Supplies in the firing line
13 September 2012
The US Defense Logistics Agency has revamped its supply chain processes for military operations. Vice-Admiral Keith Lippert explains how the campaign in Iraq differed from previous ones
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) provides supply support and technical and logistics services to America’s armed forces as well as to several civilian agencies. Headquartered at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, it is the source of nearly every item the US armed forces use. It provides more than 4.6 million items (including consumables such as food and clothing), distribution...