PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 3, 2016) Sailors assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) heave around on the phone and distance line during an underway replenishment with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187). 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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