Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5101.09E
September 29, 2015
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SUBJECT: Class VIIIA Medical Materiel Supply Management
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive:
a. Reissues and renames DoD Directive (DoDD) 5101.9 (Reference (a)) to establish policy
and assign responsibilities for the management of the Class VIIIA medical materiel across the
spectrum of military operations.
b. Designates the Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as the DoD Executive Agent
(DoD EA) for Medical Materiel, in accordance with DoDD 5101.1 (Reference (b)).
c. Establishes the relationship of the DoD EA for Medical Materiel to the other DoD
Component heads worldwide, in peacetime, wartime, for homeland defense, defense support of
civil authorities (DSCA) in accordance with DoDD 3025.18 (Reference (c)), and other
contingencies.
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in
this directive as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. The supply and use of Class VIIIA medical materiel is an integral part of a jointly
interoperable military health system supporting the DoD’s global engagement, force protection,
warfighting, and DSCA capabilities.
b. The Class VIIIA medical materiel acquisition and logistics program is jointly integrated
and synchronized from customer to supplier to maintain a consistent level of efficient and
effective worldwide medical support throughout the full spectrum of military operations.
