Vinson Uploads And Launches Missiles For Qualifications

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USS Carl Vinson, At Sea (SPX) Jul 29, 2010 - USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) uploaded and launched Evolved Sea Sparrow Surface Missiles (ESSM) and Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) July 16 and 17 to support Combat Systems Ship's Qualification Trials (CSSQT). This is the first time Vinson has had missiles on board since the completion of a five-year refueling complex overhaul. "It's part of the qualifications for Combat Systems to test i ... more