Keywords: USS America activity 141023-N-FR671-254.jpg en USS Arizona survivor Lauren F Bruner speaks with Ismara Guayamares assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 after an all-hands call in the ship's hangar bay Bruner joined the U S Navy in 1938 just after his 18th birthday and is one of 10 remaining survivors from World War II bombing USS Arizona America is the first ship of its class and the fourth to bear the name It replaces the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ship as the next generation big-deck amphibious assault ship and is optimized for aviation and capable of supporting current and future aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan A Colon/Released 2014-10-23 Jonathan Colon https //www dvidshub net/image/1627618 141023-N-FR671-254 2014-10-24 13 03 SAN DIEGO CA US PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey Aboard USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |