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    CVN 78 Combat Systems Sailors Load NATO Sea Sparrow missiles [Image 24 of 40]

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    CVN 78 Combat Systems Sailors Load NATO Sea Sparrow missiles

    NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    03.09.2016

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Grieco 

    USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)           

    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar 09, 2016) -- Sailors assigned to the ship's Combat Systems department practice loading an inert-dummy RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile into the portside-aft NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System launcher. Training with inactive and dummy rounds helps prepare these Sailors for later evolutions involving the loading of live ordnance. Ford is scheduled for commissioning in 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patrick Grieco/Released)

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    Date Taken: 03.09.2016
    Date Posted: 03.25.2016 12:34
    Photo ID: 2486406
    VIRIN: 160309-N-VT117-171
    Resolution: 4139x2754
    Size: 845.01 KB
    Location: NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, US

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