Following the seemingly bungled Army mission establishing a pier off the Gaza Strip to deliver aid to the region, the Pentagon’s internal watchdog has launched an investigation into the service’s capabilities to conduct such a mission.
The Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General earlier this month announced that it’s investigating how the military runs so-called Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, operations — in which troops construct piers either to deliver goods or personnel in places with limited infrastructure.
The Gaza Strip mission was mostly run by the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade, which encompasses much of the service’s watercraft — dubbed “the Army’s Navy.” But that unit, its tactics and equipment have long been an afterthought of the land service, especially coming off the heels of the landlocked post-9/11 wars.
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The watchdog said that it wants to evaluate the Pentagon’s “capabilities to effectively carry out Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) operations and exercises” in a letter dated Aug. 5.
The Defense Department inspector general also noted that the investigation “is separate from and in addition to” its ongoing review “examining the DoD’s involvement in facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza through the maritime corridor.”
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