(JLOTS) is a critical U.S. military capability that enables forces to deliver and sustain equipment, supplies, and vehicles from ship to shore in austere or infrastructure-limited environments where traditional ports are unavailable or damaged. This joint Army–Navy logistics system uses modular causeways, floating piers, watercraft, and specialized handling gear to establish maritime entry points and support rapid force projection or humanitarian relief without fixed facilities, bridging the sea-to-land gap in expeditionary operations. Recent operational experience has highlighted challenges in equipment interoperability, readiness, and planning ,including effective coordination of watercraft units, robust command and control, and resilience to rough sea states, underscoring the need for innovation and investment to ensure JLOTS can meet the demands of future contested and humanitarian missions