Advanced Arresting Gear traps its first manned aircraft Posted on April 2, 2016April 2, 2016 by alert5 The Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) has successfully trapped its first manned aircraft, a F/A-18E, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Mar. 31. Photo: U.S. Navy. Related posts (Automatically Generated): Design flaw in Advanced Arresting Gear risks extending delivery of CVN-78 F-35C to start jet blast deflector testing China confirms Varyag is underway, will develop indigenous arresting gear YouTube: LEMV first flight Photo: Arresting gear installed on Varyag DCSA: U.K. seeks EMALS