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U.S. Navy Petty Officers Chris Coulson, right, and Charlie Whorton, left, both fire fighters assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex , guide an Air Intercept Missile 7 into a NATO Sea Sparrow launcher, Pacific Ocean, May 1, 2008.

AIR INTERCEPT MISSILE

U.S. Navy Petty Officers Chris Coulson, right, and Charlie Whorton, left, both fire fighters assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex , guide an Air Intercept Missile 7 into a NATO Sea Sparrow launcher, Pacific Ocean, May 1, 2008.

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