GENERAL FRANK BESSON

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Support ship en route to Gaza for humanitarian assistance

The 'General Frank S. Besson' from the 7th Transportation Brigade, 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departed on, March 9, 2024, from the Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., en route to the Eastern Mediterranean to provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza by sea. The logistics support vessel carried the first equipment to establish a temporary pier to deliver vital humanitarian supplies. The Navy will deploy 260 sailors and two U.S. Naval Ships from the West Coast to help build a temporary seaport to deliver aid into Gaza. About 1,000 U.S. troops will deploy a floating pier and a roughly 1,800-foot causeway off Gaza’s coast, where commercial vessels can dock and offload aid to be transported by smaller vessels and vehicles into Gaza. The operation will use a makeshift dock known as a Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, and include Navy and Army personnel. Four Army ships departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., carrying dozens of soldiers from the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade. About 500 soldiers were expected to deploy to support the pier-building operations. They followed the USS 'Frank S. Besson' and will establish a roll-on, roll-off pier capability that allows ship-to-shore humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza. The pier was expected to be fully operational in approximately 60 days, which will be able to facilitate the delivery of up to two million meals daily. Navy officials, on Marchc 20 said 260 sailors and the USNS 2nd Lt. 'John P. Bobo' and USNS '1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez' would be involved in the operation. It was not clear when the ships would be deployed, but the Navy would support the 60-day window. Report with photo: https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-03-20/2-usns-ships-260-sailors-gaza-13376025.html

USAV left Joint Base Langley-Eustis with building eqiipemnt for Gaza Strip

The US has sent the first ship carrying equipment to build the planned pier on the Gaza Strip coast. The 'General Frank S. Besson' from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departed the Joint Base Langley-Eustis on March 9, 2024l, less than 36 hours after US President Joe Biden's announcement for Gaza, that he would build a temporary dock for ships carrying aid supplies for the suffering population of the Gaza Strip. There are currently no ports there that could be used for aid deliveries by sea. Report with photo: https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/630511a44735dc465863d3b7140de0ed/US-Army-Vessel-General-Frank-S-Besson-LSV-1-Departs-En-Route-to-the-Eastern-Mediterranean/