"This publication documents the 3rd Infantry Division's experiences serving as the Multi-National Division-Center (MND-C) during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Task Force Marne consisted of over 20,000 coalition soldiers, 27,000 Iraqi soldiers, and 47,000 Iraqi police responsible for an extensive operational area in the southern Baghdad belts during the historical and successful 'Surge' operation in Iraq"--P. i.

Cover title. "Oct 08." Part of the Army lessons learned documentation. "Official military and civil service/government personnel, to include all coalition and allied partners may paraphrase; quote; or use sentences, phrases, and paragraphs for integration into official products or research"--P. [2] of cover. Is not necessarily approved U.S. Army policy or doctrine. "Logistics is a tough, complex business in a stability operations environment. This fact is particularly true because logisticians often encounter immature infrastructures while also anticipating and responding to warfighters' requirements. In this newsletter, you will learn how logisticians can accommodate adjustments of force posture while preserving combat power and maintaining cost efficiencies"--P. 1.

Warrior logisticians : establishing a supply support activity from the ground up -- The brigade logistics support team -- Property accountability : observations from Iraq and recommendations for a way ahead -- Preparing the Army Regulation 15-6 or financial liability of property loss investigating officer's findings and recommendations -- Building base camps using contract engineers -- Comptroller operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom -- Integration of contractors into brigade support battalion operations -- Procurement in the Iraqi theater of operations.