Keywords: SCRUBEX 140828-N-FR671-069.jpg en Sailors assigned to Air Department ™s V-3 Division aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 scrub the ship ™s hangar bay during scrub exercise SCRUBEXs are performed periodically to reduce hydraulic fluid grease and dirt buildup on flight decks catwalks and hangar bays which become extremely slippery presenting a hazard to aircraft and personnel America is currently traveling through the U S Southern Command and U S 4th Fleet area of responsibility on her maiden transit America visits the Americas America is the first ship of its class replacing the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ships As the next generation big-deck amphibious assault ship America is optimized for aviation capable of supporting current and future aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter The ship is scheduled to be ceremoniously commissioned Oct 11 in San Francisco U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan A Colon/Released 2014-08-28 Jonathan Colon https //www dvidshub net/image/1529201 140828-N-FR671-069 2014-08-29 19 33 USS AMERICA AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |