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| Keywords: Arresting Gear mechanics.jpg Arresting Gear crew changes a leaf spring under a cross deck pendant aboard aircraft carrier USS Nimitz The leaf spring elevates the wire so that it can more easily be engaged by the landing aircraft tailhook Original caption U S Sailors position a wire supports under an arresting wire aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68 in the Pacific Ocean March 29 The wire support lifts the arresting wire off the deck enabling an aircraft's tail hooks to catch it during landing The Nimitz is deployed with the U S 7th Fleet and is conducting combined training exercises with the USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 Carrier Strike Group 080331-N-DI599-002 Navy http //www defenseimagery mil/imagery html guid 19fee1f5a03ce38ad12e7918111ec13b9d4f09c9 2008-03-29 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Mercil PD-USGov-Military-Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Original upload log page en wikipedia Arresting_Gear_mechanics jpg 2008-05-27 16 56 E2a2j 3000×2400× 2024334 bytes <nowiki>Arresting Gear crew changes a cross deck pendant on a US aircraft carrier An experienced crew can change a wire in about two minutes </nowiki> Arrestor cables USS Nimitz CVN-68 flight deck | ||||
