The amphibious dock landing ship 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 June 24, 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.