Keywords: USS America arrives in its homeport of San Diego 140915-N-YB590-372.jpg en Sailors and Marines assigned to future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 walk into position to man the rails as the ship prepares to arrive in its homeport of San Diego for the first time Their arrival marks the completion of a two-month transit around South America from Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula Miss 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 1st Class John Scorza/Released 2014-09-15 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Scorza Jr https //www dvidshub net/image/1551189 140915-N-YB590-372 2014-09-15 20 04 SAN DIEGO CA US PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |