太平洋
Photo by U.S. Marine Corps/MC3 Huey D. Younger Jr | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 | MV-00/168214 (cn DO164) ; MV-03/166726 (cn D0095)
太平洋,美利坚号两栖攻击舰处女航访问美洲期间,美国海军陆战队第22作战试验与评估中队二架 MV-22B 运输机降落到首航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,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。(A tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey, assigned to the “Argonauts” of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22 prepares to land aboard future amphibious assault USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations shortly after departing Valparaiso, Chile. 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.)