Sergeant Corey Porter, an airframe mechanic with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22), and a native of Kansas City, Mo., is currently serving in direct support of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force South aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The airframe mechanics of VMX-22 perform the maintenance required to clear an aircraft for flight. SPMAGTF-South is embarked aboard the ship for 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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