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Caption:

Pacific Ocean (Jan. 25, 2007) -- Fire controlmen assigned to combat systems department lift a case of RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) to load into the RAM Battery by crane aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is conducting carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California prior to heading west to help bolster security in U.S. Central Command area of operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Hyde (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
January 25, 2007
Photographer
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Hyde
Caption Writer
LT Christopher Bishop, Deputy Director, NVNS
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
CVN 74
Other Visible Equipment
RIM-116 launcher
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
RIM-116 loading door open