U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. George Hasseltine, center, the commanding officer of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force South, talks to a distinguished visitor at a reception for Chilean officials and leaders Aug. 25, 2014, in the hangar bay of the newly commissioned amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in Valparaiso, Chile. The America embarked on a mission to conduct training engagements with partner nations throughout the Americas before reporting to its new home port of San Diego. The America was set to be ceremoniously commissioned Oct. 11, 2014.