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USS America (LHA 6) Hosts Tiger Cruise

250305-N-QR506-1050 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 5, 2025) Friends and family of Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) participate in a damage control demonstration for friends and family of the America during a tiger cruise in the Philippine Sea, March 5. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jeadan Andre)

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Photo By: Seaman Jeadan Andre

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When the USS America sets sail, nations take note. 44,971 tons of U.S. sovereign territory carving a path through the Philippine Sea is hard to ignore but lost in this the picture is the story of the Sailors who man the mighty vessel.

USS America (LHA 6) Awarded the ‘Battle E’ for Third Consecutive Year

240517-N-QR506-1124 SASEBO, Japan (May 17, 2024) – Capt. Patrick German (right), Commodore of Amphibious Squadron 11 and the America Amphibious Ready Group, presents the 2023 Battle Effectiveness Award to Capt. Manuel Pardo (left), commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), during an all-hands call in the ship’s hangar bay, May 17, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jeadan Andre)

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SASEBO, Japan – The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America received the 2023 Battle Effectiveness Award, May 17.

USS America Pulls in to Osaka, Japan

240227-N-PV363-1014 OSAKA, Japan (Feb. 27, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) observe as the ship pulls in to Osaka, Japan, February 27.

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OSAKA, Japan (Feb. 27, 2024) Sailors assigned to the forward deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) observe as the ship pulls in to Osaka, Japan, February 27. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations.

USS America Holds Change of Command

[230714-N-FI026-1277]BRISBANE, Australia (July 14, 2023) Capt. Kelly Fletcher, commodore, Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11, presiding officer for the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS America (LHA 6) change of command ceremony, departs the change of command on the ship’s flight deck during a scheduled port visit to Brisbane, Australia, July 14, 2023. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Bakerian)

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Captain Manny Pardo relieved Capt. Shockey Snyder as commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier, USS America (LHA 6), in a ceremony aboard the ship, while moored in Brisbane, Australia, July 14.