Ray Mabus, secretary of the Navy, discusses the electromagnetic aircraft launch system capabilities with Col. James Hodges, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and 87th Air Base Wing commander, and Kathleen Donnelly, Navy Support Equipment and Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment senior executive, during an EMALS dead load launch Sept. 26, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Russ Meseroll/Released)