This A-7E has just made an arrested landing. The hook runner (a flight deck crew member) appears to be signaling not to let the aircraft taxi as the arresting cable is fouled in the arresting hook. The USS Lexington saw heavy combat in World War Two. As with all carriers of that vintage it had a teakwood deck. Although the landing area was modified with steel plating, other areas were still wood when this photo was taken as evidenced by the teak planks visible in the lower part of the photo.