Families of US troops in shock as they deploy to Gaza coast to build emergency pier

Hundreds of U.S. troops are now enroute to the Mediterranean Sea, including 500 Army soldiers from the 7th Transportation Brigade, who left Mar. 12, 2024, from Newport News, Virginia.Hundreds of U.S. troops are now en route to the Gaza coast to build a massive floating pier off the war-torn enclave that will open up a desperately needed route for humanitarian aid promised by PresidentHundreds of U.S.

Hundreds of U.S. troops are now enroute to the Mediterranean Sea, including 500 Army soldiers from the 7th Transportation Brigade, who left Mar. 12, 2024, from Newport News, Virginia.West is among some 500 Army soldiers who deployed Tuesday from Virginia to the Gaza coast, where they will join Marines and Navy sailors in constructing the floating pier.

Officials describe the pier as a kind of massive floating parking lot that will attach to an 1,800-foot walkway that will attach to shore. It will take at least 60 days before it's up and running. But once built, the pier should enable deliveries of some 2 million meals a day. The military hasn't built this kind of pier -- a system called JLOTs -- since 2010 when the Army deployed one off of Haiti. The system also was part of a military training exercise in Australia last year.

The Trident pier rests on the shore of Fort Story, Va., during the preliminary stages of the Joint Logistics-Over-the-Shore exercise, Aug.17, 2012.Biden has promised no U.S. boots on the ground, and officials say they will be working with Israeli forces and other partners in the region to secure the pier's causeway to the shore, as well as offload and distribute the aid packages.U.S. troops are expected to remain on ships throughout their deployment, which does not have an end date.

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