Exercise Jaded Thunder

A 77th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, taxis the runway after disengaging a mobile aircraft arresting system Aug. 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell AFB successfully qualified to provide emergency divert support during Exercise Jaded Thunder 2020. Jaded Thunder is a multi-national joint exercise where units train on tactical aerial combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)

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Exercise Jaded Thunder

Capt. Henry “Tank” Martin, 77th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, engages the mobile aircraft arresting system Aug. 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The MAAS was tested to qualify McConnell AFB as the alternate runway for inflight emergencies for assets supporting the multi-national joint exercise Jaded Thunder 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)

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Tech. Sgt. Jonnathan Montilla, 820th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer Unit from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, aircraft arresting system noncommissioned officer in charge, and Staff Sgt. Bryce Conkle, 820th RED HORSE electrical power production craftsman, steadies the band to a mobile aircraft arresting system to reduce wind sway Aug. 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The MAAS is capable of stopping small scale aircraft equipped with an arresting hook during emergency situations. MAAS can stop aircraft between 990 to 1,200 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)

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A mobile aircraft arresting system is prepared to be tested by two 77th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcons from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Aug. 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. The MAAS prevents tail-hooked enabled aircraft from overrunning the runway during takeoff and landing emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)

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Exercise Jaded Thunder

Published Aug. 12, 2020
By Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia
22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- A 77th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, taxis the runway after disengaging a mobile aircraft arresting system Aug. 6, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell AFB successfully qualified to provide emergency divert support during Exercise Jaded Thunder 2020. Jaded Thunder is a multi-national joint exercise where units train on tactical aerial combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Marc A. Garcia)