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    100th CES Power Pro conducts barrier engagement certification with RAFL fighter jets [Image 8 of 11]

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    100th CES Power Pro conducts barrier engagement certification with RAFL fighter jets

    RAF MILDENHALL, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM

    09.12.2025

    Photo by Karen Abeyasekere 

    100th Air Refueling Wing   

    A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, prepares to travel down the active runway to catch a Mobile Aircraft Arresting System for a barrier certification test at RAF Mildenhall, England, Sept. 12, 2025. Airmen and civilians from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Power Production shop regularly test the MAAS and annually conduct certification testing of the aircraft arresting system, which is designed to safely stop and aircraft that is experiencing an in-flight emergency and cannot land without causing damage. These systems play an important role in the safety and recoverability of pilots and ground crew on the flightline. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

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    Date Taken: 09.12.2025
    Date Posted: 09.17.2025 09:30
    Photo ID: 9320565
    VIRIN: 250912-F-EJ686-1087
    Resolution: 7408x3392
    Size: 3.09 MB
    Location: RAF MILDENHALL, SUFFOLK, GB

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