Keywords: USS America receives distinguished visitors from El Salvador 140908-N-LQ799-174.jpg en Distinguished visitors from the partner nation of El Salvador arrive aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 for a meeting with senior leadership and a tour of the ship America is currently traveling through the U S Southern Command and U S 4th Fleet area of responsibility on its 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 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 Lewis Hunsaker/Released 2014-09-08 Petty Officer 1st Class Lewis Hunsaker https //www dvidshub net/image/1548570 140908-N-LQ799-174 2014-09-13 20 31 USS AMERICA AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |