Keywords: USS America commissioning 141011-N-FR671-040.jpg en The ceremonial color guard detail assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 parades the colors during America ™s commissioning ceremony America is the first ship of its class and the fourth to bear the name She replaces the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ships as the next generation big-deck amphibious assault ship and is optimized for aviation and capable of supporting current and future aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan A Colon/Released 2014-10-11 Jonathan Colon https //www dvidshub net/image/1611811 141011-N-FR671-040 2014-10-12 00 55 SAN FRANCISCO CA US PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |