Keywords: Ship tours, Aug. 6 140806-N-FR671-449.jpg en U S Marine Corps Sgt Johnny Sermersky assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force South talks with Brazilian sailors about the lightweight internally transportable vehicle during a tour on board the future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 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 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 Jonathan A Colon/Released 2014-08-06 Jonathan Colon https //www dvidshub net/image/1495705 140806-N-FR671-449 2014-08-10 22 57 RIO DE JANEIRO BR PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey Aboard USS America LHA-6 Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Forces Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |