Flight deck of USS America upgraded to support F-35 ops

The flight deck of USS America (LHA 6) has been upgraded with a thermal spray coating in key landing areas in order to more fully support the F-35B.

USS America (LHA-6) arrives at San Diego in September 2014
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rosalie Chang [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

“The beauty of the thermal spray is it is designed to wear a lot better under these types of conditions,” said America’s Commanding Officer Capt. Michael W. Baze.

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