Keywords: USS America operations 141002-N-MD297-005.jpg en Sailors assigned to future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 record and report distances to the bridge as the ship pulls alongside Military Sealift Command MSC fleet replenishment oiler USNS Yukon T-AO 202 during a scheduled underway replenishment-at-sea RAS 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 2014-10-02 Petty Officer 3rd Class Huey Younger https //www dvidshub net/image/1594382 141002-N-MD297-005 2014-10-03 01 38 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USNS Yukon T-AO-202 USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |