大西洋
Photo by U.S. Navy/MC1 Jason Graham | 2014-08-19 19:46:25 | MV-01/168215 (cn D0165) ;MV-00/168214 (cn DO164)
大西洋,美国海军陆战队第22作战试验与评估中队的 MV-22B 运输机运送海军部长雷麦伯斯准备降落到首航的美利坚号两栖攻击舰上。(A tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22, transporting Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus, prepares to land aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as it transits through the Strait of Magellan. 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.)