Keywords: USS America operations 140909-N-MZ309-080.jpg en Marines assigned to Combat Cargo Department aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 clear the area after attaching cargo to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron HSC 21 during a vertical replenishment VERTREP qualification evolution 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 2nd Class Ryan Riley/Released 2014-09-10 Ryan Riley https //www dvidshub net/image/1545478 140909-N-MZ309-080 2014-09-12 04 21 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MH-60S Seahawk USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |