{"id":51183,"date":"2024-03-13T19:33:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/13\/riggers-and-boats-the-armys-role-in-aid-to-gaza\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:19:13","slug":"riggers-and-boats-the-armys-role-in-aid-to-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/03\/13\/riggers-and-boats-the-armys-role-in-aid-to-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Riggers and boats, the Army\u2019s role in aid to Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the U.S. military brings humanitarian assistance to Gaza, Army units perform key duties now and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/flashpoints\/israel-palestine\/2024\/03\/11\/first-army-vessel-leaves-us-to-build-temporary-pier-for-gaza-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\"> in the near term<\/a> to deliver that aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A detachment of U.S. Army parachute riggers has worked around the clock since March 2 to build bundles of rations and water and pack the parachutes that guide the supplies to their landing spots in northern Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aid is for Palestinians displaced by the ongoing Israel-Hamas War following brutal attacks that killed more than 1,200 and saw more than 250 kidnapped by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry says the Israeli offensive has killed at least 31,185 Palestinians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"315\" height=\"560\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QMwp1RegJiw\"\ntitle=\"YouTube video player\"\nframeborder=\"0\"\nallow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\nallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael Romeo, detachment commander of the 165th Quartermaster Company and Staff Sgt. Jacob Engstrom, the unit\u2019s platoon sergeant, spoke with Army Times today as they prepared for their next load from an undisclosed location in U.S. Central Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two soldiers are part of one of two teams in the region that are packaging the aid for air delivery. At their location, 18 soldiers have created a kind of assembly line system to load the bundles. At another undisclosed location, a separate group of six soldiers prepares bundles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bundles are loaded onto C-130s for air delivery over northern Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team at Engstrom\u2019s location prepares 88 bundles for each mission which runs on days alternating with the six-soldier team, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since March 2, the 18-soldier team has packaged 412 bundles for delivery. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/03\/05\/us-jordan-drop-second-round-of-aid-into-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan<\/a> and others have assisted aid drops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those bundles, 358 have been Meals Ready to Eat, counting for 206,208 meals. Another 54 bundles have contained bottled water, totaling 77,760 bottles of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MRE bundles weigh 1,250 pounds, a water bundle weighs 2,000 pounds, Engstrom said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The staff sergeant said packing bundles such as this is identical to packing them to resupply troops, the only difference on this mission was the demand, which meant the crew had to set up an assembly line to put all the materials together more efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldiers are on standby whenever supplies are needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to participate in this humanitarian aid effort, it\u2019s given me an opportunity to show my intelligence on our parachutes and the things that we can produce as parachute riggers,\u201d Engstrom said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The riggers are using low cost, low velocity parachutes that have a descent rate of 28.5 feet per second or less, which ensures they\u2019ll land safely, Engstrom said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The airdrops commenced following an incident on Feb. 29 in Gaza in which Israeli troops fired on Palestinians rushing to an aid convoy, killing 115 and injuring more than 750, according to Gaza\u2019s Hamas-run health ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Israeli Defense Forces investigation found most of the casualties were trampled in the incident. But the Associated Press quoted the head of the Gaza City hospital who said that casualties treated at the facility had gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While airdrops continue apace, the Army has another vital role in humanitarian assistance to Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4817\" height=\"3211\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP-Army-watercraft-debarks.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP-Army-watercraft-debarks.jpg.jpg 4817w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP-Army-watercraft-debarks.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP-Army-watercraft-debarks.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP-Army-watercraft-debarks.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP-Army-watercraft-debarks.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP-Army-watercraft-debarks.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4817px) 100vw, 4817px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldiers of LLV Monterrey from 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) prepare to deploy to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. (John C. Clark\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/03\/12\/four-more-ships-deploy-to-build-gaza-humanitarian-aid-port\/\" target=\"_blank\">Army logistical support vessels<\/a> are headed to the region, the Pentagon announced Tuesday, to build an<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/congress\/2024\/03\/08\/biden-outlines-military-plans-to-build-port-in-gaza-for-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\"> offshore pier<\/a> to open a maritime corridor to send humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As family members and senior Army commanders watched, about 70 soldiers with the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) pulled away from the docks in four U.S. Army vessels: the USAV Wilson Wharf, USAV Matamoros and USAV Monterrey, all Army landing crafts, and the larger USAV SP4 James A. Loux, a logistics support watercraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brigade\u2019s commander, Army Col. Sam Miller, said about 500 of his soldiers will participate in the mission of a total of 1,000 soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe expect the pier to be fully operational in approximately 60 days, which will be able to facilitate the delivery of up to 2 million meals daily,\u201d Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a Tuesday press briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller said the transit will take about a month, but it will depend on weather and any possible high seas. The actual construction, he said, will take about a week, but that also could be hampered by weather. Then it will take additional time to get the delivery process coordinated with those providing the aid and the system up and running. Defense officials have said it will take about two months to get the deliveries started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe soldiers here are energized, they\u2019re motivated, they\u2019re excited,\u201d Miller said, adding that the new humanitarian mission \u201cgives them purpose and meaning\u201d and highlights the Army\u2019s watercraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A larger Maritime Sealift Command ship will also be leaving Virginia in the coming days, and will be carrying some of the bigger equipment and more of the steel pier segments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s 7th Transportation Brigade, will use the Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore program to build a causeway off the Gaza coast, which will be anchored to the beach, Military Times reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aid carried by cargo ships can then offload to an offshore platform. 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The aid will then be loaded onto trucks and driven into Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those measures ensure U.S. troops will not have to physically set foot in the territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last time the 7th Transportation Brigade did a similar mission to construct a large pier was in Haiti in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>The Associated Press contributed to this article.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just 11 days, one team of riggers has prepared 412 bundles, delivering 206,208 meals and 77,760 bottles of 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