Keywords: USS America ship operations 141213-N-MZ309-006.jpg en Machinery Repairman Fireman Raymond Vasquez III assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 uses a machinist ™s lathe to part off a two-inch pipe insert in the ship ™s machine shop America is the first ship of its class and the fourth to bear the name The ship replaces the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ship as the next generation big-deck amphibious assault ship and is optimized for aviation and capable of supporting current and future aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Riley/Released 2014-12-13 Ryan Riley https //www dvidshub net/image/1700566 141213-N-MZ309-006 2014-12-15 04 30 PACIFIC OCEAN PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |