Bob Hope-class MV Roy P. Benavidez, a large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, departs Newport News, Virginia, on its way to Gaza in support of JLOTS. (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter) The mission to establish a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver critical humanitarian assistance to the people in Gaza is well underway. The project, known as Joint Logistics-Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, announced by President Biden during his March 7 State of the Union Address, would, when completed, permit the delivery of up to 2,000,000 meals per-day for Gaza’s 2.3 million people. At the time, DoD e…