Navy uses amphibious assault ship USS America as a test center
By (0) Senior Chief Navy Counselor Scott Lane, L, and Chief Navy Counselor Anita Felix, R, helped administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America. Photo courtesy of U. S. Navy
April 23 (UPI) For the first time, a forward-deployed U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship was used to administer a standard military aptitude test, the Navy said on Friday.
The USS America, stationed in Sasebo, Japan, with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the 7th Fleet, was the site of the Armed Forces Classification Test on April 15.