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041031-N-0499M-051 Pacific Ocean (Oct. 31, 2004) - A Fire Controlman loads a RIM-7 NATO Sea Sparrow missile during a launcher upload evaluation aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow is a medium-range, rapid-reaction, missile weapon system that provides the capability of destroying hostile aircraft, anti-ship missiles and surface missile platforms. Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently deployed to the Western Pacific Ocean. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman James R. McGury (RELEASED) US Navy 041031-N-0
041031-N-0499M-051 Pacific Ocean (Oct. 31, 2004) - A Fire Controlman loads a RIM-7 NATO Sea Sparrow missile during a launcher upload evaluation aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow is a medium-range, rapid-reaction, missile weapon system that provides the capability of destroying hostile aircraft, anti-ship missiles and surface missile platforms. Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently deployed to the Western Pacific Ocean. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman James R. McGury (RELEASED) US Navy 041031-N-0499M-051 A Fire Controlman loads a RIM-7 NATO Sea Sparrow missile during a launcher upload evaluation aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
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