Keywords: Press conference aboard future USS America during visit to Brazil 140806-N-FR671-258.jpg en Rear Adm Frank L Ponds commander Expeditionary Strike Group 3 addresses the media during a press conference on the flight deck on board the future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 America is currently traveling through the U S Southern Command and U S 4th Fleet area of responsibility on its 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 2014-08-06 Jonathan Colon https //www dvidshub net/image/1490694 140806-N-FR671-258 2014-08-07 19 25 RIO DE JANEIRO BR PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey Aboard USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |