A U.S. military ship departed from Virginia on Saturday for the Middle East to build a port off Gaza's coast to surge humanitarian aid into the strip.
The U.S. Army Vessel General Frank S. Besson from the 7th Transportation Brigade , 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departed from Joint Base Langley-Estis, Virginia “less than 36 hours after” Presidentannounced during his Thursday night State of the Union address that he directed the military to build the port, according to U.S. Central Command.
In this photo provided by U.S. military’s Central Command, U.S. Army Vessel General Frank S. Besson from the 7th Transportation Brigade , 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departs Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Saturday, March 9, 2024, en route to the Eastern Mediterranean less than 36 hours after President Biden announced the U.S. would provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza by sea.
The port should enable the distribution of up to two million meals daily, and the transports ashore could be operational 24 hours a day.
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