Keywords: USS America operations 140911-N-EV723-006.jpg en Electronics Technician 3rd Class Tyler Parent verifies his identification number prior to taking the Navywide advancement examination for petty officer second class on the mess decks of future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 America is currently on her maiden transit America Visits the Americas en route to her homeport of San Diego 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 Jason M Graham/Released 2014-09-11 Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Graham https //www dvidshub net/image/1545466 140911-N-EV723-006 2014-09-12 03 55 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |