The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), front, pulls away as the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) approaches the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7), center.
The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) is conducting a replenishment-at-sea with Rainier. The ships are en route to participate in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1.
[mappress] Naval Today Staff, July 01, 2014; Image: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin Knight