In case you had not already seen it, the Joint Staff issued a newly updated version of Joint Publication 4-08 “Logistics in Support of Multinational Operations” earlier this month. Changes from the superseded February 2013 version include:

• Updates information on the joint logistics environment in multinational operations.
• Updates multinational logistics principles.
• Updates supply operations for logistics capabilities.
• Revises operational contract support and national security element to accurately reflect extant capabilities and processes.
• Deletes multinational logistics planning by operation phase.
• Adds pre-deployment planning to multinational logistics planning.
• Updates Appendix A “Commander's Checklist for Logistics in Support of Multinational Operations.”
• Updates Appendix C “Relevant Legal Authorities for United States Logistics in Support of Multinational Operations.”
• Revises and updates Appendix D “United States Contracting Considerations in Multinational Operations.”

The complete list of Joint Logistics 4-0 Series Publications includes both PDF and ePub versions of:

• JP 4-0, Joint Logistics, 16 October 2013
  This publication is the keystone document of the joint logistics series. It provides overarching joint doctrine on logistic support to joint operations. It provides commanders and staff guidance and considerations for planning, execution, and assessment of joint operations. It also discusses responsibilities, authorities, and control options available to a joint force commander (JFC) and provides precepts to influence the commander’s decision making process.

• JP 4-01, Joint Doctrine for the Defense Transportation System, 06 June 2013
  This publication provides joint doctrine for the planning, command and control, and employment of resources within the Defense Transportation System.

• JP 4-01.2, Sealift Support to Joint Operations, 29 December 2015
  Available through Joint Electronics Library Plus (JEL)

• JP 4-01.5, Joint Terminal Operations, 02 November 2015
  Available through Joint Electronics Library Plus (JEL)

• JP 4-01.6, Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, 03 February 2017
  Available through Joint Electronics Library Plus (JEL)

• JP 4-02, Health Service Support, 26 July 2012
  This publication provides doctrine for the planning, preparation, and execution of health service support across the range of military operations.

• JP 4-03, Joint Bulk Petroleum and Water Doctrine, 11 January 2016
  This publication provides fundamental principles and guidance for providing bulk petroleum and water in support of joint operations.

• JP 4-05, Joint Mobilization Planning, 21 February 2014
  This publication provides fundamental principles and guidance for the planning and conduct of joint military mobilization and demobilization, force expansion, use of volunteers, and Presidential Reserve Call-up.

• JP 4-06, Mortuary Affairs, 12 October 2011
  This publication provides joint doctrine for mortuary affairs support in joint operations. It outlines procedures for the search, recovery, evacuation (to include tracking of human remains), tentative identification, processing, and/or temporary interment of remains.

• JP 4-08, Logistics in Support of Multinational Operations, 05 July 2017
  This publication provides joint doctrine to plan, execute, and assess logistics in support of the Armed Forces of the United States during multinational operations.

• JP 4-09 Distribution Operations, 19 December 2013
  This publication provides doctrine for the planning, execution, and assessment of joint distribution operations.

• JP 4-10, Operational Contract Support, 16 July 2014
  This publication provides doctrine for planning, executing, and managing operational contract support in all phases of joint operations.