14 U.S. Naval Institute - The "victory marks" on this arresting gear deckedge station on USS Coral Sea (twitter.com) posted 2 years ago by bigly_productions 2 years ago by bigly_productions +15 / -1 5 comments share 5 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I think that it signifies the score of navy personnel that have been injured or killed by the wire as it is retracted after a landing.
thats exactly what it is for