F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive "Elephant Walk" In Alaska

[F-22Raptor]

On the same day that the U.S. Air Force officially stood up a second squadron of F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, the station’s resident flying units conducted an impressive “Elephant Walk” to show off its ability to rapidly generate combat airpower. The base’s critical value, especially with regards to the Arctic, a region of growing strategic importance, is something The War Zone has discussed in considerable detail in this previous article.

On December 18, no fewer than 18 F-35As, 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons, and two KC-135 Stratotankersarrived on the base's flight line and prepared for takeoff, yielding the stunning photos seen in this piece. The Elephant Walk “tested the rapid readiness of every flying unit on Eielson AFB and displayed the airpower of the 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Wing together,” the Air Force explained in an accompanying press release. The KC-135 aerial refueling tankers are assigned to the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard. Exercises such as this demonstrate the ability of units to put large numbers of aircraft in the air quickly, just as they might be required to do during a major crisis.

U.S. AIR FORCE/SENIOR AIRMAN KEITH HOLCOMB
Aircraft from the 354th Fighter Wing and the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing line up in formation on Eielson on December 18, 2020.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...ers-put-on-impressive-elephant-walk-in-alaska

 

[Gomig-21]

Wait wuut? Since when is an "elephant walk" an impressive act? Those F-35s and Vipers (especially those Aggressors) and the tankers meh, not so much but the technology and what it's capable of causing is the real impressive part. But an elephant walk? lol

You know what it is? They're just too bored up there in Alaska with all that amazing and lethal weapons systems that they need to talk about how impressive their elephant walk was.

 

[vi-va]

I can smell the collapse of Rome. War after war overseas, while people at home bankrupted and dying.

 

[F-22Raptor]

 

[Nasr]

With a cumulative debt published at near $27 trillion in 2020, and with 40 million unemployed americans, and then there is the real risk of having 30 million become homeless due to evictions ....

You can "elephant walk your planes all you want, it ain't gonna stop the inevitable collapse of america.

U.S. national debt statistics 1990-2019 | Statista

What was the national debt in 2016? This statistic shows the public debt of the U.S. 1990-2019. In September 2019, the U.S. national debt had risen up to almost 23 trillion U.S. dollars.

www.statista.com

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The COVID-19 Eviction Crisis: an Estimated 30-40 Million People in America Are at Risk - The Aspen Institute

People of color, particularly Black and Latinx people, constitute approximately 80% of people facing eviction.

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[ziaulislam]

With a cumulative debt published at near $27 trillion in 2020, and with 40 million unemployed americans, and then there is the real risk of having 30 million become homeless due to evictions ....

You can "elephant walk your planes all you want, it ain't gonna stop the inevitable collapse of america.

U.S. national debt statistics 1990-2019 | Statista

What was the national debt in 2016? This statistic shows the public debt of the U.S. 1990-2019. In September 2019, the U.S. national debt had risen up to almost 23 trillion U.S. dollars.

www.statista.com

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The COVID-19 Eviction Crisis: an Estimated 30-40 Million People in America Are at Risk - The Aspen Institute

People of color, particularly Black and Latinx people, constitute approximately 80% of people facing eviction.

www.aspeninstitute.org

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Sorrh to break it to u

The reason why USA wont break or collapse is because even today its country which is sucking all the intellectual people around the world

Its true the beurocracy or rich dont care about the poor but things are far worse in other countries

When it comes to debt...USA is the ONLY country in the world that HAS no foreign debt ..

It can simply print dollars if it wants..it wont but it can..

Countries like britain japan went to 250% gdp debt...usa debt is nothing in comparison

All empires fall usa will fall when the states no longer want to be together or when they stop importing talent from every part of the world i.e merit is replaced by corruption

 

[Nasr]

Sorrh to break it to u

The reason why USA wont break or collapse is because even today its country which is sucking all the intellectual people around the world

Its true the beurocracy or rich dont care about the poor but things are far worse in other countries

When it comes to debt...USA is the ONLY country in the world that HAS no foreign debt ..

It can simply print dollars if it wants..it wont but it can..

Countries like britain japan went to 250% gdp debt...usa debt is nothing in comparison

All empires fall usa will fall when the states no longer want to be together or when they stop importing talent from every part of the world i.e merit is replaced by corruption

You can ride that pony any which way you like, bud ... the gap between the rich and poor is perpetually growing and they are on cusp of reaching the tipping point.

The day ain't far, when even the allure of wealth would dissuade the so-called brain power of the world from going to america. The zionists are almost finished with feeding off of america, like a parasite.

Trump has delivered what no other american president did in the last 72 years. Jerusalem is their capital now, the Najdi scum leadership of the Arab World are their pet-slaves, soon they will build their temple mount over the ruins of Al-Quds and once that's done, the zionists have no use for america.

Time will shift from "A Day Like a Month, to A Day Like a Week" then no amount of GDP will help the americans from their doom.

 

[Dalit]

Shouldn't the Americans be fighting COVID?

 

[Oldman1]

Shouldn't the Americans be fighting COVID?

Thats why we developed the vaccine. Otherwise, we just let some other country do it right?

 

[nahtanbob]

You can ride that pony any which way you like, bud ... the gap between the rich and poor is perpetually growing and they are on cusp of reaching the tipping point.

Why do you care about the bottom feeders in society ?

 

[Nasr]

Why do you care about the bottom feeders in society ?

The fact that you're actually asking such a question, proves how blind and ignorant you are toward the realities of the global economic system that works to benefit the less than 1% rich!

Keep living in ignorance, bud .... I'm sure you find it blissful!!

 

[nahtanbob]

The fact that you're actually asking such a question, proves how blind and ignorant you are toward the realities of the global economic system that works to benefit the less than 1% rich!

Keep living in ignorance, bud .... I'm sure you find it blissful!!

Nobody asks any country to participate in the global economic system. Myanmar and North Korea do not participate. You are free to join them

 

[Nasr]

Nobody asks any country to participate in the global economic system. Myanmar and North Korea do not participate. You are free to join them

You really ought to go study the Bretten Woods System and the OPEC Agreement on Petrodollar. You should also go read u on what Wall Street did to Argentina, what the State Dept did to Yugoslavia and what america-britain-france did to Libya.

"Free to join" what a load of crock!!!!

 

[Raider 21]

On the same day that the U.S. Air Force officially stood up a second squadron of F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, the station’s resident flying units conducted an impressive “Elephant Walk” to show off its ability to rapidly generate combat airpower. The base’s critical value, especially with regards to the Arctic, a region of growing strategic importance, is something The War Zone has discussed in considerable detail in this previous article.

On December 18, no fewer than 18 F-35As, 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons, and two KC-135 Stratotankersarrived on the base's flight line and prepared for takeoff, yielding the stunning photos seen in this piece. The Elephant Walk “tested the rapid readiness of every flying unit on Eielson AFB and displayed the airpower of the 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Wing together,” the Air Force explained in an accompanying press release. The KC-135 aerial refueling tankers are assigned to the 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard. Exercises such as this demonstrate the ability of units to put large numbers of aircraft in the air quickly, just as they might be required to do during a major crisis.

U.S. AIR FORCE/SENIOR AIRMAN KEITH HOLCOMB
Aircraft from the 354th Fighter Wing and the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Wing line up in formation on Eielson on December 18, 2020.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...ers-put-on-impressive-elephant-walk-in-alaska

That is pretty impressive indeed. Especially in the cold weather, it shows the operational capability of PACAF in Alaska.