太平洋，美国海军陆战队HMM-364中型直升机中队的 CH-46E 直升机从美利坚号两栖攻击舰上起飞返回彭德尔顿营。该中队是结束在智利进行的“美洲伙伴关系-2014”演习后登上美利坚号返回本土。(A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) takes off from the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) to return to Camp Pendleton, Sept. 15, 2014. Four aircraft with HMM-364 recently completed Partnership of the Americas 14 and were embarked aboard America for transport back to San Diego. The flight from America to Camp Pendleton marked the end of the operational usage of the Sea Knights before retirement. America completed her maiden transit, "America Visits the Americas," that same morning.)

太平洋，美国海军陆战队HMM-364中型直升机中队的 CH-46E 直升机准备从美利坚号两栖攻击舰上起飞返回彭德尔顿营。该中队是结束在智利进行的“美洲伙伴关系-2014”演习后登上美利坚号返回本土。(CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) take off from the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) to return to Camp Pendleton, Sept. 15, 2014. HMM-364 recently completed Partnership of the Americas 14 and was embarked aboard America for transport back to San Diego. The flight from America to Camp Pendleton marked the end of the operational usage of the Sea Knights before retirement. America completed her maiden transit, "America Visits the Americas," that same morning.)

太平洋，美国海军陆战队HMM-364中型直升机中队的 CH-46E 直升机准备从美利坚号两栖攻击舰上起飞返回彭德尔顿营。该中队是结束在智利进行的“美洲伙伴关系-2014”演习后登上美利坚号返回本土。(CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) take off from the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) to return to Camp Pendleton, Sept. 15, 2014. HMM-364 recently completed Partnership of the Americas 14 and was embarked aboard America for transport back to San Diego. The flight from America to Camp Pendleton marked the end of the operational usage of the Sea Knights before retirement. America completed her maiden transit, "America Visits the Americas," that same morning.)

太平洋，美国海军陆战队HMM-364中型直升机中队的 CH-46E 直升机从首航的美利坚号两栖攻击舰上起飞返回彭德尔顿营。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，能够支持当前和未来的飞机，如鱼鹰和F-35B联合攻击战斗机。(An aircraft handler prepares a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364) for takeoff from the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) to return to Camp Pendleton, Sept. 15, 2014. HMM-364 recently completed Partnership of the Americas 14 and was embarked aboard America for transport back to San Diego. The flight from America to Camp Pendleton marked the end of the operational usage of the Sea Knights before retirement. America completed her maiden transit, "America Visits the Americas," that same morning.)

哥伦比亚科韦尼亚斯港，哥伦比亚海军一架 212 型直升机正在降落到首航南美洲的美利坚号两栖攻击舰上进行双边访问，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。(Sailors assigned to future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) direct a Bell 412 Colombian helicopter as it prepares to land on the ship's flight deck 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，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.)