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| Keywords: US Navy 021205-N-7265D-501 inspecting arresting wires before flight operations.jpg en At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71 Dec 5 2002 -- From left Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Apprentice Kian Kadota from Hilo Hawaii Lt Cdr Rich Prest from of Wynnewood Pa and Lt Stu Mattfield from Bemidji Minn inspect arresting wires before flight operations begin Arresting wires are actually sturdy cables made of tightly woven high-tensile steel wire It is these arresting wires which are snagged by tailhooks on an aircraft which makes landing in such a short distance possible The Roosevelt underway in the Atlantic Ocean for Tailored Ship Training Availability TSTA U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Sabrina A Day RELEASED 2002-12-05 021205-N-7265D-501 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 3598 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Sabrina A Day PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 flight deck Photographs by Sabrina Day | ||||
