Keywords: USS America operations 140908-N-MZ309-012.jpg en Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Carl Flenoy left and Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Christina Brodkorb both assigned to future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 clean a stack of munitions handling units as part of routine maintenance Planned maintenance helps keep equipment in working order and prolong its life span America is currently on her maiden transit America Visits the Americas en route to her homeport of San Diego 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 Ryan Riley/Released 2014-09-08 Ryan Riley https //www dvidshub net/image/1545398 140908-N-MZ309-012 2014-09-12 03 20 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |