. Since joining the Texas Federal Surplus Property Program in 2017, 

Timber Lakes VFD received six items, including tools, two LMTV 2.5 ton trucks, and equipment for their trucks. The 

two trucks came from DLA DS Tucson and DLA DS Sparta. In total, the VFD saved over $278,797 using the Federal 

Surplus Program compared to buying brand new! 

Josh Kennedy, Timber Lakes VFD's Fire Chief, gave the Texas SASP the following photos and story about their 2.5 

ton LMTV truck being put to use. "Timber Lakes is a small fire department located about 30 minutes north of 

Houston, Texas in Montgomery County. We have two large creeks going through our area. When we get a good 

heavy rain for days the subdivision floods, and we are blocked off from the outside world. About 3 years ago, we 

knew we had to get something that could help us evacuate people from high water that were not threatened in 

any way. We turned to the [Texas SASP] to look at the 2.5 tons and 5-tons you had on your lot in the first part of 

August 2018, not knowing we would have to put it to use three weeks later for Hurricane Harvey. This truck was a 

lifesaver for the amount of people it moved out of high water to dry land so THANK YOU for giving us the 

opportunity to get one."
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DLA Disposition Services 

Customer Support Directorate

Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center

74 N. Washington Ave.

Battle Creek, MI 49037

www.dla.mil/dispositionservices.aspx

GOOD INFORMATION

Everything you need to know about working with 

DLA Disposition Services, from where we are located 

to getting registered and turning in property.

DLA CUSTOMER INTERACTION CENTER

Toll Free: 877-DLA-CALL (1-877-352-2255)

DSN CONUS: 877-352-2255 

DSN OCONUS: 94-877-352-2255

Commercial: (269) 704-7921

Fax: (269) 704-7930 

Email: dlacontactcenter@dla.mil

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