Petty Officer 2nd Class Dwayne Williams secures a C-2A
Summary
Petty Officer 2nd Class Dwayne Williams secures a C-2A Greyhound assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 20 to the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System shuttle as part of the first launch of a C-2A Greyhound at Naval Air Engineering Station, Lakehurst, N.J. The Greyhound was launched 18 times over a wide range of aircraft weights June 8 and 9 as part of ongoing aircraft compatibility testing. EMALS is a complete launch system designed for the Ford-class aircraft carriers and will replace the steam catapult system, which has been in use for more than 50 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Sherry Jacob)
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Date
08/06/2011
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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