Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5128.34
July 27, 2010
Incorporating Change 1, November 14, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Defense Materiel Readiness Board (DMRB)
References: (a) DoD Directive 5134.01, “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)),” December 9, 2005, as amended
(b) Sections 871 and 872 of Public Law 110-181, “National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,” January 28, 2008
(c) Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, “Establishment of the Defense
Materiel Readiness Board,” March 6, 2008 (hereby cancelled)
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in Reference (a), this Instruction:
a. Establishes the DMRB (hereafter referred to as “the Board”) to assess materiel readiness
and evaluate plans and policies relating to materiel readiness in accordance with section 871 of
Reference (b).
b. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the Board in accordance with Reference
(b).
c. Designates the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness
(ASD(L&MR)) as the Board Lead on behalf of the Secretary of Defense.
d. Incorporates and cancels Reference (c).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction 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 Department of Defense (hereafter
referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”). The term “Military Services” as used in this
Instruction is restricted to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
