Keywords: USS America arrives in Valparaiso 140824-N-FR671-049.jpg en Sailors and Marines aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 prepare to man the rails as the ship gets ready to moor 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/1521706 140824-N-FR671-049 2014-08-25 17 27 VALPARAISO CL PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |