Keywords: USS America 140819-N-MZ309-301.jpg en Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addresses Sailors and Marines during an all-hands call in the hangar bay of future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 as it transits through the Strait of Magellan 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 Ryan Riley/Released 2014-08-19 Ryan Riley https //www dvidshub net/image/1512828 140819-N-MZ309-301 2014-08-20 13 00 USS AMERICA AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy Ray Mabus MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |