The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is a combat support agency in the United States Department of Defense (DoD), with more than 26,000 civilian and military personnel throughout the world. Located in 48 states and 28 countries, DLA provides supplies to the military services and supports their acquisition of weapons, fuel, repair parts, and other materials. The agency also disposes of excess or unusable equipment through various programs. Through other U.S. federal agencies, DLA also helps provide relief supplies to victims of natural disasters, as well as humanitarian aid to refugees and internally displaced persons. Structure DLA is headquartered in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. contains numerous offices responsible for supporting the overall agency. The agency has several major subordinate activities operating in the field: DLA Aviation, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, primarily supplies aircraft parts and expertise. DLA Disposition Services, based in Battle Creek, Michigan, helps the military dispose of excess items. In addition to typical military materiel, such as vehicles and uniforms, Disposition Services also helps the military donate computers to primary schools, through the DoD Computers for Learning program. DLA Distribution, headquartered in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, transports and stores items for DOD and other customers. DLA Energy provides fuel for aircraft, ships, and even the U.S. space program, as well as commercial space exploration. It has also provided helium for the U.S. Border Patrol surveillance aerostats. DLA Troop Support, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, supplies uniforms, meals, medical, construction equipment, and other items to deployed military members. It also supports the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and helps provide fresh fruits and vegetables for some U.S. primary schools and eligible Indian reservations. DLA Land and Maritime, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, provides parts and maintenance for military ground vehicles and some ships. DLA also operates three full-time organizations embedded with three Combatant Commands (COCOMs) of the U.S. military: DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM, DLA Europe & Africa, and DLA Indo-Pacific. DLA Police DLA has its own police department that provides police services, physical security, emergency response and counter-terrorism protection. DLA Police Officers are federal officers who were trained at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centre (FLETC) (in Georgia) or at the Army Civilian Police Academy (ACPA) (in Missouri) and then further on-the-job training. DLA Police Officers wear a dark-blue typical city-style police uniform, with a 'campaign hat' and are armed with a Beretta 92 pistol. Officers can be promoted up through the ranks History Origins,