USS American heading back to shipyard for 40-weeks of F-35-specific modifications

USS America (LHA-6) will have to go back to the shipyard starting next month and spend 40 weeks there to get F-35-specific modifications.

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

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