Lauren F. Bruner, USS Arizona survivor, talks to Sailors and Marines a...
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 23, 2014) Lauren F. Bruner, USS Arizona survivor, talks to Sailors and Marines assigned to amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) about his experiences during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Br... More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 17, 2020) A Marine with Marine
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 17, 2020) A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepares to mount an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missil... More
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 20, 2020) A Marine with Battalion
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 20, 2020) A Marine with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fires his M-27 infantry automatic rifle during a nighttime combat marksma... More
170729-N-AC254-100 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2017) Sailors
170729-N-AC254-100 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2017) Sailors assigned to the Deck department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), load a pallet of compressed plastic waste for offload on the ship... More
170802-N-AC254-035 PACIFIC OCEAN (August 2, 2017) Marines
170802-N-AC254-035 PACIFIC OCEAN (August 2, 2017) Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), conduct speed loading and transition drills with ... More
170802-N-AC254-167 PACIFIC OCEAN (August 2, 2017) Lance
170802-N-AC254-167 PACIFIC OCEAN (August 2, 2017) Lance Cpl. Austin Bernth, a native of Goshen, Indiana, and Pvt. Rallik King, a Los Angelos native, both assigned to the the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboar... More
170809-N-AC254-148 SINGAPORE (Aug. 9, 2017) Sailors
170809-N-AC254-148 SINGAPORE (Aug. 9, 2017) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) lower the ensign on the ship’s fantail in preparation for departure from Singapore. America was in Sing... More
170905-N-AC254-237 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
170905-N-AC254-237 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 5, 2017) Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) conduct routine maintenance... More
¬171218-N-HT134-075 INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 18, 2017) Seaman
¬171218-N-HT134-075 INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 18, 2017) Seaman Adam Jones, a native of Ypsilanti, Mich., assigned to the deck department aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), stands the lookout watch... More
Bunting adorns the amphibious assault ship USS America
Bunting adorns the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in preparation for its christening ceremony at the Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Pascagoula, Miss., Oct. 20, 2012. The America was the first ship in... More
Lieutenant Col. George Hasseltine, commanding officer
Lieutenant Col. George Hasseltine, commanding officer of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Metairie, La., conducts an interview with Cpl. Christopher Moore, combat corresponden... More
Marines and Sailors of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground
Marines and Sailors of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South receive a command brief aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., June 30, 2014. SPMAGTF-South is scheduled to join the Sailors o... More
A U.S. Navy MH-60S with the Blackjacks of Helicopter
A U.S. Navy MH-60S with the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, hovers above the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during the first flight operations of her tran... More
A U.S. Navy MH-60S with the Blackjacks of Helicopter
A U.S. Navy MH-60S with the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, lands on the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during the first flight operations of her transit,... More
A U.S. Navy MH-60S with the Blackjacks of Helicopter
A U.S. Navy MH-60S with the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, sits aboard the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during nighttime flying operations July 11, 201... More
A Sailor with the future amphibious assault ship USS
A Sailor with the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) practices a technique from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program on a Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South during t... More
Rubber from the tires of a MV-22 Osprey touches the
Rubber from the tires of a MV-22 Osprey touches the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) for the first time ever shortly after her departure from Engle ship yard in Pascagoula, ... More
Marines and Sailors with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
Marines and Sailors with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 and Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22, conduct nighttime flight operations with U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawks and MV-22 Ospreys aboard the... More
Capt. Robert A. Hall Jr., commanding officer of the
Capt. Robert A. Hall Jr., commanding officer of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), speaks to Sailors and Marines during an all-hands call. The ship is scheduled to be commissioned Oct. 11, ... More
America blazes through the gulf
The future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) sails through the Gulf of Mexico carrying Marines, Sailors and equipment of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South during her transit around th... More
Corporal Eric Cotter, MV-22 crew chief with Marine
Corporal Eric Cotter, MV-22 crew chief with Marine Operational Evaluation and Testing Squadron 22 (MVX-22), performs inflight maintenance on the GAU-17 minigun mounted aboard an MV-22 Osprey during an operation... More
Capt. Robert A. Hall Jr., commanding officer of the future amphibious ...
CARIBBEAN SEA (Jul. 14, 2014) Capt. Robert A. Hall Jr., commanding officer of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), speaks to Sailors and Marines during an all-hands call. The ship is schedule... More
Sgt. Louwan Brake, left, provides instruction to Cpl.
Sgt. Louwan Brake, left, provides instruction to Cpl. Nicholas Pietrowiak and Cpl. Bobby Jackson during color guard training aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The three Marines are rehe... More
Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air
Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South unload their equipment from an MV-22 Osprey at Colombian Marine Corps Base Coveñas, Colombia, July 16, 2014. The Marines exchanged kno... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South load onto MV-22 Ospreys aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), for transport to Coveñas, Colombia, to tra... More
Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) South disembark an MV-22 Osprey, assigned to the “Spartans” of Marine Operational and Test Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22, to engage in a... More
Rear Adm. Frank L. Ponds, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, l...
COVENAS, Colombia (Jul. 16, 2014) Rear Adm. Frank L. Ponds, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, left, speaks with Colombian Gen. Hector Julio Pachon Canon, commanding general of the Colombian Marine Corp... More
Colombian dignitaries, military officials and distinguished guests joi...
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Jul. 17, 2014) Colombian dignitaries, military officials and distinguished guests joined Sailors and Marines aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during a receptio... More
The hangar bay of the future amphibious assault ship
The hangar bay of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) is transformed to hold the evening reception for distinguished visitors in Cartagena, Colombia, July 17, 2014. The reception was held in ... More
Marine Sgt. Adrian Trujillo, assigned to Special Purpose
Marine Sgt. Adrian Trujillo, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) South, coaches load and reload procedures to a Colombian Marine, known as Infanteria de Marina, at the Internation... More
U.S. and Colombian government diplomats and military
U.S. and Colombian government diplomats and military leaders speak to the media during a press conference aboard the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in Cartagena, Colombia,... More
Colombian dignitaries, military officials and distinguished guests joi...
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Jul. 17, 2014) Colombian dignitaries, military officials and distinguished guests joined Sailors and Marines aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during a reception in ... More
Rear Adm. Fernandez Ponds, commander of Expeditionary
Rear Adm. Fernandez Ponds, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 3, greets Gen. John Kelly, commander of U.S. Southern Command, after arriving aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in ... More
Sailors and Marines assigned to the color guard aboard the future amph...
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Jul. 17, 2014) Sailors and Marines assigned to the color guard aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) present the colors at a reception in the ship's hangar bay afte... More
Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force tour ...
COVENAS, Colombia (Jul. 18, 2014) Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) South tour the Infanteria De Marina Park and Museum during a bilateral training exercise with Colombi... More
Colombian marine Lt. Col. Juan Camilo Franco Palacios briefs a group o...
COVENAS, Colombia (Jul. 18, 2014) Colombian marine Lt. Col. Juan Camilo Franco Palacios, commander of the International Center for Amphibious Operations, briefs a group of Marines assigned to Special Purpose Ma... More
Marines embarked aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America...
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Jul. 18, 2014) Marines embarked aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) explain tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey operations to Colombian sailors and marines during a ship tour.... More
Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground
Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) South prepare to board two MV-22 Osprey, assigned to the "Argonauts" of Marine Operational and Test Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22, after... More
Brigadier Gen. David Coffman, Commander of U.S. Marine
Brigadier Gen. David Coffman, Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, speaks to the Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South aboard the future amphibious assault ship US... More
Marines and Sailors man the rails of the future amphibious
Marines and Sailors man the rails of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as the ship enters U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 21, 2014. It was the first time Marines with Special ... More
Sailors and Marines man the rails as the future amphibious assault shi...
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Jul. 21, 2014) Sailors and Marines man the rails as the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) arrives at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. America is traveling through the U... More
Staff Sgt. Mike Lones, operations chief with Special
Staff Sgt. Mike Lones, operations chief with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Pittsburgh, Penn., is awarded the Purple Heart Medal by Brigadier Gen. David Coffman, commander o... More
USS America, US Navy Photogrpah
Members of Joint Task Force Guantanamo Commissions and Liaisons Office tour the inside of a new, tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey on the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay... More
An MK 2 MTRS (Talon) robot prepares to pick up a battery
An MK 2 MTRS (Talon) robot prepares to pick up a battery during an explosive ordnance disposal familiarization training aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), July 23, 2014. Utilizing th... More
Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air
Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South learn about non-lethal weapons during a training iteration aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), July 23, 201... More
Marine from Trinidad reconnects with past
Staff Sgt. Daren Clarke, an administrative chief with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX 22), aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), will get a chance to reconnect w... More
Diplomats, military leaders and distinguished guests
Diplomats, military leaders and distinguished guests from Trinidad and Tobago board an MV-22 Osprey to be transported to the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), July 25, 2014, for a formal tour.... More
Marine reconnects with Trinidadian roots
Staff Sgt. Steven Superville, a communications chief with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, was raised in a Trinidadian household and is scheduled to meet with Key Personnel from Trinidad duri... More
Corporal Samuel Dobek, airframes mechanic with Marine
Corporal Samuel Dobek, airframes mechanic with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22), and a native of Chicago, performs routine maintenance on the landing gear of an MV-22 Osprey in direct... More
Sergeant Daniel Knight, non-lethal weapons instructor
Sergeant Daniel Knight, non-lethal weapons instructor for Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Crown Point, Ind., displays riot control equipment for diplomats, military leaders a... More
Staff Sgt. Ezequiel Herrera, the logistics chief with
Staff Sgt. Ezequiel Herrera, the logistics chief with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Forces South, and a native of Las Vegas, participated in the first combat marksmanship live-fire shoot held on the fl... More
Sergeant Caleb Pente, explosive ordnance disposal technician
Sergeant Caleb Pente, explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Detroit, engages his target with an M4A1 service rifle aboard the future amp... More
Corporal Pasha Martin, a supply warehouse clerk with
Corporal Pasha Martin, a supply warehouse clerk with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Brunswick, Ga., is supervised by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Johnson, a Navy corpsman ... More
Guests from the Brazilian Navy walk aboard the future
Guests from the Brazilian Navy walk aboard the future amphibious ship USS America (LHA 6) for the first time, July 31, 2014. Brazilian Navy officers were invited to stay aboard America to live amongst U.S. Navy... More
Sergeant Kimberly Barton, supply chief with Logistics
Sergeant Kimberly Barton, supply chief with Logistics Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Chicago, supervises as two Sailors with the future amphibious assault sh... More
Corporal Forrest Zinkl, a motor transport mechanic
Corporal Forrest Zinkl, a motor transport mechanic with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Forces South, and a native of Rohnert Park, Calif., is presented his certificate of completion for a combat lifesav... More
Marines assigned to the combat cargo department aboard the future amph...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2014) Marines assigned to the combat cargo department aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) man a fire hose during an aircraft fire fighting drill on the flight ... More
Lt. Bruno Fernando Lima Barreiros, right, a Brazilian naval officer, a...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2014) Lt. Bruno Fernando Lima Barreiros, right, a Brazilian naval officer, asks Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Rank, training officer aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), ... More
Air department training team leader Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (H...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2014) Air department training team leader Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Phillip Posada, center, demonstrates proper hose handling techniques to Sailors and Marines during a... More
Brazilian marine Lt. Hebert de Melo Almeida, center, discusses Brazili...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2014) Brazilian marine Lt. Hebert de Melo Almeida, center, discusses Brazilian marine martial arts training with Sgt. Tyson Hicks, left, aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS Am... More
Sailors and Marines aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS Amer...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2014) Sailors and Marines aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) enjoy an ice cream social night hosted by the first class petty officer mess. America is travelin... More
Sergeant Maj. Wesley Schaffer, right, the Special Purpose
Sergeant Maj. Wesley Schaffer, right, the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South sergeant major, and a native of Roanoke, Va., reads the promotion warrant for Gunnery Sgt. Steven Superville, a commu... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South exit an MV-22 Osprey after being inserted at Marambaia Island, Brazil, Aug. 4, 2014. The SPMAGTF personnel, arriving from the fut... More
Marines and Sailors with the Logistics Combat Element
Marines and Sailors with the Logistics Combat Element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South sit beside Brazilian Naval forces during a bi-lateral medical exchange at Marambaia Island, Brazil, Au... More
Marines and sailors aboard the future amphibious assault
Marines and sailors aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America view the city of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, as they prepare to host a tour of the ship for the Brazilian distinguished visitors, Aug. 5, 20... More
Sergeant Caleb Pente, explosive ordnance disposal technician
Sergeant Caleb Pente, explosive ordnance disposal technician with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Detroit, shares with a Brazilian Marine about proper usage of night vision e... More
Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air
Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South walk out onto the flight deck of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) to man the rails in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Au... More
Brazilian Marines receive a mission brief from a Force
Brazilian Marines receive a mission brief from a Force Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South during a combat tracking bi-lateral exchange conducted on Marambaia Island, B... More
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South play soccer with Brazilian Marines in the bivouac site during a theatre security cooperation event held at Marambaia Island, Braz... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South conduct combat marksmanship practice with Brazilian Marines during a theater security cooperation event on Marambaia Island, Brazil, Aug. 6, ... More
A Brazilian special forces Marine utilizes a holly
A Brazilian special forces Marine utilizes a holly stick to inspect the ground where a simulated improvised explosive device is suspected to be laid during a counter IED course held on Marambaia Island, Brazil,... More
Visitors from the U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro,
Visitors from the U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil gather aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) to learn about a light armored vehicle from Lance Cpl. Tyler Harms, an LAV crewman... More
The food and drinks are set on display for a reception
The food and drinks are set on display for a reception in the hangar bay of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 7, 2014. The reception was hosted by the Sailor... More
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South clean their weapons aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) after a successful bi-lateral exchange with the Brazilian Naval ... More
Lieutenant Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, deputy commandant
Lieutenant Gen. Ronald L. Bailey, deputy commandant for plans, policy and operations, addresses Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South on the flight deck of the future amphi... More
Sailors assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LH...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Aug. 08, 2014) Sailors assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), embarked Marines from the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) South and Rio De Janei... More
Sailors and Marines assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Aug. 09, 2014) Sailors and Marines assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) man the rails as the ship departs Rio De Janeiro following a four-day port visit. America is... More
Sailors and Marines assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Aug. 09, 2014) Sailors and Marines assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) stand at parade rest while manning the rails as the ship departs Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, aft... More
Marines and Sailors aboard the future amphibious assault
Marines and Sailors aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) walk across the flight deck to man the rails as the ship departs Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 9, 2014. America was moored in Rio... More
Sailors and Marines assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Aug. 09, 2014) Sailors and Marines assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) man the rails as the ship departs Rio De Janeiro following a four-day port visit. America is... More
Sailors and Marines assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Aug. 09, 2014) Sailors and Marines assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) man the rails as the ship departs Rio De Janeiro following a four-day port visit. America is... More
VMX 22, US Navy Photogrpah
Marines from Marine Operational and Test Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22, embarked aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), perform routine maintenance on an MV-22 Osprey on the ship’s flight dec... More
Lance Cpl. Connor Cavarretta, an aviation electrician
Lance Cpl. Connor Cavarretta, an aviation electrician with Marine Operation Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (MVX-22), and a native of Moorpark, Calif., contributed to the food service for the future amphibious ... More
A Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine
A Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South watches from an MH-60S Seahawk as another Seahawk engages simulated targets over open water during a helicopter visit, board, sear... More
A Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine
A Reconnaissance Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South prepares his M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System during the second phase of a helicopter visit, board, search and seizure drill over... More
Lieutenant Col. George Hasseltine, commanding officer
Lieutenant Col. George Hasseltine, commanding officer of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Metairie, La., speaks to sailors during an awards ceremony aboard the future amphibio... More
Lieutenant Col. George Hasseltine, the Special Purpose
Lieutenant Col. George Hasseltine, the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South commanding officer, and a native of Metairie, La., greets the Honorable Julissa Reynoso, U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, as ... More
Corporal Frank Gonzalez, a squad leader with Special
Corporal Frank Gonzalez, a squad leader with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native Pleasanton, Calif., conducts a speed-reload during a dry-fire exercise aboard the future amphibious... More
Lance Cpl. Brian Bridges, a mortarman with Special
Lance Cpl. Brian Bridges, a mortarman with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Mansfield, Mass., fires at his target during a live-fire exercise aboard the future amphibious assa... More
Corporal Bobby Jackson, maintenance management specialist
Corporal Bobby Jackson, maintenance management specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Jacksonville, Fla., performs an original song during a talent show held in the ... More
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus eats dinner with Marines
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus eats dinner with Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South and the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the mess deck aboard th... More
U.S. Ambassador to Chile Michael Hammer is welcomed
U.S. Ambassador to Chile Michael Hammer is welcomed aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) by the senior leadership of America and Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, in t... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus addresses Sailors and Marines...
STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (Aug. 19, 2014) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus addresses Sailors and Marines during an all-hands call aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as it transits th... More
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addresses Sailors and Marines during a...
STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (Aug. 19, 2014) Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus addresses Sailors and Marines during an all-hands call in the hangar bay of the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as it transi... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus, left, has dinner with Sailor...
STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (Aug. 19, 2014) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus, left, has dinner with Sailors and Marines on the mess decks aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as it trans... More
Lance Cpl. Brandon Torres, a water support specialist
Lance Cpl. Brandon Torres, a water support specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, bandages a simulated casualty during the final exam of a combat lifesaver course aboard the future ... More
U.S. Ambassador to Chile Michael Hammer and Chilean
U.S. Ambassador to Chile Michael Hammer and Chilean distinguished guests come aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Aug. 23, 2014. U.S. and Chilean diplomats and military officials were... More
Corporal Matthew Cessna, an airborne air delivery specialist
Corporal Matthew Cessna, an airborne air delivery specialist with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South, and a native of Wood Bridge, Va., speaks about an air delivery system to distinguished visit... More
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South and Sailors with the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) walk across the flight deck to man the rails as the ship arrives in Valpar... More
Sailors and Marines aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS Amer...
VALPARAISO, Chile (Aug. 24, 2014) Sailors and Marines aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) prepare to man the rails as the ship gets ready to moor in Valparaiso, Chile, for a scheduled ... More