Keywords: Ship tours, Aug. 5 140805-N-MZ309-068.jpg en U S Marine Corps Staff Sgt Christopher Sargent of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force South talks to a group of Brazilian Sailors about explosive ordnance disposal during a tour of future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 America is currently making a port visit to Rio de Janeiro as the ship travels 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 2nd Class Ryan Riley/Released 2014-08-05 Ryan Riley https //www dvidshub net/image/1495710 140805-N-MZ309-068 2014-08-10 22 57 RIO DE JANEIRO BR PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS America LHA-6 Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Forces Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |