Defense Supply Agency

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United States defense agency logistics organization

The Defense Supply Agency was a U.S. Department of Defense logistics organization responsible for managing the procurement, storage, and distribution of military supplies and equipment across the armed services.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Defense Logistics Agency	7
Armed Services Medical Procurement Agency	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States defense agency ⓘ logistics organization ⓘ
controlledBy	Director of the Defense Supply Agency ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dissolvedInto	Defense Supply Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Defense Logistics Agency
employer	civilian personnel of the Department of Defense ⓘ military personnel assigned from various services ⓘ
fieldOfWork	inventory control ⓘ military logistics ⓘ procurement ⓘ supply chain management ⓘ
formedFrom	consolidation of multiple single-service supply agencies ⓘ
jurisdiction	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
objective	ensure readiness through reliable supply support ⓘ improve efficiency of defense logistics ⓘ reduce duplication among service-specific supply systems ⓘ
operatedBy	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOf	Office of the Secretary of Defense ⓘ
predecessor	Air Force Materiel Command ⓘ surface form: Air Force Cataloging and Standardization Agency Defense Supply Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Armed Services Medical Procurement Agency Armed Services Petroleum Purchasing Agency ⓘ Army-Navy Consolidated Clothing and Textile Agency ⓘ Joint Purchasing Agency ⓘ
responsibleFor	distribution of military supplies ⓘ logistics support to U.S. armed services ⓘ procurement of military supplies ⓘ storage of military supplies ⓘ
role	centralized management of common-use items for U.S. military ⓘ contracting for supplies and equipment ⓘ inventory management for Department of Defense ⓘ standardization of military supply systems ⓘ support to overseas military operations ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
servedBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
serviceArea	worldwide ⓘ
successor	Defense Supply Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Defense Logistics Agency
supplied	clothing and textiles ⓘ construction and engineering materials ⓘ food and subsistence items ⓘ fuel and petroleum products ⓘ industrial hardware and spare parts ⓘ medical supplies ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	federal government agency ⓘ