Keywords: USS Arizona survivor visits USS America 141023-N-LQ799-018.jpg en Capt Robert A Hall commanding officer of amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 introduces guest speaker and USS Arizona survivor Lauren F Bruner during an all-hands call in the ship's hangar bay Bruner joined the U S Navy in 1938 just after his 18th birthday and is one of 10 remaining survivors from USS Arizona which was sunk during the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 America is the first ship of its class and the fourth to bear the name It replaces the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ship as the next generation big-deck amphibious assault ship and is optimized for aviation and capable of supporting current and future aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lewis Hunsaker/Released 2014-10-23 Petty Officer 1st Class Lewis Hunsaker https //www dvidshub net/image/1626542 141023-N-LQ799-018 2014-10-23 17 53 SAN DIEGO CA US PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |