The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) launches a RIM-7P Sea Sparrow missile from the ship's forward missile launcher during a live-fire missile exercise while under way in the Philippine Sea Sept. 21, 2010. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group is participating in Valiant Shield 2010, a joint military exercise in the western Pacific Ocean. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Greg Johnson, Navy/Released) 100921-N-9950J-036 (5012516960)

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