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The two orange-and-white sheds along the newly-renovated Biggs Army Airfield runway house an aircraft arresting system, which is a cable that can extend across the runway to catch tactical fighters. Airfield Manager Randall J. Stewart said they last used it in September 2017, when a Navy F/A-18 Hornet that was supposed to land at El Paso International Airport had to be diverted to Fort Bliss, Texas, when its hydraulics system failed. Stewart said they deployed the aircraft arresting system and had the jet on the ground within three minutes of receiving the notification.
| Date Taken: | 10.01.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 10.14.2020 15:37 |
| Photo ID: | 6389885 |
| VIRIN: | 201001-A-QV384-1723 |
| Resolution: | 6058x4327 |
| Size: | 21.46 MB |
| Location: | EL PASO, TX, US |
| Web Views: | 52 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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