When brakes fail, catch cable provides stopping line

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Zachary Paxson, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter driver and operator, reels in excess tape using a BAK-12 during a cable engagement exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 21, 2012. The BAK-12 holds the pendant cable in place to ensure the F-15E Strike Eagle’s hook doesn’t become dislodged during an emergency landing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

When brakes fail, catch cable provides stopping line

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Ryan Sheive (left) and James Park, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron power production journeymen, connect a pendant cable on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Aug. 21, 2012. The pendant cable catches the landing hook an F-15E Strike Eagle drops in a case of an in-flight-emergency involving brake failure. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Amanda Enfinger (left) and Nichole Thorton (right), 4th Medical Group medical technicians, take vital signs from Airman 1st Class Christopher Davis, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, during an operational readiness exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 26, 2012. Taking vital signs is part of initial procedures for treating injured personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

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Airmen prepare to transport a simulated patient after performing self aid buddy care during an operational readiness exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 26, 2012. SABC is the process of treating injured or wounded personnel in the field until medical treatment can be administered. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Watkins, 4th Security Forces Squadron force protector, opens fire in a simulated base attack during an operational readiness exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 26, 2012. Attacks were conducted on the base to see how security forces personnel responded to the threat and assisted the wounded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Watkins (left), 4th Security Forces Squadron force protector, and Staff Sgt. Kent Irving, 4th SFS flight chief, observe the perimeter of Base X during an operational readiness exercise on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., July 26, 2012. Various simulations were conducted during the exercise to test Airmen’s abilities to react and respond. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Nieves Camacho/Released)