Keywords: USS America operations 140822-N-FR671-064.jpg en Electrician ™s Mate 1st Class Vincent Dubose assigned to Safety Department aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 files paperwork for the respiratory protection program in the aviation composite material repair shop 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 2014-08-22 Jonathan Colon https //www dvidshub net/image/1519041 140822-N-FR671-064 2014-08-22 23 46 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |