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Elephant Walk: How to Make Russia and China ‘Freak Out’

Key Points and Summary - A military "elephant walk" is a powerful and visually stunning show of force, a tradition dating back to the massive, 1,000-bomber raids of World War II. -The term was coined ...
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There Is Nothing Like a B-2 Stealth Bomber ‘Elephant Walk’

-The exercise, which featured 12 of the stealth bombers taxiing in formation, serves as a powerful display of operational agility and a morale boost for crews ...
The National Interest

F-35 ‘Elephant Walk’: How 52 Stealth Fighters Took to the Skies All at Once

What You Need to Know: In January 2020, Hill Air Force Base in Utah conducted a remarkable “elephant walk,” launching 52 F-35A Lightning II jets in a massive display of fifth-generation fighter ...
The Aviationist

T-6 Texan II Aircraft (Including One In B-25 Colors) Take Part In A Rather Unusual “Elephant Walk” at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas

T-6 Texan IIs from the 559th Flying Training Squadron and the 39th FTS participated in an “Elephant Walk” at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. One, painted in the colors of the B-25s that flew ...
The National Interest

China Freaked: Dozens of F-35 Stealth Fighters Flew in Huge ‘Elephant Walk’

Summary and Key Points: In November 2018, Hill Air Force Base in Utah conducted the first-ever “elephant walk” with fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. An elephant walk involves dozens of ...
Business Insider

US Air Force's massive 53-aircraft runway exercise 'sends a message you can't ignore' to rivals like China

A 53-aircraft exercise put US military airpower on display in Japan earlier this week. Fighter jets, rescue helicopters, and spy planes taxiied the runway at Kadena Air Base. The massive aircraft ...