The service dealt with a wild combination of turbulent weather, security threats and sweeping personnel restrictions.

While the Defense Department had put such systems in place ... need for humanitarian assistance in Gaza, the US government’s investment in the [pier] system and USAID’s commitment of more ...

The Biden administration had set a goal of the U.S. sea route and pier providing food to feed 1.5 million people for 90 days.

The trip over and back could take ... routinely hammer the pier. Turns out, said the Army official, there was a Gaza surf club, and its headquarters was near where they built the pier.