160409-N-XJ788-028 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 9, 2016) Sailors download a RIM-7P NATO Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile from an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) system aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group/26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Travis DiPerna/Released)
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