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MAKASSAR STRAIT (June 10, 2015) Distressed persons wait to be rescued by Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Pacific Ocean. Rushmore rescued 65 people after it was discovered they were floating on bamboo rafts tied together and with no means of propulsion. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)150610-M-ST621-280
MAKASSAR STRAIT (June 10, 2015) Sailors from the Essex Amphibious Ready Group help distressed person board the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Pacific Ocean. Rushmore rescued 65 people from a sinking craft in the Pacific Ocean between the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)150610-M-ST621-519
MAKASSAR STRAIT (June 10, 2015) Navy Lt. Diane Hampton, the chaplain for Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, comforts a woman and children aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Rushmore rescued 65 people from a sinking craft in the Pacific Ocean between the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)150610-M-ST621-321
MAKASSAR STRAIT (June 10, 2015) A Sailor takes a woman to medical staff aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Rushmore rescued 65 people from a sinking craft in the Pacific Ocean between the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released) 150610-M-ST621-353
MAKASSAR STRAIT (June 10, 2015) A Sailor provides water to a woman aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Rushmore rescued 65 people from a sinking craft in the Pacific Ocean between the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)150611-M-ST621-602
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 11, 2015) Cpl. Jennifer Ko gives an apple to a child aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) after she was rescued from a sinking craft in the Makassar Strait. Ko is a supply warehouse clerk with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Once on board, the rescued individuals were provided food and medical attention by Marines and Sailors from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Essex Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos/Released)150323-N-MD297-212
PACIFIC OCEAN (March 23, 2015) The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ships USS Rushmore (LSD 47) and USS Essex (LHD 2) conduct a simulated strait transit with the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). Rushmore is underway participating in a composite training unit exercise with the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Huey D. Younger Jr./Released)
