Keywords: pacific ocean pacificocean outdoor 081006-N-2610F-024 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 6, 2008) - Sailors from combat systems department use safety lines to secure a Surface Launch Intercept Missile (RIM-162D-1) as it is lowered to the forward Sea Sparrow missile launcher aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The RIM-162D-1 features advanced range and maneuvering capabilities and is being tested for the first time aboard Stennis during Combat System Ships Qualification Trials conducted off the coast of southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Elliott Fabrizio (RELEASED 081006-N-2610F-024 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 6, 2008) - Sailors from combat systems department use safety lines to secure a Surface Launch Intercept Missile (RIM-162D-1) as it is lowered to the forward Sea Sparrow missile launcher aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The RIM-162D-1 features advanced range and maneuvering capabilities and is being tested for the first time aboard Stennis during Combat System Ships Qualification Trials conducted off the coast of southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Elliott Fabrizio (RELEASED |