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F-35 Elephant Walk: Fleet of Stealth Fighters Took Off Together to Warn China

Key Points and Summary - On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, conducted a massive "elephant walk" that "almost nobody covered." -The demonstration, a "direct ...
Task & Purpose

This 53 aircraft ‘elephant walk’ has everything you’d need for a war in the Pacific

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 ...
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 ...
The National Interest

The U.S. Air Force and Navy Conduct the Largest “Elephant Walk” in Recent History

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 ...