MARITIME OPERATIONS Sailors from the USS Rushmore's (LSD 47) visit, board, search and seizure team watch the sun rise over shipping and Iraqi oil platforms in the Persian Gulf on July 20, 2007. Rushmore is currently conducting maritime operations around Iraq's Al Basrah and Khawr Al Amaya oil platforms. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.03 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 753107-S-LAF20-788.jpg Photo Gallery