080331-N-8421M-002 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 31, 2008) Sailors position a wire support under an arresting wire aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The wire support lifts the arresting wire off the deck enabling an aircraft tail hook to catch the wire during an arrested landing. Nimitz is deployed to the 7th Fleet operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Mercil (Released) Arresting Gear mechanics

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