Keywords: Arriving in Rio De Janeiro 140805-N-YB590-245.jpg en The future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 sails through the water as she approaches Rio De Janeiro Brazil for a scheduled port visit 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 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 John Scorza/Released 2014-08-05 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Scorza Jr https //www dvidshub net/image/1495688 140805-N-YB590-245 2014-08-10 22 57 RIO DE JANEIRO BR PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |