Keywords: US Navy 051213-N-5661G-006 A RIM-7 NATO Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile launches from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during an exercise designed to demonstrate the ship^rsquo,s self-de.jpg en Atlantic Ocean Dec 13 2005 - A RIM-7 NATO Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile launches from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN 69 during an exercise designed to demonstrate the ship s self-defense combat system This is the first time in five years Eisenhower has fired a Sea Sparrow following the ship s major mid-life overhaul 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 U S Navy photo by Lithographer 1st Class Patrick W Gould RELEASED 2005-12-13 051213-N-5661G-006 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 30686 U S Navy photo by Lithographer 1st Class Patrick W Gould PD-USGov-Military-Navy Launches of RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles Flight deck of USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN-69 |