 Military matters. The Pentagon is shutting down the $230 million pier it built to get humanitarian aid into Gaza. President Biden announced that U.S. Central Command would build the pier back in March, and the pier became operational May 17th. But due to bad weather and rough seas, it's only been operational just 20 days. The pier was always meant to be temporary, but was expected to last until September. Nearly 20 million pounds of humanitarian aid passed through the pier, and the U.S. military is touting this as a success.