Keywords: USS America operations 140910-N-MD297-122.jpg en The Close-in Weapon System CIWS aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 fires during a planned maintenance system check to calibrate the CIWS radars to its gun CIWS is the ship ™s last defense against missiles aircraft and small boats America is currently traveling through the U S 3rd Fleet area of responsibility on her maiden transit America Visits the Americas America is currently on her maiden transit America Visits the Americas en route to her homeport of San Diego 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 3rd Class Huey D Younger Jr /Released 2014-09-10 Petty Officer 3rd Class Huey Younger https //www dvidshub net/image/1545457 140910-N-MD297-122 2014-09-12 03 45 PACIFIC OCEAN AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy Phalanx CIWS USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |