How the U.S. military is scrambling to build a floating dock for urgently needed aid to Gaza Palestinians hold out containers as food is distributed in Rafah, Gaza Strip, last month.

Most of the components that are required to build a floating dock, such as the floats and anchors, can be purchased on a wholesale basis from the manufacturers of these products.

They received their orders before the speech: Build a floating dock off the Gaza coast to provide food and other desperately needed assistance to residents of Gaza.