USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Flight Operations

240909-N-FI026-1037 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 9, 2024) Three CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepare to take off from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 9. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Bakerian)