哥伦比亚科韦尼亚斯港，哥伦比亚海军一架 212 型直升机飞临首航南美洲的美利坚号两栖攻击舰准备降落进行双边访问，美利坚号是美利坚级两栖攻击舰的首舰，用来取代塔拉瓦级两栖攻击舰，这是下一代的“大甲板”两栖攻击舰，配备 F-35 联合攻击战斗机和 MV-22 运输机。(A Bell 412 Colombian helicopter takes off from the flight deck of future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during a bilateral engagement with Colombia. America is traveling through the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 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 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. The ship is scheduled to be ceremoniously commissioned Oct. 11 in San Francisco.)

哥伦比亚科韦尼亚斯港，美国海军陆战队 VMX-22“阿尔戈勇士”中队一架 MV-22B 运输机结束和哥伦比亚海军陆战队进行的双边训练后返回美利坚号两栖攻击舰，美利坚号是美利坚级两栖攻击舰的首舰，用来取代塔拉瓦级两栖攻击舰，这是下一代的“大甲板”两栖攻击舰，配备 F-35 联合攻击战斗机和 MV-22 运输机。(A tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey prepares to land aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) after picking up Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) South returning from a bilateral training exercise with Colombian marines, known as Infanteria De Marina, at the International Center for Amphibious Training located in Covenas, Colombia. SPMAGTF South is a balanced air, ground and logistics force that can be tailored to accomplish various operations. America is currently traveling through the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 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 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. The ship is scheduled to be ceremoniously commissioned Oct. 11 in San Francisco.)

太平洋，美国海军 HSC-21 黑杰克中队的 MH-60S 直升机在首航南美洲的美利坚号两栖攻击舰上垂直补给。美利坚号是美利坚级两栖攻击舰的首舰，用来取代塔拉瓦级两栖攻击舰，这是下一代的“大甲板”两栖攻击舰，配备 F-35 联合攻击战斗机和 MV-22 运输机。(Marines assigned to Combat Cargo Department aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) clear the area after attaching cargo to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) qualification evolution. America is currently on her maiden transit, "America Visits the Americas," en route to her homeport of San Diego. 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.)

太平洋，美国海军 HSC-21 黑杰克中队的 MH-60S 直升机在夜间任务中降落到首航南美洲的美利坚号两栖攻击舰上。美利坚号是美利坚级两栖攻击舰的首舰，用来取代塔拉瓦级两栖攻击舰，这是下一代的“大甲板”两栖攻击舰，配备 F-35 联合攻击战斗机和 MV-22 运输机。(Marines and Sailors with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 and Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22, conduct nighttime flight operations with U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawks and MV-22 Ospreys aboard the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), July 12, 2014. America is currently transiting around South America on its way to the Western United States. America is the first of the America-class amphibious assault ships, which represents the Navy-Marine Corps' emphasis on increasing the aviation capacity of future big-deck amphibious assault ships capable of accommodating the next generation rotary wing and V/STOL (vertical/ short takeoff and landing) aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter.)

太平洋，美国海军 HSC-21 黑杰克中队的 MH-60S 直升机正在降落到首航南美洲的美利坚号两栖攻击舰上。美利坚号是美利坚级两栖攻击舰的首舰，用来取代塔拉瓦级两栖攻击舰，这是下一代的“大甲板”两栖攻击舰，配备 F-35 联合攻击战斗机和 MV-22 运输机。(An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter lands on the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations. America is the first ship of its class, replacing the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ships. The ship is scheduled to be commissioned Oct. 11 in San Francisco.)

大西洋，美国海军 HSC-21 黑杰克中队的 MH-60S 直升机运送秘鲁访客抵达首航南美洲的美利坚号两栖攻击舰。美利坚号是美利坚级两栖攻击舰的首舰，用来取代塔拉瓦级两栖攻击舰，这是下一代的“大甲板”两栖攻击舰，配备 F-35 联合攻击战斗机和 MV-22 运输机。(An aviation boatswain’s mate (handling) directs an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, toward the flight deck of future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) prior to a bilateral exchange with distinguished Peruvian visitors. America is currently traveling through the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 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 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. The ship is scheduled to be ceremoniously commissioned Oct. 11 in San Francisco.)

大西洋，美国海军 HSC-21 黑杰克中队的 MH-60S 直升机从首航南美洲过境第四舰队责任区的美利坚号两栖攻击舰上起飞。美利坚号是美利坚级两栖攻击舰的首舰，用来取代塔拉瓦级两栖攻击舰，这是下一代的“大甲板”两栖攻击舰，配备 F-35 联合攻击战斗机和 MV-22 运输机。(An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, takes off from the flight deck of future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations. America is currently traveling through the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 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 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. The ship is scheduled to be ceremoniously commissioned Oct. 11 in San Francisco.)

美国密西西比州海岸，美国海军 HSC-21 黑杰克中队的 MH-60S 直升机从首航南美洲的美利坚号两栖攻击舰上起飞。美利坚号是美利坚级两栖攻击舰的首舰，用来取代塔拉瓦级两栖攻击舰，这是下一代的“大甲板”两栖攻击舰，配备 F-35 联合攻击战斗机和 MV-22 运输机。(An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations. America is conducting Air Certification, the final phase required to obtain flight deck certification. America is the first ship of its class, replacing the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ships. The ship is scheduled to be commissioned Oct. 11 in San Francisco.)

美国密西西比州海岸，美国海军 HSC-21 黑杰克中队的 MH-60S 直升机首次降落到准备首航南美洲的美利坚号两栖攻击舰上。美利坚号是美利坚级两栖攻击舰的首舰，用来取代塔拉瓦级两栖攻击舰，这是下一代的“大甲板”两栖攻击舰，配备 F-35 联合攻击战斗机和 MV-22 运输机。(A U.S. Navy MH-60S with the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, departs the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during the first flight operations of her transit, July 11, 2014. The ship is also carrying MV-22 Osprey, which will transport Marines and Sailors from ship to shore for all of their partner-nation engagements.)

太平洋，美国海军陆战队 VMX-22“阿尔戈勇士”中队二架 MV-22B 运输机飞越首航中的美利坚号两栖攻击舰，美利坚号是美利坚级两栖攻击舰的首舰，用来取代塔拉瓦级两栖攻击舰，这是下一代的“大甲板”两栖攻击舰，配备 F-35 联合攻击战斗机和 MV-22 运输机。(Two MV-22 Ospreys fly over CNS Latorre, left, and CNS Capitain Prat as part of a bilateral exercise between the U.S. and Chilean navies. America is currently traveling through the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 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.)