170406-N-ZQ712-0055 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 6, 2017) Hall Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Jonathon Berridge, a native to Nine Mile Falls, Wash., welds a metal brackets onto a hatch in the hall technician room aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). America is currently underway with more than 1,000 Sailors and 1,600 embarked Marines conducting Amphibious Squadron/Marine Expeditionary Unit Integration operations in preparation for the ship’s maiden deployment later this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Chad Swysgood/Released)