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US Air Force conducted a “surge exercise” at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia

Aircraft from the 23d Wing conducted a surge exercise May 22, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exercise was conducted in order to demonstrate the wing’s ability to rapidly deploy combat ready forces across the globe.

The 23d Wing maintains and operates A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, HH-60G Pave Hawks, and HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for precision attack, personnel recovery and combat support worldwide.

The exercise also featured a typical Elephant Walk carried out by one Pave Hawk, two Combat King II and 30 fully armed A-10C Warthogs.

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As already explained several times in the past, during Elephant Walk exercises military aircraft taxi in close formation or in sequence right before a minimum interval takeoff and, depending on the purpose of the training event they then either take off or taxi back to the apron.

Photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider
Photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider
Photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider
Photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider
Photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider
Photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider

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