Features High-speed Airmen hit the brakes for USAFE October 27, 2016 Senior Airman Seth Howard, 435th Construction and Training Squadron aircraft arresting systems depot technician, moves a BAK-12 aircraft arresting system so it can be paintedOct. 12 on Ramstein. Howard and other 435 CTS Airmen overhauled the system, which decelerates aircraft during landing. Painting dents or chips on the BAK-12 is the last step and helps prevent corroding. Staff Sgt. Kyle Morris, 435th Construction and Training Squadron aircraft arresting systems depot technician, checks his work while painting a BAK-12 aircraft arresting system Oct. 12 on Ramstein. Morris painted the arresting system to prevent corroding. Each system requires an overhaul every ten years, and the 435 CTS is the only squadron within U.S. Air Forces in Europe with the capability to do so. Staff Sgt. Kyle Morris and Airman 1st Class Dylan Ryan, 435th Construction and Training aircraft arresting systems depot technicians, overhaul a BAK-12 aircraft arresting system Oct. 12 on Ramstein. The arresting system decelerates an aircraft during landing, and each one requires an overhaul every ten years. Staff Sgt. Kyle Morris, 435th Construction and Training Squadron aircraft arresting systems depot technician, mixes paint Oct. 13 on Ramstein. Morris mixed the paint to spray over dents and chips on a BAK-12 aircraft arresting system during an overhaul. Staff Sgt. Kyle Morris, 435th Construction and Training Squadron aircraft arresting systems depot technician, sprays paint on a BAK-12 aircraft arresting system Oct. 12 on Ramstein. The 435 CTS overhauls all aircraft arresting systems within U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Senior Airman Kevin Glover, 435th Construction and Training Squadron aircraft arresting systems depot technician, tapes around dented or chipped areas on a BAK-12 aircraft arresting system Oct. 12 on Ramstein. Glover taped the areas so they could be painted to help prevent corroding. The 435 CTS works on eight systems each year. « Previous × Next » Share Tweet