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A RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile launches from the Spruance class destroyer on June 4, 1996 from the USS Cushing (DD 985) near Kauai, Hawaii, to intercept a drone from Barking Sands missile range during exercise RIMPAC '96.

RIMPAC '96 maritime operations--USS Cushing (DD-985)

A RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile launches from the Spruance class destroyer on June 4, 1996 from the USS Cushing (DD 985) near Kauai, Hawaii, to intercept a drone from Barking Sands missile range during exercise RIMPAC '96.

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