A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) RIM-7M Sea Sparrow radar-guided, air-to-air missile is fired from the Mk 29 Guided Missile Launching System (GMLS) onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-75). The TRUMAN is participating in a Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) which is designed to ready the ship, it's on board air wing, and other vessels in the carriers battle group to function as one cohesive fighting force
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Uss Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
Scene Major Command Shown: NATO Sea Sparrow on CVN-75
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 H. Dwain Willis, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
04/09/2002
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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