Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5101.10E
October 26, 2015
Incorporating Change 1, July 19, 2017
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SUBJECT: DoD Executive Agent (EA) for Subsistence
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive:
a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5101.10 (Reference (a)) to establish policy and assign
responsibilities pursuant to section 113 of Title 10, United States Code (Reference (b)) for the
management of subsistence across the spectrum of military operations.
b. Designates the Director, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), as the DoD EA for
Subsistence in accordance with DoDD 5101.1 (Reference (c)).
c. Identifies the roles and responsibilities of the DoD EA for Subsistence and his or her
relationship to the DoD Components with respect to all aspects of subsistence support for the
Military Services.
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
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 to:
a. Provide healthy, wholesome, nutritious food items to authorized military and civilian
personnel.
b. Coordinate resourcing and operation of the DoD subsistence acquisition and logistics
program through the DoD EA for Subsistence.
c. Provide efficient and effective worldwide support for the DoD during peacetime and
under military operations.
