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{{short description|America-class amphibious assault ship}}
{{other ships|USS America}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
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| Ship image = [[File:USS America (LHA-6) F-35B loaded.jpg|border|300px]]
| Ship caption = USS ''America'' with [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35B]]s, [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey|MV-22 Ospreys]], and several helicopters on deck
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{{Infobox ship career
| Ship country = United States
| Ship flag = {{USN flag}}
| Ship name = ''America''<ref Name="NNS080630-13">{{cite web |title= Navy Names New Amphibious Assault Ship |website=USS America|publisher=United States Navy |date=30 June 2008 |url= https://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lha6/Pages/NavyNamesNewAmphibiousAssaultShip.aspx4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216052731/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lha6/Pages/NavyNamesNewAmphibiousAssaultShip.aspx|archive-date=2013-12-16|access-date=20 July 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Ship namesake = [[United States]]
| Ship sponsor = Lynne Pace<ref Name="NNS090718-01"/>
| Ship awarded = 1 June 2007
| Ship builder = [[Huntington Ingalls Industries]]
| Ship laid down = 17 July 2009<ref Name="NNS090718-01">{{cite web |title= Keel Laid for Latest Addition to Multimission-Capable Amphibious Fleet |publisher=United States Navy |date=18 July 2009 |url= http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=47036 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808160415/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=47036|archive-date=2009-08-08|access-date=20 July 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Ship launched = 4 June 2012<ref name="launch"/>
| Ship christened = 20 October 2012<ref name="christening"/>
| Ship acquired = 10 April 2014<ref name="christening"/><ref name="delivery">{{cite web|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lha6/Pages/NavyAcceptsDeliveryoftheFutureUSSAmerica.aspx#.U3lgDPldXwk|title=Navy Accepts Delivery of the Future USS America|date=10 April 2014|work=U.S. Navy|access-date=19 May 2014|archive-date=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216171252/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/lha6/Pages/NavyAcceptsDeliveryoftheFutureUSSAmerica.aspx#.U3lgDPldXwk|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref Name="NTC4172016">{{cite web |title= USS America (LHA 6) successfully completes acceptance sea trials |publisher=United States Navy |date=5 February 2014|url= http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newsuss-america-lha-6-successfully-completes-acceptance-sea-trials-4172016 |access-date=10 February 2014}}</ref>
| Ship commissioned = 11 October 2014<ref name="Inside_USS_America">{{cite web|title=Inside USS America (LHA 6)|url=http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2014/10/10/inside-uss-america-lha-6/|website=Navy Live|date=10 October 2014}}</ref>
| Ship identification = *[[Hull number]]: LHA-6
| Ship decommissioned =
| Ship struck =
| Ship homeport = [[United States Fleet Activities Sasebo|Sasebo]]
| Ship honors =
| Ship fate =
| Ship status = {{Ship in active service}}
| Ship notes = *Program cost: $10.1 billion<ref name=GAO-15-342SP>{{cite web |url=http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/668986.pdf#page=1 |page=1 |title=Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs |id=GAO-15-342SP |publisher=US Government Accountability Office |date=March 2015  |access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref><small>(FY15)</small>
*Unit cost: $3.4 billion<ref name=GAO-15-342SP /> <small>(FY15)</small>
| Ship motto = *''Bello vel pace paratus''
*(Ready for War or Peace)
| Ship badge = {{Dodseal|LHA-6|150}}
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Ship class = {{sclass|America|amphibious assault ship}}<ref Name="NNS090718-01"/>
| Ship type = [[Landing Helicopter Assault]] (LHA)
| Ship displacement = {{convert|44971|LT|t|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=Cavas20131115 /> full load
| Ship length = {{convert|844|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allhands.navy.mil/Features/LHA/|title=PREPARED IN WAR OR IN PEACE|publisher=allhands.navy.mil|access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seaforces.org/usnships/lha/America-class.htm|title=America class Amphibious Assault Ship - LHA|publisher=seaforces.org|access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref>
| Ship beam = {{convert|106|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship draft = {{convert|26|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = Two marine [[Gas turbine#Naval|gas turbines]], two shafts, {{convert|70000|bhp|kW|abbr=on}}, two {{convert|5000|hp|kW|abbr=on}} auxiliary propulsion motors.
| Ship speed = Over {{convert|22|kn}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=80287 |title=Future USS America Delivered |last1=Hunsaker |first1=Lewis |date=10 April 2014 |website=U.S. Navy |access-date=11 April 2014 |archive-date=2 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702231711/https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=80287 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| Ship range =
| Ship troops = *1,687 [[United States Marines|Marines]] (plus 184 surge)
| Ship complement = *102 officers, 1,102 enlisted
| Ship sensors = *[[AN/SPQ-9]]B surface search & fire&nbsp;control radar
*[[AN/SPS-48]]E(V)10 3-D airsearch radar
*[[AN/SPS-49]](V)1 2-D airsearch radar
*[[AN/SPN-43C]] air traffic control radar
*[[Ship Self-Defense System|Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Mod 4]]
*Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ship Self-Defense for LHA(6) |access-date=28 October 2017 |url=http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2016/pdf/navy/2016ssdforlha.pdf |archive-date=28 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028093258/http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2016/pdf/navy/2016ssdforlha.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="FAS">{{cite web|title=Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC): AN/USG-2(V) Cooperative Engagement Transmission Processing Set|url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/cec.htm|website=FAS Military Analysis Network|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>
| Ship EW = *AN/SLQ-32B(V)2 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 1
*2 × Mk53 [[Nulka|Nulka decoy launchers]]<ref name=dote08 />
| Ship armament = *2× [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile|Rolling Airframe Missile]] launchers
*2× [[RIM-162 ESSM|Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile]] launchers
*2× [[20 mm caliber|20 mm]] [[Phalanx CIWS]] mounts
*2x [[M242 Bushmaster|25mm M242 Bushmaster Machine Gun System]]
*7× twin [[.50 BMG]] [[M2 Browning machine gun|machine guns]]
| Ship aircraft = *[[AV-8B Harrier II]]
*[[V-22 Osprey|MV-22B Osprey]]
*[[F-35 Lightning II#F-35B|F-35B Lightning II]]
*[[Sikorsky CH-53K|CH-53K King Stallion]]
*[[UH-1Y Venom]]
*[[AH-1Z Viper]]
*[[SH-60 Seahawk|MH-60S Knighthawk]]
| Ship notes =
}}
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'''USS ''America'' (LHA-6)''', is an [[amphibious assault ship]] of the [[United States Navy]] and the [[lead ship]] of the [[America-class amphibious assault ship|''America''-class]] [[amphibious assault ship]]. The fourth U.S. warship to be named for the [[United States of America]], she was delivered in spring of 2014, replacing {{USS|Peleliu|LHA-5|2}} of the {{sclass|Tarawa|amphibious assault ship|4}}. Her mission is to act as the [[flagship]] of an [[expeditionary strike group]] or [[amphibious ready group]], carrying part of a [[Marine expeditionary unit]] into battle and putting them ashore with helicopters and [[V-22 Osprey]] tilt-rotor aircraft, supported by [[F-35 Lightning II|F-35B Lightning II]] aircraft and helicopter gunships.
==Design==
{{main|America-class amphibious assault ship}}
The design is based on that of {{USS|Makin Island|LHD-8}}, itself an improved version of the {{sclass|Wasp|amphibious assault ship|1}}. Approximately 45% of the Flight&nbsp;0 design is based on ''Makin Island'', with the well deck removed to allow more room for aircraft and aviation fuel.<ref name=gao09>{{cite web |url=http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09326sp.pdf |title=Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs |id=GAO-09-326SP |publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office |date=30 March 2009}}</ref> The removal of the well deck for landing craft allows for an extended hangar deck with two significantly wider high bay areas, each fitted with an overhead crane for aircraft maintenance.
These changes were required in order to operate the F-35B and MV-22, which are considerably larger than the aircraft they replace.<ref name="Work">{{cite news|last1=Jean|first1=Grace V.|title=Marines Question the Utility of Their New Amphibious Warship|url=http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2008/9/1/2008september-marines-question-the-utility-of-their-new-amphibious-warship|work=National Defense|publisher=NDIA|date=1 September 2008|format=Navy News}}</ref> The typical aircraft complement is expected to be 12 [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey|MV-22B]] transports, six [[STOVL]] F-35B multirole fighter aircraft, four [[Sikorsky CH-53K|CH-53K]] heavy transport helicopters, seven [[Bell AH-1Z Viper|AH-1Z]]/[[Bell UH-1Y Venom|UH-1Y]] attack/utility helicopters and two Navy [[SH-60 Seahawk#MH-60S "Knighthawk"|MH-60S]] for [[air-sea rescue]].<ref name=dote08>{{cite web | url=http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2008/pdf/navy/2008lha6.pdf | page=149 | title=LHA 6 (formerly LHA(R)) New Amphibious Assault Ship | work=FY2008 Annual Report for the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation | publisher=DOT&E | year=2008 | access-date=19 January 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030254/http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2008/pdf/navy/2008lha6.pdf | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The exact makeup of the ship's aircraft complement will vary according to the mission. ''America'' can carry 20 F-35B and 2 MH-60S<ref name=dote08 /> to serve as a small [[aircraft carrier]] as demonstrated by [[landing helicopter dock|LHD]] operations in [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]].<ref Name="NNS090718-01"/>
Other enhancements include a re-configurable command and control complex, an on-board hospital, additional aviation fuel capacity and numerous aviation support spaces.<ref Name="NNS080630-13"/><ref name="Seapower_Nov2014">{{cite news|last1=Fuentes|first1=Gidget|title=Aviation-Centric America|url=http://www.seapower-digital.com/seapower/november_2014?pg=18#pg18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407120906/http://www.seapower-digital.com/seapower/november_2014?pg=18#pg18|archive-date=7 April 2016|work=Sea Power|issue=November 2014|url-status=usurped|page=18}}</ref>
''America'' will be modified in a similar way to the modifications made on {{USS|Wasp|LHD-1|6}} to make her better able to withstand the great amounts of heat generated by the F-35B's engine exhaust when taking off or landing vertically. Intercostal structural members will be added underneath flight deck landing spots seven and nine to more closely perform timed cyclic flight operations without overstressing it.  Other changes may involve re-adjusting some ship antennas to allow for a clear flight path.<ref name="defensetech26aug14">{{cite news |url=http://defensetech.org/2014/08/26/uss-america-tours-south-america-prepares-for-jsf/ |title=USS America Tours South America, Prepares for JSF|work= Defensetech|date= 26 August 2014|first1=Kris |last1=Osborn}}</ref> The ship will undergo a 40-week modification period where recently installed piping, lighting, and other features will be removed to weld reinforcements underneath the flight deck; the modification period would have been greater if its construction in the shipyard had been interrupted to perform it.  Such accommodations will be included in all future ''America''-class ships from the start.<ref name="Survive">{{cite news |url=http://breakingdefense.com/2015/04/marine-choppers-are-navys-cuisinart-surviving-littoral-warfare/|title= How Marines Plan To Survive Littoral Warfare|work=Breaking Defense|date=8 April 2015|first1= Sydney J.|last1= Freedberg Jr.}}</ref>
The ''America'' class has an increased aviation capacity to include an enlarged hangar deck, realignment and expansion of the aviation maintenance facilities, a significant increase in available stowage for parts and support equipment and increased aviation fuel capacity. However, the ship's design represents a major departure from past designs and has been the source of considerable controversy,<ref name="Decide">{{cite web |url=http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/uss-america-the-navys-newest-flattop-cant-decide-what-1645391823|title=USS America: The Navy's Newest Flattop Can't Decide What The Hell It Is|work=Foxtrot Alpha|last1=Rogoway|first1=Tyler|date=12 October 2014}}</ref> as it lacks the capabilities and multi-role flexibility of traditional amphibious ships, including the ability to launch landing craft and amphibious assault vehicles, such as the AAV-7.<ref name="AAV7">{{cite web|title=AAV7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle|url=http://www.military.com/equipment/aav7-amphibious-assault-vehicle|website=Military.com|access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref> Some have even argued that ''America'' represents a "dead end" as an amphibious ship.<ref name="DeadEnd">{{cite web|last1=Freedberg Jr.|first1=Sydney J.|title=Navy's Newest, LHA-6, A Dead End For Amphibious Ships?|url=http://breakingdefense.com/2012/10/navys-newest-lha-6-a-dead-end-for-amphibious-ships/|website=Breaking Defense|date=3 October 2012}}</ref> In fact, the Navy is building only one other ship ({{USS|Tripoli|LHA-7|2}}) to the LHA-6 blueprint.<ref name="FixedPrice">{{cite web|last1=Freedberg Jr.|first1=Sydney J.|title=Huntington Ingalls Agrees To Fixed-Price Deal For Next LHA Amphib|url=http://breakingdefense.com/2012/05/huntington-ingalls-agrees-to-fixed-price-deal-for-next-lha-amphi/|website=Breaking Defense|date=31 May 2012}}</ref> At issue is the focus on aviation capabilities, at the expense of the "well deck", which is the defining feature of the amphibious fleet and allows Marine Corps amphibious operations. The Marine Corps Commandant and the Chief of Naval Operations have signed an official Memorandum of Agreement that restores the well deck to {{USS|Bougainville|LHA-8}} and subsequent ships, while in 2015 the Commandant of the Marine Corps launched an initiative to ensure aviation platforms do not lead to an imbalance in the MAGTF.<ref name="MAGTF">{{cite web|last1=Hodge Seck|first1=Hope|title=Dunford announces plan to rebalance the MAGTF|url=http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2015/05/15/dunford-announces-plan-to-rebalance-the-magtf/|website=Marine Times|date=15 May 2015}}</ref>
==Construction and career==
The U.S. Navy awarded [[Northrop Grumman Corporation]]'s [[Ingalls Shipyard]] Division a $2.4&nbsp;billion fixed-price incentive contract for the detailed design and construction of LHA-6, primarily at the company's shipyard in [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]].<ref Name="NNS080630-13"/> The production decision was made in January 2006<ref name=gao09 /> and construction of LHA-6 began in December 2008.<ref name=gao09 /> [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Navy Secretary]] [[Donald C. Winter]] announced in June 2008 that the ship would be named ''America''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/06/navy_america_name_063008w/ |title=New amphib to be named America |first=Philip |last=Ewing |date=30 June 2008 |work=Navy Times |access-date=4 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524234826/http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/06/navy_america_name_063008w/ |archive-date=24 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Keel laying|keel-laying]] ceremony was held on 17&nbsp;July 2009<ref name="NNS090718-01"/> with delivery originally planned for August 2012.<ref name=gao09 />
The ship was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 4&nbsp;June 2012,<ref name="launch">{{cite web
|url= http://navaltoday.com/2012/06/06/hii-launches-uss-america/
|title= HII Launches USS America
|date= 6 June 2012 |publisher= Naval Today
|access-date= 4 December 2012 }}</ref>
and [[ship naming and launching|christened]] on 20&nbsp;October.<ref name="christening">{{cite web
|url= http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=70268
|title= U.S. Navy Christens Future USS America (LHA 6)
|first= Darius A. |last= Radzius
|date= 20 October 2012 |publisher= Navy Office of Information
|access-date= 4 December 2012 }}</ref>
She took to the sea for the first time on 5 November 2013, for five days of builder's [[sea trial]]s in the [[Gulf of Mexico]],<ref name=Cavas20131115>{{cite news | url=http://intercepts.defensenews.com/2013/11/new-big-deck-amphib-america-lha-6-takes-to-the-sea-for-the-first-time/ | title=New big-deck amphib AMERICA (LHA 6) takes to the sea for the first time | date=4 November 2013 | first=Christopher P. | last=Cavas |work= Intercepts  | publisher=Defense News | access-date=15 November 2013}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
and completed acceptance sea trials in February 2014.<ref name=NTC4172016 />
''America'' departed in commission without ceremony from Ingalls Shipbuilding in [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]], on 11 July 2014 in transit to her homeport of [[San Diego]], California. The ship earned commission status after the crew successfully completed the light-off assessment, anti-terrorism force protection certification and crew certification.
===2010s===
''America'' arrived at [[Rio de Janeiro]] on 5 August, and the local press was invited to a guided visit  the next day. She arrived at her home port of San Diego, California on 15 September 2014.<ref name="HomeComing">{{cite web|title=USS America arrives at new home in San Diego|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYkVCZN1lcw|website=ABC 10 News|access-date=13 August 2017|location=San Diego, CA|date=15 September 2014|format=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref> During transitions around South America, ''America''{{'}}s mission was to connect with regional allies, conducting joint exercises with [[Colombia]], [[Brazil]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Uruguay]], [[Chile]], and [[Peru]] involving security and communications operations, as well as medical asset coordination and mission planning activities.  The ship carried three [[SH-60 Seahawk]] helicopters of [[HSC-21]] and four MV-22 Ospreys of [[VMX-22]], which flew into countries and transported distinguished visitors to the ship. Plans are to embark the F-35B JSF for ''America''{{'}}s first operational deployment.<ref name="defensetech26aug14"/>
''America'' was commissioned on 11 October 2014 in [[San Francisco]] as part of the activities of San Francisco Fleet Week 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2014/10/10/inside-uss-america-lha-6/|title= Inside USS America (LHA 6)|website= Navy Live|date=10 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2014-news/october-2014-navy-naval-forces-maritime-industry-technology-security-global-news/2054-amphibious-assault-ship-uss-america-lha-6-commissioned-into-us-navy.html |title=Amphibious Assault Ship USS America (LHA 6) Commissioned into U.S. Navy |date=12 October 2014|website=Navy Recognition}}</ref> The [[Secretary of the navy|Secretary of the Navy]] (SECNAV) [[Ray Mabus]] was the featured speaker.
In July 2017, ''America'' was attached to the 15th MEU for Western Pacific 17-2 (WESTPAC 17-2).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zheng |first1=Maida |title=San Diego based Marines to set sail on USS America |url=https://www.15thmeu.marines.mil/News/Press-Releases/Article/1046764/san-diego-based-marines-to-set-sail-on-uss-america/ |website=15th Marine Expeditionary Unit |publisher=Marine Corps Press |access-date=8 August 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808180200/https://www.15thmeu.marines.mil/News/Press-Releases/Article/1046764/san-diego-based-marines-to-set-sail-on-uss-america/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Their main mission was the supporting of [[Operation Inherent Resolve]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=15TH MEU DECOMPOSITES, SUBORDINATE ELEMENTS RETURN TO PARENT COMMANDS |url=https://www.marines.mil/News/News-Display/Article/1461081/15th-meu-decomposites-subordinate-elements-return-to-parent-commands/ |website=Marines |publisher=Marine Corps Press |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> During their deployment, Marines and Sailors aboard the ''America'' came to the aid of the [[USS John S. McCain (DDG 56)|USS John S. McCain]] at [[Changi Naval Base]] after the [[USS John S. McCain and Alnic MC collision]]. ''America'' provided messing and berthing services to ''McCain'' crew members and supported damage control efforts on board. ''America'' also supported the searches for the 10 missing Sailors all of which were eventually recovered.<ref>{{cite web |title=USS America pulls into Changi Naval Base to support USS John S. McCain |url=https://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/1283971/uss-america-pulls-into-changi-naval-base-to-support-uss-john-s-mccain/ |website=Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet |publisher=U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs |access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> ''America'' decomposited stateside on 7 March 2018.<ref name=":0" />
===2020s===
In July 2021, ''America'' participated in [[Exercise Talisman Saber|Exercise Talisman Saber 2021]] in north-east [[Australia]]n waters, with more than 17,000 personnel from Australia and the United States and forces from Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and the United Kingdom.<ref name="2021-07-29_DN">[https://www.defensenews.com/training-sim/2021/07/28/see-f-35b-jets-take-off-at-sea-for-australian-exercise-talisman-sabre/ See F-35B jets take off at sea for Australian exercise Talisman Sabre], Mike Yeo, DefenseNews, 2021-07-29</ref>
In May 2022, ''America'' and her Amphibious Ready Group were in [[Sasebo, Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.usni.org/2022/05/23/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-may-23-2022|title=USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 23, 2022|publisher=usni.org|date=23 May 2022|access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref>
==Awards==
* [[Navy E Ribbon]] – (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/Media/News/Article/3783012/uss-america-lha-6-awarded-the-battle-e-for-third-consecutive-year/ |title=USS America (LHA 6) Awarded the 'Battle E' for Third Consecutive Year |publisher=United States Navy |date=17 May 2024 |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>
* [[Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award]] for outstanding food service – (2017,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.navy.mil/Resources/ALNAVs/Message/Article/2234934/2017-captain-edward-f-ney-memorial-food-service-award-results/ | title=2017 Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Food Service Award Results}}</ref> 2018,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.navy.mil/Resources/ALNAVs/Message/Article/2235475/2018-captain-edward-f-ney-memorial-food-service-award-results/ | title=2018 Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Food Service Award Results}}</ref> 2020<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.navy.mil/Resources/ALNAVs/Message/Article/2235613/2020-captain-edward-f-ney-memorial-food-service-award-results/ | title=2020 Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Food Service Award Results }}</ref>)
* Admiral [[James H. Flatley]] Memorial Award for Naval Aviation Safety – (2020)
== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="nolines">
File:USS America (LHA-6) off Pascagoula in 2013.JPG|USS ''America'' off [[Pascagoula, Mississippi|Pascagoula]] on 9 November 2013
File:USS America (LHA-6) at Guantanamo Bay in July 2014.JPG|USS ''America'' at [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base|Guantanamo Bay]] on 21 July 2014
File:The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sits pierside in Valparaiso, Chile, Aug. 27, 2014, during a scheduled port visit 140827-N-YB590-004.jpg|USS America moored in [[Valparaíso|Valparaiso]], [[Chile]] on 27 August 2014
File:USSAmericaByPhilKonstantin.jpg|USS ''America'' coming into port in [[San Diego]], [[California]] on 15 September 2014
File:USS America (LHA 6) off the coast of San Diego.JPG|USS ''America'' off San Diego on 19 February 2015
File:AV-8B Harrier aboard USS America 150222-N-AC979-219.jpg|An [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] [[McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II|AV-8B Harrier]] of [[VMA-311]] aboard USS ''America'' on 22 February 2015
File:CWIS maintenance 141005-N-MD297-013.jpg|USS ''America'''s [[Phalanx CIWS]] undergoing maintenance on 5 October 2014
File:USMC F-35Bs, USS America, Oct. 8, 2019.jpg|USMC [[F-35B|Lockheed F-35Bs]] aboard USS ''America'' on 8 October 2019
File:HMS Queen Elizabeth USS America JS Ise.jpg|USS ''America'' alongside {{ship|HMS|Queen Elizabeth|R08|6}} and {{ship|JS|Ise}} on 24 August 2021
</gallery>
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.surfpac.navy.mil/lha6/ Official page]
* [http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htamph/articles/20070605.aspx New Class of USMC Aircraft Carriers]
* [http://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-commission-amphibious-assault-ship-lha-6-45182/ US Navy to Commission Amphibious Assault Ship]
* {{cite web
|url= http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/07/0706.htm
|title= USS America (LHA-6) |first= Gary P. |last= Priolo
|date= 8 June 2012 |publisher= NavSource Naval History
|work= Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose) (LHA) Index
|access-date= 4 December 2012 }}
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