Keywords: USS America ship operations 141212-N-LQ799-006.jpg en Quartermaster 1st Class Amy Birkholz plots the course of amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 as it departs San Diego America is the first ship of its class and the fourth to bear the name The ship replaces the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ship as the next generation big-deck amphibious assault ship and is optimized for aviation and capable of supporting current and future aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lewis Hunsaker/Released 2014-12-12 Petty Officer 1st Class Lewis Hunsaker https //www dvidshub net/image/1700562 141212-N-LQ799-006 2014-12-15 04 29 PACIFIC OCEAN PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |