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Launched in January 2000, USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) is the fifth Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship built by Avondale Shipyards of New Orleans, Louisiana for the U.S. Navy. USNS Pililaau has participated in numerous exercises and missions since its delivery to MSC in July 2001 and continues to support our nation's joint warfighter! (Pictured: USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) anchored off the coast of Red Beach in Camp Pendelton, CA., 24 July 2008, with the roll-on/roll-off discharge facility attached to the improved Navy lighterage system during Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) 2008. JLOTS 2008 is an engineering, logistical training exercise between Army and Navy units under a joint force commander as a means to load and unload ships without the benefit of deep draft-capable, fixed port facilities.) (Photo Courtesy: U.S. Navy)