Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron release the cable from the tailhook of a 44th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle during a Barrier Arresting Kit certification at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 24, 2021. During the test, the tailhook or arresting hook is dropped from the back of the F-15 as it fast taxis down the runway and catches the cable. ( Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Monte)

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