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The ability for armed forces to carry out successful missions on the battlefield relies on processes that begin long before the war fighters enter theatre. Comprehensive logistics support to the front line includes preparation, deployment, sustainment and the ultimate recovery of the entire mission, in order to supply the right goods in the best possible condition at the right time and place.
A central aspect of this process is the storage, preparation and maintenance of military equipment before deployment, during modification, servicing and repair, and at the end of their service lives before disposal. Keeping military equipment in good working order so that it can be dispatched in short notice to the front line is a resource- heavy and largely silent ongoing process, that requires highly skilled personnel and a specialist supply chain to ensure the needs of armed forces are met to the highest degree possible. At the centre of this logistics supply chain is the storage and distribution arm of Defence Equipment & Support
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(DE&S), the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency (DSDA), an enhanced Executive Agency of the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The DSDA maintains, stores, processes and distributes the equipment and equipment our armed forces need – mainly vehicles, from heavily armoured frontline fighting vehicles, to light support vehicles – to support military exercises and operations worldwide. DSDA operates a number of storage and munitions
sites across the UK and Germany. As well as storing a large proportion of the UK MOD’s truck and armour, or Green Fleet, inventory, DSDA acts as the link between defence contractors and the military supply system, during
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