USS Rushmore conducts live-fire exercise in Indian Ocean

U.S. Navy Sailors shoot M4 carbine aboard Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) in the Indian Ocean, July 8, 2026. Rushmore and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ange Olivier Clement)