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09 January 2025

USS America Conducts Change of Command Ceremony

SASEBO, Japan – Capt. Ethan Rule relieved Capt. Manny “K9” Pardo as commanding officer of the only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), in a change of command ceremony while moored in Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 9, 2025...

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USS America Conducts Change of Command Ceremony

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