Corporal Justin Sherman, an airframes quality assurance representative with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22), and a native of Ballinger, Texas, is currently serving aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in direct support of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South. Sherman supervises the quality of maintenance done by the airframe mechanics with VMX-22 to ensure that the pilots and crew are safe during flight operations. SPMAGTF-South is currently supporting the ship on her maiden transit, "America Visits the Americas." America is the first of the America-class amphibious assault ships, which represents the Navy-Marine Corps’ emphasis on increasing the aviation capacity of future big-deck amphibious assault ships capable of accommodating the next generation rotary wing and V/STOL (vertical/ short takeoff and landing) aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. The ship is scheduled to be commissioned in San Francisco, Oct. 11. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Donald Holbert/ Released)
<br>Unit: U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South
Cpl. Donald Holbert
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