Keywords: COMREL at Albert Schweitzer Municipal School 140806-N-LQ799-138.jpg en Sailors assigned to future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 introduce themselves to children at Albert Schweitzer Municipal School during a community relations project COMREL in Rio De Janeiro America Sailors teamed with the Brazilian navy to paint the school ™s exterior rails and front walls and presented 20 soccer balls to the school 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 1st Class Lewis Hunsaker/Released 2014-08-06 Petty Officer 1st Class Lewis Hunsaker https //www dvidshub net/image/1497520 140806-N-LQ799-138 2014-08-12 00 36 RIO DE JANEIRO BR PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey Crew of USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |