ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2013) Sailors load an RIM-7M missile into the NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower departed Naval Station Norfolk on a deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and Theater Security Cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider/Released) 130226-N-XQ474-059 Join the conversation

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2013) Sailors load an RIM-7M missile into the NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower departed Naval Station Norfolk on a deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and Theater Security Cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider/Released) 130226-N-XQ474-059 Join the conversation Sailors load a NATO Sea Sparrow missile at sea. (8516138982)

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