Keywords: USS America barber shop 140723-N-MD297-019.jpg en Marine Cpl Nicholas Pietrowiak gives Marine Cpl Dalton Kirkey a haircut in the E-6 and below barber shop aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 Both are assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force SPMAGTF South and embarked aboard America 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 2014-07-23 Petty Officer 3rd Class Huey Younger https //www dvidshub net/image/1479371 140723-N-MD297-019 2014-08-02 16 06 CARIBBEAN SEA AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Forces Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |