Keywords: USS America activity 140815-N-MD297-087.jpg en Air-Traffic Controller 3rd Class Mark Valencourt a food service attendant temporarily assigned to the bake shop aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 scoops cake batter out of a mixing pot in the ship ™s bakery America is currently traveling 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 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 2014-08-15 Petty Officer 3rd Class Huey Younger https //www dvidshub net/image/1506492 140815-N-MD297-087 2014-08-15 23 37 USS AMERICA AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |