Keywords: USS America operations 141003-N-MD297-173.jpg en CH-53E Sea Stallions assigned to the Warhorses of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron HMH 465 land on the flight deck of future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 during flight operations 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 3rd Class Huey D Younger Jr /Released 2014-10-03 Petty Officer 3rd Class Huey Younger https //www dvidshub net/image/1597123 141003-N-MD297-173 2014-10-04 07 44 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |