Keywords: USS America activity 140821-N-MD297-040.jpg en Chilean marine Master Gunnery Sgt Osualdo Olivares left asks Staff Sgt Christopher Chambers center questions during a tour as Chief Aviation Boatswain ™s Mate handling Leandro Suarez translates on board future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 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 3rd Class Huey D Younger Jr /Released 2014-08-21 Petty Officer 3rd Class Huey Younger https //www dvidshub net/image/1521809 140821-N-MD297-040 2014-08-25 20 26 USS AMERICA AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |