Keywords: USS America visit 140517-N-YB590-001.jpg en Marine Sgt Adrian Trujillo assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force SPMAGTF South coaches load and reload procedures to a Colombian Marine known as Infanteria de Marina at the International Center for Amphibious Training located in Covenas Colombia SPMAGTF South a balanced air ground and logistics force that can be tailored to accomplish missions across a wide range of crises is embarked aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 America is traveling through the U S Southern command and the 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 of 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 John Scorza/Released 2014-07-17 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Scorza Jr https //www dvidshub net/image/1475155 140517-N-YB590-001 2014-07-31 23 23 COVENAS CO PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS America LHA-6 Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Forces Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Colombian Naval Infantry IMI Galil |