Keywords: US Navy 040206-N-2970T-001 Guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) fires a RIM-66 standard surface-to-air missile during a training exercise.jpg en At sea aboard USS John S McCain DDG 56 Feb 6 2004 Guided missile destroyer USS John S McCain DDG 56 fires a RIM-66 standard surface-to-air missile during a training exercise The Navy uses the Sea Sparrow version aboard ships as a surface-to-air anti-missile defense weapon The versatile Sparrow has all-weather all-altitude operational capability and can attack high-performance aircraft and missiles from any direction During the exercise the missile intercepted a remote controlled GPS-guided test drone McCain and the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 participated in the missile firing exercise conducted to test the ships defensive capability U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Marvin E Thompson Jr RELEASED 2004-02-06 040206-N-2970T-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 11791 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Marvin E Thompson Jr PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS John S McCain DDG-56 Launches of RIM-66 Standard MR missiles |