SASEBO, Japan - USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, successfully completed an integrated firefighting drill with base firefighters onboard U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, April 27...

SASEBO, Japan – Capt. Ken Ward, sixth commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6), turned over command to Capt. Shockey Snyder in a ceremony aboard America, April 7...

KARACHI, Pakistan - The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), conducted a scheduled port visit in Karachi, Pakistan, Nov. 9-11...

CORAL SEA- USS America (LHA 6) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), after two weeks of large-scale multinational maritime operations and exercises, alongside partner nations and allies, concluded Talisman Sabre 21, July 31...

PHILIPPINE SEA – The forward-deployed ships of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 conducted bilateral amphibious operations with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) tank landing ship JS Shimokita (LST 4002) in the Philippine Sea, June 12-13...

SASEBO, Japan - Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka performed an inventory audit aboard USS America (LHA 6) to assist the ship with completing audits directed by NAVSUP’s inventory operations center in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania...