It replaces the USS America as the Navy's amphibious assault ship based in Japan. The Tripoli played a central role in the F-35B "lightning carrier" concept. The US Navy is stationing its new ...
Key Points and Summary - USS America, a conventionally powered Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier, served from Vietnam through Desert Storm before retiring in 1996. -In 2005, she undertook a final mission: ...
Sailors in their service white uniforms streamed off the USS America and into the arms of loved ones Thursday at Naval Base San Diego in a homecoming that carried an extra touch of emotion. The ...