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at sea aboard uss essex ( lhd 2 ) feb 6 , 2004 uss essex ( lhd 2 ) launches one of the ships " sea sparrow " rim 7 surface to air missiles during a training exercise the navy uses the sea sparrow version aboard ships as a surface to air anti missile defense weapon the versatile sparrow has all weather , all altitude operational capability and can attack high performance aircraft and missiles from any direction during the exercise , the missile intercepted a remote controlled , gps guided test drone essex and the guided missile cruiser uss john mccain participated in the missile firing exercise conducted to test the ships defensive capability us navy photo by photographers mate airman marvin e thompson jr ( released ) ? |
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unknown Property Release: unknown |
| Photographer: |
based in United States High Res or Film Delivery: same day / next day |
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digital, 3000+ pixels longest side |
| Keywords: |
uss essex lhd 2
sea sparrow
missile
launch
water
navy
weapons
defense
defence
rim
rim
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