Have you done Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore? Tell us about it.

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Pentagon officials said 1,000 troops will deploy to establish a temporary aid pier off the Gaza Strip, and that distribution should be up and running in the next 60 days. The mission will involve the so-called “Joint Logistics-Over-the-Shore” capability, and at least one Army unit has already been tapped to carry out the job. The capability is shown here during an exercise in 2012. (DOD)

The Army and the Navy are set to begin building a humanitarian pier off the Gaza coast using a capability known as Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS.

Have you helped field JLOTS during an exercise in recent years? If so, we want to hear from you.

What are the main challenges in successfully using JLOTS? What do you think of the Gaza mission? Are the questions being raised about deploying JLOTS to Gaza justified or overblown, in your view?

Send your thoughts to geoffz@militarytimes.com. Anonymity can be granted upon request if we use any of your insight in further stories.

Thank you for your help, and for your service.

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