Keywords: USS America homecoming 140915-N-CC789-166.jpg en Sailors assigned to weapons department conduct handling operations of a 40mm saluting battery during a 21-gun salute evolution aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 as the ship enters 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 Vladimir Ramos/Released 2014-09-15 Canadian Forces PO 1 VLADIMIR RAMOS https //www dvidshub net/image/1552990 140915-N-CC789-166 2014-09-17 00 37 SAN DIEGO CA US PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |