PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 3, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Esequiel Parra, assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), fires a shot line to fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187) during a replenishment at sea. America is an aviation centric amphibious assault ship that supports Marine aviation requirements, from small-scale contingency operations of an expeditionary strike group, to forcible entry missions in major theaters of war.

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