150825-N-FO981-211 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 25, 2015) – Operations Specialist 3rd Class Hunter Guerra, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), participates in the live fire M-9 Pistol course at Naval Air Station North Island. America is currently moored at Naval Base San Diego and receiving upgrades while undergoing a post-shakedown availability (PSA). PSA is a period in which the ship’s crew and contractors make improvements to the ship’s design. Every new ship conducts a PSA that is designed to harness results of a thorough test and evaluation period and pave the way to operation
150825-N-FO981-211 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 25, 2015) – Operations Specialist 3rd Class Hunter Guerra, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), participates in the live fire M-9 Pistol course at Naval Air Station North Island. America is currently moored at Naval Base San Diego and receiving upgrades while undergoing a post-shakedown availability (PSA). PSA is a period in which the ship’s crew and contractors make improvements to the ship’s design. Every new ship conducts a PSA that is designed to harness results of a thorough test and evaluation period and pave the way to operational employment. (Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Jacob Holloway/Released)
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