Commentary: World War II Developmental, Formative for First 5 DLA Directors
October 24, 2023
October 24, 2023
FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following commentary:
By Colin Jay Williams, DLA Historian
When the Defense Supply Agency became the Defense Logistics Agency on Jan. 1, 1977, it marked the end of an era. For a decade and a half, agency directors had based organizational and operational decisions on their World War II experiences. While these experiences varied, they all taught the same lesson: the n . . .
By Colin Jay Williams, DLA Historian
When the Defense Supply Agency became the Defense Logistics Agency on Jan. 1, 1977, it marked the end of an era. For a decade and a half, agency directors had based organizational and operational decisions on their World War II experiences. While these experiences varied, they all taught the same lesson: the n . . .