Keywords: USS America receives distinguished visitors from El Salvador 140908-N-LD343-009.jpg en Capt Robert A Hall Jr commanding officer of future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 presents a command ball cap to U S Ambassador to El Salvador Mari Carmen Aponte during a bilateral engagement held aboard the ship America is currently traveling through the U S Southern Command and U S 4th Fleet area of responsibility on its 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 1st Class Demetrius Kennon/Released 2014-09-08 Petty Officer 1st Class Demetrius Kennon https //www dvidshub net/image/1548562 140908-N-LD343-009 2014-09-13 20 31 USS AMERICA AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |