06/08/06 - U.S. Navy Photographer's Mates document the launching of a RIM-7 NATO Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile from the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an exercise demonstrating the ship's self-defense combat system June 6, 2006. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is under way conducting training operations off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Johnnie Robbins)
Posted: 06/01/2006