A U.S. Air Force loadmaster prepares for release of humanitarian aid pallets of packaged food and water supplies in several waves at multiple locations outside of population centers throughout Gaza, March 10, 2024. (U.S. Air Force)

The United States military conducted another airdrop of aid to Gaza on Sunday, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

The joint operation with the Royal Jordanian Air Force included meals provided by Jordan and a U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft. The U.S. aircraft dropped more than 11,500 meal equivalents, as well as other food including rice, flour, pasta and canned food, providing life-saving humanitarian assistance in Northern Gaza.

Sunday was the fourth consecutive day of airdrops by the U.S.

The airdrops — which will continue, according to CENTCOM — are part of a larger effort that includes the opening of the sea corridor and a U.S. military effort involving 1,000 troops to to build a temporary seaport just off the coast of Gaza to provide about 2 million meals per day.

On Sunday U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1) from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis en route to the Eastern Mediterranean. Besson, a logistics support vessel, is carrying the first equipment to establish the temporary pier.

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1) from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis en route to the Eastern Mediterranean. (U.S. Central Command)