Video by Ryan Carter Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share MV Roy P. Benavidez (T-AKR 306) Departs Newport News, Va. USN Military Sealift Command March 21, 2024 | 1:48 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 21, 2024) — The Bob Hope-class MV Roy P. Benavidez (T-AKR 306), a large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, departed its pier in Newport News, Virginia, March 21, carrying heavy equipment and material needed to construct a temporary pier to support the flow of multinational humanitarian aid into Gaza.The Navy and the Military Sealift Command will deploy Benavidez, a Bob Hope-class roll-on roll-off vehicle cargo ship to assist with logistics and humanitarian response mission tasking in support of the Army-led deployment of joint logistics over-the-shore (JLOTS). (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter)
Video by Ryan Carter Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share MV Roy P. Benavidez (T-AKR 306) Departs Newport News, Va. USN Military Sealift Command March 21, 2024 | 1:48 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 21, 2024) — The Bob Hope-class MV Roy P. Benavidez (T-AKR 306), a large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, departed its pier in Newport News, Virginia, March 21, carrying heavy equipment and material needed to construct a temporary pier to support the flow of multinational humanitarian aid into Gaza.The Navy and the Military Sealift Command will deploy Benavidez, a Bob Hope-class roll-on roll-off vehicle cargo ship to assist with logistics and humanitarian response mission tasking in support of the Army-led deployment of joint logistics over-the-shore (JLOTS). (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Carter)