DLA Land and Maritime

Defense Supply Center Columbus and the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime bid farewell to its commanding general April 18. In her parting thoughts to the military and civilian workforce she commanded since July 2022, Army Brig. Gen. Gail Atkins called upon the joint team to continue pressing forward to meet the needs of the military services.

Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime leaders hosted DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly April 17 at the Defense Supply Center Columbus for a mid-year review of DLA Land and Maritime’s Fiscal 2025 Annual Operating Plan. (Photo by Ilea Hamrick/DSCC)

Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime senior leaders welcomed the outgoing and incoming commanders of DLA Europe & Africa April 8 at the Operations Center on Defense Supply Center Columbus. Outgoing DLA Europe & Africa Commander Army Col. Adrian Sullivan and her replacement, Army Col. Tracy Yates, building connections, learning processes and orienting to the sustainment aspects of the weapon systems DLA Land and Maritime supports. (U.S. Army Photo by Elisabeth Paqué).

Over the past year, Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime’s newest directorate has been working diligently to develop new solutions to enhance warfighter support. The Specialized Management Operations Directorate provides a dual focus on intensively managing critical weapon system parts for the Nuclear Reactor Program and developing innovative acquisition solutions to improve purchase request productivity. (Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)

Batteries and tactical energy storage should be included in pre-positioned war reserve materiel to ensure today’s modernized joint force is electronically equipped for success, Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime officials say in a white paper published last month. The document explores the growing importance of accessible, sustainable energy sources in war reserve inventories as new technology changes the way America’s forces fight.