Keywords: USS America operations 140815-N-FR671-225.jpg en Aviation Machinist ™s Mate 2nd Class Victor Barone assigned to future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 tests a syringe of gearbox oil to determine the water to oil ratio on the aquatest machine in the aviation oil analysis lab 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 2nd Class Jonathan A Colon/Released 2014-08-15 Jonathan Colon https //www dvidshub net/image/1506461 140815-N-FR671-225 2014-08-15 23 27 USAFRICOM AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |