Keywords: Soccer match with Brazilian navy 140806-N-MD297-300.jpg en Aviation Boatswain Mate Fuels 2nd Class Calderon center assigned to future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 kicks a soccer ball as a Brazilian sailor tries to intercept it while playing a friendly match against the Brazilian navy's soccer team during a scheduled port visit to Rio de Janeiro 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 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Huey D Younger Jr /Released 2014-08-06 Petty Officer 3rd Class Huey Younger https //www dvidshub net/image/1496123 140806-N-MD297-300 2014-08-11 12 36 RIO DE JANEIRO BR PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey Crew of USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |