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170406-N-ZQ712-0080 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2017) A rolling airframe missile (RAM), a surface-to-air intercept missile, launches from amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), during a live-fire missile exercise off the coast of California. America is currently underway with more than 1,000 Sailors and 1,600 embarked Marines conducting Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration operations in preparation for the ship’s maiden deployment later this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Chad Swysgood/Released)