Keywords: USS America tour 140824-N-FR671-123.jpg en Marine Maj Alex Hedman assigned to the Argonauts of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron VMX 22 explains the capabilities of the MV-22 Osprey to a tour group aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 while in Valparaiso Chile for a scheduled port visit 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 2014-08-24 Jonathan Colon https //www dvidshub net/image/1522084 140824-N-FR671-123 2014-08-26 02 19 VALPARAISO CL PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |