180312-N-BD308-0020 EAST CHINA SEA (March 12, 2018) Sailors load a RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile into the aft NATO Sea Sparrow launcher aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). The Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) is conducting a regional patrol designed to strengthen regional alliances, provide rapid-response capability and advance the up-gunned ESG concept. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Levingston Lewis/Released)