Press photo by Seaman Christopher Sypert Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Vaquan Vereen, from Bethlehem, prepares chicken in the galley aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7). Tripoli is an America-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. With more than 90 percent of all trade traveling by sea, and 95 percent of the world's international phone and internet traffic carried through fiberoptic cables lying on the ocean floor, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity and security of the United States is directly linked to a strong and ready Navy.