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Here’s how the US-led humanitarian aid pier off Gaza will work

U.S. soldiers and sailors are assembling the large floating platform several miles off the Gaza coast that will be the launching pad for deliveries.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

2 days ago

British troops may be tasked with delivering Gaza aid, BBC report says

The report comes after a U.S. military official said there'd be no American “boots on the ground” and another nation would deliver aid from offshore pier.

4 days ago

First Army vessel leaves US to build temporary pier for Gaza aid

U.S. Central Command said the General Frank S. Besson left Virginia on Saturday with equipment to build a temporary pier for Gazans to receive aid.

7 weeks ago

US, Jordan drop second round of aid into Gaza

The latest U.S.-Jordanian air drop into the Gaza Strip Tuesday included 36,800 meals, according to the Pentagon.

By Meghann Myers

8 weeks ago

Biden approves military airdrops of aid into Gaza

The White House, State Department and Pentagon had been weighing the merits of U.S. military airdrops of assistance for several months.

By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani and Matthew Lee

2 months ago

Mother and uncle of US soldier rescued from Gaza in secret operation

Relatives of a U.S. soldier are safe after being rescued from Gaza in a secret operation coordinated by the U.S., Israel, Egypt and others.

4 months ago

USNS Mercy heads to Indo-Pacific for annual humanitarian mission

Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral disaster response preparedness mission.

By Diana Stancy

7 months ago

US forces fly in much-needed aid to Libya after major floods

The Air Force’s 86th Airlift Wing flew a C-130 airlift mission to bring 13 metric tons of supplies to flood-stricken Libya.

By Zamone Perez

7 months ago

Federal officials unveil aid for water, shelter as Maui residents reel

The Biden administration is seeking $12 billion in additional money for the government’s disaster relief fund.

9 months ago

Opinion

First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide

Three Indigenous studies scholars draw from colonial histories and explain why listening for alien life can have ethical ramifications.

By David Delgado Shorter, University of California, Los Angeles, Kim TallBear, University of Alberta and William Lempert, Bowdoin College

10 months ago

Pilot error caused F-35 carrier crash and plunge into South China Sea

A Navy probe found the pilot did not act "in a reckless manner." The officer remains in the service, but is no longer flying.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

14 months ago

Team Rubicon leaders take different journeys to the same destination

Art delaCruz and Jarrett Brown took different paths after leaving the military, but both ended up with Team Rubicon.

By Dave Lubach

18 months ago