Touring the USS America During LA Fleet Week

We were lucky to get a ticket to tour the USS America during fleet week.  The America was docked right by the USS Iowa battleship museum in LA harbor.  The America is an amphibious assault ship, specially designed to carry Ospreys, helicopters, and other aircraft.  It is a lot like a "small" aircraft carrier (and is only "small" in comparison to the enormous Nimitz and new Ford-class carriers).  

We had a great time, and even got to sit in an Osprey.