Keywords: Ship tours, Aug. 5 140805-N-MZ309-104.jpg en U S Marine Corps Capt George Cummings assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation VMX 22 talks about the capabilities of the MV-22 Osprey to Sailors from the Brazil Navy during a tour aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 America is currently making a port visit to Rio de Janeiro as the ship travels through the U S Southern Command and 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 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 2nd Class Ryan Riley/Released 2014-08-05 Ryan Riley https //www dvidshub net/image/1495714 140805-N-MZ309-104 2014-08-10 22 57 RIO DE JANEIRO BR PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey Aboard USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |