The runway display of 53 Air Force and Navy planes — plus Army missiles — ranged from rescue helicopters to fighters and hulking spy planes. By Matt White Updated May 9, 2025 1:09 PM EDT If you had to ...

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The United States has made a startling show of force in what may be one of the largest ‘elephant walk’ displays ever. Described by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as a “demonstration of combat readiness and ...

-The exercise at Langley Air Force Base was designed to showcase the wing's ability to rapidly mobilize for high-stress scenarios and serve as a powerful morale booster for pilots and ground crews.

An American military base in Japan on Tuesday, May 6, participated in a massive show-of-force, showing off 53 warplanes and a pair of defense missiles in an ‘elephant walk’ exercise at one of its ...

The Kadena Air Base in Japan hosted the largest recent U.S. “Elephant Walk,” showcasing joint-service airpower with over fifty aircraft and missile systems, reinforcing unity in the Indo-Pacific. The ...

Air Force and U.S. Navy aircraft line up at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2025 for a 53-plane "elephant walk," along with two Army missile batteries. If you had to put together a fleet of aircraft to ...

US Air Force and Navy fighter jets and military helicopters line up on the runway for an elephant walk on Kadena Air Base.U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer A 53-aircraft exercise put ...