Chief Warrant Officer 4 Edwin Carpio, oldest crew member on board amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), receives a slice of birthday cake commemorating the Navy’s 239th birthday. America was recently commissioned during San Francisco Fleet Week 2014 and is the first ship of its class and the fourth to bear the name. She replaces the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ship as the next generation “big-deck” amphibious assault ship and is optimized for aviation and capable of supporting current and future aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Demetrius Kennon/Released)