Keywords: US Navy 110608-N-ZZ999-001 Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Dwayne Williams secures a C-2A Greyhound assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadro.jpg en LAKEHURST N J June 8 2011 Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Dwayne Williams secures a C-2A Greyhound assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron VX 20 to the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System EMALS 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/Released 2011-06-08 110608-N-ZZ999-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 102739 U S Navy photo by Sherry Jacob PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System |