Defense Logistics Agency

Defense Logistics Agency
The Defense Logistics Agency's emblem
Agency overview
Formed1961; 63 years ago (1961)
HeadquartersFort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S.
Employees26,000[1]
Agency executives
  • LTG Mark Simerly, U.S. Army, Director
  • Brad Bunn, Vice Director
Parent departmentOffice of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment
Websitedla.mil

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is a combat support agency in the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The agency is staffed by more than 26,000 civilian and military personnel throughout the world. Located in 48 states and 28 countries, DLA provides supplies to the military services and supports their acquisition of weapons, fuel, repair parts, and other materials.[2] The agency also disposes of excess or unusable equipment through various programs.

Through other U.S. federal agencies, DLA also provides relief supplies to victims of natural disasters and humanitarian aid to refugees and internally displaced persons.

  1. ^ "About DLA". dla.mil. Defense Logistics Agency. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "DLA At A Glance". dla.mil. Defense Logistics Agency. Retrieved June 30, 2021.