250515-N-QR506-1088 SASEBO, Japan (May 15, 2025) Rear Adm. Tom Shultz, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Seven, center, talks with officers and chiefs in the wardroom of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), May 15. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, forward-deployed to 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 Seaman Jeadan Andre)
OSAKA, Japan – The forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier, USS America (LHA 6) with embarked Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Osaka, Japan, Feb. 27.
