Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) load an AIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missile into the forward launcher preparing for Cobra Gold 2008.
Summary
SOUTH CHINA SEA (May. 01, 2008) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) load an AIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missile into the forward launcher preparing for Cobra Gold 2008. CG08 is a Thai/U.S. sponsored military exercise designed to enhance interoperability between joint U.S. forces and the combined forces of U.S., Thai, Singaporean, Japanese and Indonesian militaries. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ty Swartz File# 080501-N-4010S-096
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south china sea
2008
assault ship uss essex
aim 7 sea sparrow missile
cobra gold
chief mass communication specialist ty swartz
sailors
lhd
load
launcher
thai
forces
lhd 2
gold 2008
amphibious assault ship
us navy
wasp class amphibious assault ship
uss essex
wasp class
us navy ships
high resolution
Date
01/05/2008 - 01/05/2008
Location
SOUTH CHINA SEA
Source
U.S. NAVY
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