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    USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Change of Command Ceremony [Image 17 of 18]

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    USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Change of Command Ceremony

    SASEBO, JAPAN

    01.09.2025

    Photo by Seaman Kenneth Melseth 

    USS America (LHA 6)   

    250109-N-TW227-1175 SASEBO, Japan (Jan. 9, 2025) Sideboys aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) render honors to Capt. Manuel J. Pardo, departing commanding officer of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), during a change of command ceremony in the ship’s hangar bay, Jan. 9. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating 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 Seaman Kenneth Melseth)

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    Date Taken: 01.09.2025
    Date Posted: 01.09.2025 05:19
    Photo ID: 8825303
    VIRIN: 250109-N-TW227-1175
    Resolution: 4957x3305
    Size: 1.89 MB
    Location: SASEBO, JP

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