Military Sealift Command Bob Hope-class large, medium speed roll-on/roll-off ship USNS
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(T-AKR 306) (pictured) is supporting the Pentagon’s mission to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza in the coming months.
(US Navy)

A US Navy’s large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship (LMSR) has been deployed in support of the US Army’s joint logistics over-the-shore (JLOTS) operation to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to a navy announcement on 21 March.

Bob Hope-class MV
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(T-AKR 306) departed from Newport News, Virginia, on 21 March to meet up with the army’s 7th Transportation Brigade, which is “on plan” to build a floating pier to transport aid within a 60-day timeline, a navy official told reporters on 20 March. The collaboration with the navy is a “routine” operation with the army, and the service is bringing lessons learned from the most recent international exercise in 2023, including how the command-and-control (C2) structure will work.

MV
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