The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) launches a RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile during a live-fire exercise in the Atlantic Ocean Sept. 7, 2010. The ship is conducting work-ups and flight operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tiger Martinez, U.S. Navy/Released)

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