Staff Sgt. Richard Austin, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department crew chief, signals for his team members to reel in the nylon tape from the aircraft arresting system at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2016. The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power productions shop and fire department and 374th Operations Support Squadron airfield management flight are responsible for testing the system annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
Airmen with the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power productions shop inspect an emergency aircraft landing cable on the runway at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2016. The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power productions shop, fire department and 374th Operations Support Squadron airfield management flight are responsible for testing the system annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
(Right to left) Staff Sgt. Colin Huffaker and Senior Airman Kirk Ebel, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, walk the flightline after completing a certification test for an aircraft arresting system at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2016. The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power productions shop and fire department and 374th Operations Support Squadron airfield management flight are responsible for testing the system annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
A BAK-12 aircraft arresting system reduces the speed of a Navy EA-18G Growler during an annual certification test of an aircraft arresting system at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
(Right to left) Senior Airman David Martinez, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power productions technician, and Senior Airman Timothy Wunker, 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power productions technician, operate a BAK-12 aircraft arresting system during an annual certification test at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2016. The system went through an annual certification test with an EA-18G Growler to ensure its operability following installation by the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power productions shop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
Senior Airman Kirk Ebel, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, checks the nylon tape from the aircraft arresting system during an annual certification test of an AAS at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2016. The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power productions shop and fire department and 374th Operations Support Squadron airfield management flight are responsible for testing the system annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
Senior Airman Kirk Ebel, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, trains to respond to in-flight emergency landings during an annual certification test of an aircraft arresting system at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2016. The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power productions shop and fire department and 374th Operations Support Squadron airfield management flight are responsible for testing the system annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
Staff Sgt. Richard Austin, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department crew chief, radios his crew members during an annual certification test of an aircraft arresting system at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2016. The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power productions shop and fire department and 374th Operations Support Squadron airfield management flight are responsible for testing the system annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Derek Stevens, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138 crew chief, checks an EA-18G Growler’s arresting hook during an annual certification test of an aircraft arresting system at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 3, 2016. The system went through an annual certification test to ensure its operability following installation by the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power productions shop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
A Navy EA-18G Growler, assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138, engages the aircraft arresting cable at a speed of 150 mph, testing the arresting system, June 3, 2016, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The 374th Civil Engineer Squadron power productions shop and fire department and the 374th Operations Support Squadron airfield management flight are responsible for testing the arresting system annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)
