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    CSSQT [Image 43 of 49]

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    The image shows a missile being launched from a naval vessel's deck, likely an aircraft carrier or amphibious assault ship, over open ocean. A white box-launcher system, consistent with a NATO Sea Sparrow or Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) launcher, is visible mid-fire with significant exhaust smoke billowing around it. The ship's flat deck surface, safety railings, and deck equipment are clearly visible in the foreground.

    An evolved sea sparrow missile (ESSM) launches from one of USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) weapons sponsons during combat systems ship qualification trials (CSSQT), April 16, 2021. CSSQT is a Naval Sea Systems Command requirement to verify that ship personnel can operate and maintain their combat systems in a safe and effective manner. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting its final independent steaming event of post-delivery tests and trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Spears)

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    Date Taken: 04.16.2021
    Date Posted: 04.18.2021 13:44
    Photo ID: 6604508
    VIRIN: 210416-N-OK726-0175
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 1.37 MB
    Location: US

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