Pentagon Report Finds US Army and Navy Ill-Prepared for $230 Million Gaza Floating Pier Mission, 62 Injured, $31 Million Damages

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Published May 7, 2025, 03:30 AM

A Pentagon Inspector General report has revealed that the US Army and Navy failed to meet equipment and training standards during a joint operation to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza using a $230 million floating pier. The mission, which was dismantled last summer, encountered multiple issues including mismatched components between the Army and Navy's Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) units, which caused damage to each other's equipment. The operation resulted in 62 personnel being injured, a figure substantially higher than the initially reported three injuries. Additionally, the mission caused at least $31 million in damages. The report highlights the lack of preparedness of US troops for the Gaza pier mission under former President Joe Biden's administration.

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Reuters

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More than 60 service members were injured as a part of former President Joe Biden's floating aid pier in Gaza, a Pentagon Inspector General report said, a number significantly higher than had been previously disclosed https://t.co/HOnTfIjN6m

The Jerusalem Post

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A new Pentagon report reveals 62 US troops injured in Biden’s floating aid pier project in Gaza. https://t.co/2MfRQqJ6xZ

Idrees Ali

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Remember Biden’s troubled pier in Gaza? The Pentagon’s inspector general says that more than 60 service members were injured during that operation, way more than the three the administration said at the time. https://t.co/EVbYwMnSlz