Keywords: USS America operations 140826-N-MZ309-018.jpg en Seaman Shilong Zhou assigned to future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 and a Chilean sailor paint an exterior wall at Arturo Prat Children ™s Home in Valparaiso Chile during a community service project 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 Ryan Riley/Released 2014-08-26 Ryan Riley https //www dvidshub net/image/1527866 140826-N-MZ309-018 2014-08-28 22 49 USS AMERICA AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey Aboard USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |