170819-N-BV658-253 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 19, 2017) Sailors stand at parade rest during a burial at sea aboard the Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). Rushmore is deployed in support of the Oceana Maritime Security Initiative, a secretary of defense program leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard’s maritime domain awareness and ultimately supporting its maritime law enforcement operations in Oceania. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kryzentia Weiermann/Released)