Keywords: USS America machinery room operations 140816-N-FR671-203.jpg en Engineman 2nd Class Joseph Lawhorn right assigned to future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 trains Gas Turbine System Technician Electrical 3rd Class Adam Mulherin on the procedures required in testing a potable water sample from the Electrolytic Disinfectant Generator in main machinery room one 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 2014-08-16 Jonathan Colon https //www dvidshub net/image/1507307 140816-N-FR671-203 2014-08-17 00 04 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |