U.S. Navy Protects Iraq's Maritime Assets [Image 3 of 3]

ABOARD USS RUSHMORE, AT SEA

07.22.2007

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Drew Williams 

NATO Training Mission Afghanistan

Sailors from the USS Rushmore's (LSD-47) visit, board, search and seizure team watch the sun rise over one of Iraq's oil platforms in the Persian Gulf, July 22. Rushmore is currently conducting maritime operations around Iraq's Al Basrah and Khawr Al Amaya oil platforms. Maritime operations help set the conditions for security and stability in the Persian Gulf and protect Iraq's sea-based infrastructure to help provide the Iraqi people the opportunity for self-determination.

• Date Taken: 07.22.2007
• Date Posted: 07.23.2007 09:07
• Photo ID: 50490
• VIRIN: 070720-N-0515W-193
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 292 KB
• Location: ABOARD USS RUSHMORE, AT SEA