161214-N-AC237-0179 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 14, 2016) Chief Warrant Officer 5 Theresa Payne inspects cargo spaces aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during an inspection for the Edward F. Ney Award. America is in port preparing for an upcoming depolyment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Wooddy/Released)