030205-N-4048T-069 At sea aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Feb. 5, 2003 -- Fire Controlmen 3rd Class Charles Hendrick and Ukariah McCollum hold the wing clips closed on a NATO RIM-7 ÒSea SparrowÓ missile while uploading it into a launcher cell. Kearsarge, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, is deployed with and serving as the flagship for a seven ship Amphibious Task Force East (ATF-E) conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 2nd Class Alicia Tasz. (RELEASED) US Navy 030205-N-4048T-069 Fire Controlmen hold the wing clips closed on a

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030205-N-4048T-069 At sea aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Feb. 5, 2003 -- Fire Controlmen 3rd Class Charles Hendrick and Ukariah McCollum hold the wing clips closed on a NATO RIM-7 ÒSea SparrowÓ missile while uploading it into a launcher cell. Kearsarge, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, is deployed with and serving as the flagship for a seven ship Amphibious Task Force East (ATF-E) conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 2nd Class Alicia Tasz. (RELEASED) US Navy 030205-N-4048T-069 Fire Controlmen hold the wing clips closed on a NATO RIM-7 %%5Eldquo,Sea Sparrow%%5Erdquo, missile while uploading it into a launcher cell

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