* * * Note: this is a rerun, ignore the polo shirt info * * *

#usnavy #aircraftcarrier operations are complex and challenging, particularly the landings. Everything has redundancy built in, and for a carrier recovery, the ultimate backup is the barricade.

On this episode, "Pager" and "Rico" describe the time they were forced to recover using the barricade (at night!) in their #f14tomcat.