140903-N-MZ309-008 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 3, 2014) Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Colon takes photos of future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and ships from the Peruvian Navy as they sail in formation during a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Pacific Ocean. America is currently traveling through the Southern Command and 4th Fleet area of responsibility on her maiden transit, ???America Visits the Americas???. America is the first ship of its class, replacing the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ships. As the next generation ???big-deck??? amphibious ass
140903-N-MZ309-008 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 3, 2014) Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Colon takes photos of future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and ships from the Peruvian Navy as they sail in formation during a passing exercise (PASSEX) in the Pacific Ocean. America is currently traveling through the Southern Command and 4th Fleet area of responsibility on her maiden transit, ???America Visits the Americas???. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Riley/Released) Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Colon takes photos of the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as it participates in a passing exercise with Peruvian Navy ships in the Pacific 140903-N-MZ309-008
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