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421k | Rushmore - Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota is the location of Mount Rushmore National Memorial. A sculpture carved into the granite face of the mountain. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son Lincoln Borglum. The sculpture features the 60-foot heads of Presidents George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). The memorial park covers 1,278.45 acres and is 5,725 feet above sea level. (Wikipedia) |
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509k | Rushmore (LSD-47) on the builders ways ready for launching, 6 May 1989, at Avondale Shipbuilding New Orleans, LA. | Dale Hargrave | |
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56k | Mrs. Meredith Brokaw, wife of Tom Brokaw of NBC News, sponsor of Rushmore (LSD-47), Christens the ship, 6 May 1989, at Avondale Shipbuilding New Orleans, LA. | Dale Hargrave | |
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881k | Rushmore (LSD-47) side launching, 6 May 1989, at Avondale Shipbuilding New Orleans, LA. | Dale Hargrave | |
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542k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) underway off San Diego, CA., date unknown. ©George Barber | Nicholas Tiberio | |
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71k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) steams out of San Diego Bay, 6 January 2003, as she departs on a scheduled six-month deployment. US Navy Newsstand photo # 030106-N-0226M-004 by PHCS Mahlon K. Miller. |
Bernard A. Cardali USS LST-308 | |
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25k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) underway off the Hawaiian Islands, date unknown. | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) web site | |
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66k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) steams out of San Diego Bay, 6 January 2003, as she departs on a scheduled six-month deployment. US Navy Newsstand photo # 030106-N-0226M-003 by PHCS Mahlon K. Miller. |
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105k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) leaves Pearl Harbor, 28 June 2002, to participate in exercise "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) 2002. US Navy Newsstand photo # 020628-N-3228G-001 by PH1 William R. Goodwin. |
Bernard A. Cardali USS LST-308 | |
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336k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) leaving San Diego, 6 January 2003.
US Navy photo. |
Robert Hurst | |
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303k | Sailors aboard USS Rushmore (LSD-47) "man the rails" as the ship arrives at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI., 28 June 2004.
Rushmore is in Pearl Harbor to take part in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around
the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific
Rim region.
US Navy photo # 040628-N-3581D-007 Pearl Harbor (Jun. 28, 2004), by PH2 Maurice Dayao |
Robert Hurst | |
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269k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47), the Australian replenishment vessel HMAS
Success (AOR 304) and the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1) conduct
a Refuel At Sea (RAS) operation. These ships are a few of many participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 11 July 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international
maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This year's exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea,
the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea,
while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region.
US Navy photo #'s; 040711-N-4304S-238 (Jul. 11, 2004) PACIFIC OCEAN, 040711-N-4304S-262 (Jul. 11, 2004) PACIFIC OCEAN and 040711-N-4304S-268 (Jul. 11, 2004) PACIFIC OCEAN by PH2 Bradley J. Sapp and 040711-N-5055W-055 (Jul. 11, 2004) PACIFIC OCEAN by PH1 Jane West |
Robert Hurst | |
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380k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) moored at the Mole Pier Naval Station San Diego, CA., 8 January 2006. | Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. | |
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159k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) moored pierside at Naval Station, San Diego, CA., December 2007. The stern of the Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) is also visible in this photo. | Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. | |
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159k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) moored pierside at Naval Station, San Diego, CA., January 2008. | Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. | |
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2054k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) moored pierside at Naval Station, San Diego, CA., May 2009. | Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. | |
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404k | The amphibious dock landing ships USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52) and USS Rushmore (LSD-47) share a pier with the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) at Naval Base San Diego. US Navy photo # 110831-N-ZC343-617 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 31, 2011) by MCC Joe Kane. |
Lee Wahler | |
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180k | The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE-10) connects with USS Rushmore (LSD-47) and the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5) during a replenishment at sea. Peleliu is the flagship for the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group as is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise in the Pacific Ocean with Rushmore and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20). US Navy photo # 120802-N-LQ926-030 PACIFIC OCEAN (August 2, 2012) by MCSN Alex Van't Leven |
Lee Wahler | |
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186k | A UH-1Y Huey helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Squadron (HMM) 364 (REIN) passes amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) and USS Rushmore (LSD-47) during an exercise. Green Bay is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and, with embarked elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15 MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility US Navy photo.# 130329-N-BB534-278 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March. 29, 2013) by MC1 Elizabeth Merriam. |
Lee Wahler | |
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173k | The Amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5),
amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20), center, and USS Rushmore(LSD-47), top, steam in formation in the Pacific Ocean April 23, 2013. The ships were part of the Peleliu Amphibious Readiness Group and were underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.
US Navy photo # 130423-N-ZM744-1427 PACIFIC OCEAN (APRIL 23, 2013) by MC3 Michael Duran. |
Robert Hurst | |
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232k | The Amphibious Assault Ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5) leads the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) and USS Rushmore (LSD-47) during a transit of the Pacific Ocean. US Navy photo # 130423-N-ZM744-177 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2013) by MC3 Michael Duran. |
Lee Wahler | |
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325k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) passes the littoral combat ship
USS Coronado (LCS-4) as Coronado makes her way into her new homeport at Naval Base San Diego. Coronado is the third US Navy
ship named after Coronado, CA., and is the second littoral combat ship of the Independence-class variant.
US Navy photo # 140310-N-SV210-059 SAN DIEGO (March 10, 2014) by MCC Donnie W. Ryan |
Lee Wahler | |
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227k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) foreground, waits to make its approach while the amphibious assault ship
USS Peleliu (LHA-5), left, and
the guided missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG-111), right, conduct a replenishment at sea
with the fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7) in the Pacific Ocean,
24 June 2014. The ships were en route to participate in the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise, a U.S. Pacific Fleet-hosted biennial multinational maritime exercise designed to foster and sustain international cooperation on the security of the world’s oceans.
US Navy photo # 140624-N-HU377-117 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 24, 2014) by MC3 Dustin Knight |
Robert Hurst | |
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100k | The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector approaches USS Rushmore (LSD-47) and prepares to enter the ship's well deck to load
up heavy equipment during its first mission off the coast of Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, 11 July 2014, during a Marine Corps Advanced Warfighting Experiment.
The AWE is the culmination of a decade of progressive experimentation conducted by the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) where they are testing potential future
technologies, solutions and concepts to future Marine Air Ground Task Force challenges. The AWE is taking part during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014,
the world’s largest international maritime exercise. The UHAC prototype is a ship-to-shore connector and is half the size of the intended machine. Currently, the UHAC
travels at four knots using a track system with floatation-like pads that propels itself through different terrain. For its first mission, the UHAC paddled two miles
off the coast and loaded up an internally transportable vehicle (ITV) aboard the Rushmore before disembarking and heading back to MCTAB to offload the
vehicle.
US Marine Corp photo #'s 140711-M-DP650-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2014) and 140711-M-DP650-004 by Cpl. Matthew J. Bragg |
Robert Hurst | |
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161k | The Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) participates in a simulated straits transit.
The Essex ARG consists of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2),
the San Antonio-class transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD-23),
and USS Rushmore (LSD-47).
The Essex ARG is underway conducting an amphibious squadron and Marine expeditionary unit integration training exercise with Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 3
and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
US Navy photo # 150228-N-YK910-007 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 28, 2015) ) by MC2 Christopher B. Janik. |
Lee Wahler | |
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272k | USS Rushmore (LSD-47) is conducting a simulated strait transit with
the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS Essex (LHD-2) and 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).
US Navy photo # 150323-N-MD297-212 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 23, 2015) by MC3 Huey D. Younger Jr. |
Lee Wahler | |
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359k | Sailors and Marines aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2)
watch as the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) supplies Essex and USS Rushmore (LSD-47) during a replenishment-at-sea. Essex is underway participating in a composite training unit exercise with the
Essex Amphibious Ready Group. US Navy photo # 150325-N-MD297-038 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 25, 2015) by MC3 Huey D. Younger Jr. |
Lee Wahler | |
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971k | An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter attached to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21
lifts pallets of supplies from the flight deck of the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler
USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193) during a vertical replenishment with
USS Rushmore (LSD-47). Rushmore is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of
responsibility. US Navy photo # 150614-N-MD297-028 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 14, 2015) by MC2 Huey D. Younger Jr. |
Lee Wahler | |
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258k | USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport Dock
USS Anchorage (LPD-23), right, and the Amphibious Dock Landing Ship
USS Rushmore (LSD-47) during a scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG)
The Essex ARG is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region,
connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
US Navy photo # 180904-N-PH222-0229 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 4, 2018) by MC3 Ryan M. Breeden. |
Lee Wahler | |
10124736 | 36k | USS Rushmore (LPD-47) arming/disarming at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station, 1 October 2021 | Photo by John Spivey | |
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| Commanding Officers | ||
| 01 | CDR. Dunscombe, Bruce Edward, USN | 1 June 1991 - 22 January 1993 |
| 02 | CDR. Poplar III, James, USN | 22 January 1993 - 7 October 1994 |
| 03 | CDR. Touchberry, Forrest Lee, USNR | 7 October 1994 - 4 July 1996 |
| 04 | CDR. Madsen, Craig Charles, USN | 4 July 1996 - 24 April 1998 |
| 05 | CDR. Williams, Thomas Robert, USN | 24 April 1998 - 12 March 1999 |
| 06 | CDR. Howard, Michelle Janine, USN (USNA 1982) :ADM | 12 March 1999 - 21 November 2000 |
| 07 | CDR. Fanta, Peter Joseph, USN (USNA 1983) :RADM | 21 November 2000 - 16 August 2002 |
| 08 | CDR. Saunders, Clayton Douglas, USN (USNA 1984) | 16 August 2002 - 24 February 2004 |
| 09 | CDR. Fox, Richard Newton, USN | 24 February 2004 - 24 February 2006 |
| 10 | CDR. O'Connor Cathal S., USN :RADM | 24 February 2006 - 18 August 2007 |
| 11 | CDR. Slocumb, Calvin D., USN | 18 August 2007 - 12 January 2009 |
| 12 | CDR. Grotewold, William Robert, USN | 12 January 2009 - 15 October 2010 |
| 13 | CDR. Finman, Brian James, USN (USNA 1992) | 15 October 2010 - 3 December 2012 |
| 14 | CDR. Robinson, James Tate, USN | 3 December 2012 - 10 June 2014 |
| 15 | CDR. Stephens, Thomas Scott, USN | 10 June 2014 - 1 March 2016 |
| 16 | CDR. DeGroot, Sarah H., USN | 1 March 2016 - 21 November 2016 |
| 17 | CDR. Sanders, Karrey DeWayne, USN (USNA 1997) (temporary) | 21 November 2016 - January 2017 |
| 18 | CDR. Ryan, John, USN | January 2017 - 25 May 2018 |
| 19 | CDR. Tryon, Robert Clayton (Rob), USN | 25 May 2018 - 18 October 2019 |
| 20 | CDR. Marling, Robin Nicole, USN (USNA 2001) | 18 October 2019 - 4 February 2021 |
| 21 | CDR. Royse, Emily Y., USN | 4 February 2021 - 6 January 2023 |
| 22 | CDR. Gallant, Bryan M., USN | 6 January 2023 - |
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