Keywords: US Navy 060606-N-9723W-035 A Sailor stabilizes a RIM-7 NATO Sea Sparrow missile container as it is lowered from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John c. Stennis (CVN 74).jpg en Pacific Ocean June 6 2006 - A Sailor stabilizes a RIM-7 NATO Sea Sparrow missile container as it is lowered from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John c Stennis CVN 74 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 Stennis is currently conducting training operations off the coast of Southern California U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Alan Willis RELEASED 2006-06-06 060606-N-9723W-035 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 35513 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Alan Willis PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS John C Stennis CVN-74 Maintenance of RIM-7 Sea Sparrow |