DLA News Archive

March 24, 2026

DLA focuses on reclaiming critical, strategic materials for national security

The Defense Logistics Agency is increasing its efforts to recover critical and strategic materials from military assets, transforming potential waste into valuable resources that bolster national security and warfighter readiness, say two DLA employees on a recent episode of the “DLA Dialogues: Factory to Foxhole” podcast.

March 24, 2026

DLA flu program closes 2025-2026 season, supports single-dose vaccine policy shift

PHILADELPHIA — Significant flu vaccine policy changes this season highlight the situational agility of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain as collaboration led to the successful completion of the 2025-2026 flu vaccine program.

March 24, 2026

DLA Weapons Support expands industrial base capacity, spurs innovation

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Just like drops of water filling a bucket when it rains, small businesses and what they provide are integral to revitalizing the nation’s defense industrial base.

March 23, 2026

Troop Support focuses on warfighter readiness during DLA vice director’s quarterly visit

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted DLA Vice Director Brad Bunn for a mid-year Annual Operating Plan review with the organization March 17.

March 19, 2026

Weapons Support Jacksonville enhances warfighter support through workforce connection to the fleet

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support at Jacksonville recently connected members of its civilian workforce with the military members they support as part of the third installment of their “Meet the Warfighter: Waterfront” series, reinforcing the critical link between the agency's logistics support and the nation's combat readiness.

March 19, 2026

New issue of Loglines highlights digital transformation, data acumen

This year’s first issue of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Loglines magazine is now available.

March 19, 2026

Beyond factory to foxhole: DLA transforms for a contested future

For decades, the U.S. military’s logistics system prioritized global efficiency, cost savings, and reliable throughput, fostering a culture of centralized stockpiling at large, fixed supply depots. As a result, this system is dangerously inadequate for confronting emerging global threats, particularly from the People Republic of China (PRC) in the Indo-Pacific theater. Today, logistics functions are no longer relegated to rear area support; logistics has become the "central front" in great power competition.

March 19, 2026

Internet of behavior and digital dust: Implications for supply chain security and mission assurance

Moving can be a stressful event. Whether you have moved once or several times, it is an event that upends the lives of the entire family. SSG Alex Kallus, an Army logistics NCO, had just received orders to PCS (Permanent Change of Station) from Fort Novosel, AL, to his new joint assignment in DLA at Fort Belvoir, VA. His spouse, Kay, and their two kids were ready for the move and were busily making plans for the new location. As any military family knows, PCS moves meant chaos, checklists, and lots of internet searches.

March 19, 2026

REFORPAC 2025 and the friction of distribution: Stress-testing agile combat employment logistics

The United States’ strategic engagement in the Indo-Pacific was forged in the crucible of the World War II. In that campaign, General Douglas MacArthur operationalized “island hopping”—the sequential seizure and development of forward operating bases to project combat power across vast maritime distances.1 This approach proved decisive in the Pacific theater and established a foundational insight that endures today: in the Indo-Pacific, geography rewards dispersion, and logistics determines whether operational concepts succeed or fail. That logic underpins contemporary concepts such as Agile Combat Employment (ACE).

March 19, 2026

Transforming defense logistics planning: Leveraging machine learning for enhanced warfighter readiness

The recent war in Ukraine has underscored the importance of logistical planning. In a 2023 study, RAND noted that “Russia’s failures in the war with Ukraine were due to poor planning”. Seeing these missteps and recognizing the critical importance of logistics, US Army Pacific named it as one of its four core “Interior Lines” that must be met to achieve its 2025 posture plan. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Department of Defense’s (DOD) combat support supply chain organization, will be a key piece in achieving these plans. Because of this importance, DLA’s way of material planning needs to evolve.