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200611-F-HT863-0071

U.S. Air Force Airmen check for cracks in the arresting system tape after the system's recertification on the runway at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 11, 2020. The arresting system's tape can extend up to 1,200 feet, providing enough space to slow and stop an aircraft in an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200611-F-HT863-0071

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Harris, 52nd Civil Engineering Squadron power production journeyman, sets the proper hydraulic pressure for the arresting system on the runway at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 10, 2020. The purpose of an active aircraft arresting system is to assist in rapidly decelerating aircraft during emergency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200611-F-HT863-0071

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Harris, 52nd Civil Engineering Squadron power production journeyman, positions spacing donuts along an arresting cable on the runway at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 10, 2020. The rubber spacing donuts elevate the arresting cable two inches off the runway, providing space for an aircraft's tailhook to catch the cable during an emergency landing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200611-F-HT863-0071

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Garrett Mathews, 52nd Civil Engineering Squadron power production journeyman, forefront, ties the arresting cable to the runway at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 10, 2020. Nylon ropes secure the cable and to the runway to keep the cable from interfering with normal operations, but during an emergency the nylon line breaks away easily when a jet uses the arresting system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200611-F-HT863-0071

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander Schell, 52nd Civil Engineering Squadron power production and aircraft arresting system supervisor, drags arresting cable into position with the help of Senior Airman Garrett Mathews, 52nd CES power production journeyman, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 10, 2020. The cable is part of an active aircraft arresting system, which is a hydraulic braking system used in an emergency, to rapidly decelerate a jet as it lands on the runway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200611-F-HT863-0071

U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexander Schell, 52nd Civil Engineering Squadron power production and aircraft arresting system supervisor, tightens a bolt to connect the cable and tape for the arresting system on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, June 10, 2020. The arresting system slows and stops aircraft using a metal cable running across the runway that's attached to hydraulic braking systems on either side of the runway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200521-F-HT863-0010

Employees from Educational and Developmental Intervention Services host the virtual Wiggles and Giggles program at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 21, 2020. EDIS helps to correct delays in children's speech, motor, emotional or cognitive skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200528-F-HT863-0023

Miles and his mom participate in the virtual Wiggles and Giggles program hosted by Educational and Developmental Intervention Services at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 28, 2020. This virtual program is offered once a week for two different age brackets between six months and four years old, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200521-F-HT863-0045

Erin Shenk, Educational and Developmental Intervention Services early childhood special educator, and Kelly Wilson, EDIS speech language pathologist, perform an activity during the virtual Wiggles and Giggles program hosted by EDIS at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 21, 2020. Virtual classes are open, during the COVID-19 pandemic, to any number of participants and they currently have 21 families connected to the program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200521-F-HT863-0052

Erin Shenk, Educational and Developmental Intervention Services early childhood special educator, reads a book to participants during the virtual Wiggles and Giggles program hosted by EDIS at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 21, 2020. This playgroup provides an interactive opportunity to build language, play, social and motor skills while keeping distancing rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200521-F-HT863-0190

Erin Shenk, Educational and Developmental Intervention Services early childhood special educator, shows the next activity during the virtual Wiggles and Giggles program hosted by EDIS at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 21, 2020. Classes are created to meet the developmental needs of the children attending. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200518-F-HT863-0078

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Domingo, left, Senior Airman Tyler Sommerfield, middle, and Tech. Sgt Donovan Reid, right, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency response crew chiefs, from Ramsteim Air Base, Germany, inspect a fuel nozzle during hot pit refueling practice on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 18, 2020. Hot pit refueling is the process in which ground crew Airmen refuel an aircraft while its engines are still running, allowing the aircraft the ability to get back into the air as quickly as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200518-F-HT863-0015

U.S. Air Force maintainers from the 435th Contingency Response Squadron, from Ramsteim Air Base, Germany, work alongside 52nd Maintenance Group Airmen to practice hot pit refueling operations on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 18, 2020. The 435th CRS support the mobility aircraft by trade but over the past 18 months have started certification to servicing operations on fighter jets as part of their preparation for Agile Combat Employment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200518-F-HT863-0171

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Domingo, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency response crew chief, from Ramsteim Air Base, Germany, attaches fuel nozzle during a hot pit refueling at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 18, 2020. Hot pit refueling saves time, manpower and equipment usage by using a Type-4 hydrant system to refuel active aircraft between training missions. Refueling still-running aircraft requires fewer Airmen and no refueling trucks because only two 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution Airmen are needed to operate the hydrant system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200518-F-HT863-0206

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cortavious Stepney, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency response crew chief, from Ramsteim Air Base, Germany, plugs in a ground wire during hot pit refueling on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 18, 2020. An aircraft’s engine stays running during a hot pit allowing approximately 1,300 gallons of fuel to be administered 30% faster than a typical refueling process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200518-F-HT863-0154

U.S. Air Force maintainers from the 435th Contingency Response Squadron, from Ramsteim Air Base, Germany, work alongside 52nd Maintenance Group Airmen to get certified on hot pit refueling operations on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 18, 2020. Hot pit refueling is a procedure performed in a combat environment to rapidly refuel aircraft while the aircraft engines are running, resulting in speedy refueling and faster aircraft regeneration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200518-F-HT863-0113

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Domingo, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency response crew chief, from Ramsteim Air Base, Germany, practices attaching a fuel nozzle to an F-16 Fighting Falcon on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 18, 2020. Hot pits are a more efficient refueling method because the aircraft is refueled with its engines on, making the refill approximately 30% faster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200518-F-HT863-0118

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Sommerfield,left, and Senior Airman Cortavious Stepney, right, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency response crew chiefs, from Ramsteim Air Base, Germany, signal each other while practicing hot pit refueling on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 18, 2020. A hot pit is the refueling of an aircraft while its engine is still running. During the refueling process, the aircraft is checked for safety items such as leaks and debris before returning to the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200506-F-HT863-0258

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriel Rothbart, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance apprentice, draws a vehicle on his notebook during a break at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 6, 2020. The fire truck and material handling equipment shop maintains an 84 percent mission capable rate average, six percent above the standard of 78 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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200506-F-HT863-0245

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriel Rothbart, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance apprentice, washes his hands after completing his work at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 6, 2020. Airmen who work with grease or oil use a soap containing sand to help remove the residue off their hands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)

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