A-10 Thunderbolt II • Elephant Walk At Davis-Monthan AFB

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack fighter jets, assigned to the 355th Wing assemble on the runway at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona on February 9, 2022. This readiness exercise was performed to ensure the 355th Wing has the ability to rapidly generate combat airpower and execute its rescue and attack missions. "Elephant Walk" is a USAF term for the taxiing of military aircraft right before takeoff, when they are in close formation. Often, it takes place right before a minimum interval takeoff. The term "elephant walk" dates to World War II when large fleets of allied bombers would conduct attacks in missions containing up to 1,000 aircraft. Those who observed this said that the taxiing of these large numbers of aircraft to take off in single file, in nose-to-tail formations, looked like elephants walking to a watering hole. Over time, it was incorporated into the lexicon of the United States Air Force to identify a "maximum sortie surge".
Film Credits: Video by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish, 355th Wing
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[amraam]

These awesome jets fly over my house daily!

[jemzelp]

only so often get a glimpse as these most brave/beautiful pilots taking off from the military base across from the UPS hub....A10....long live. Thank you. 🙏

[oliverprosen]

dude I was just at the pima air and space museum and I saw A-10s flying over. I bet some of them were these pilots.

[iamok]

Imagine all these A 10 going There will be sound chaos above and on the ground.

[timothycossette]

Nearly all of these a10s have a body count ;)
Its always amazed me how we get to see these dudes flying around all happy and stuff while working or out doing errands, but in combat, hearing these same sounds would make you fear surviving.

[MCerberis]

This pack of angels could stop the war in Ukraine.

[pedenmk]

If I was ever to return as a marine corps veteran and would be in a predicament im gonna get some support from the A10. IT Is one BAD ASS WEAPON with a variety of fire power. Great episode gentlemen.

[jadilsonalvesdasilva]

Grande força aeria Americano muito bom excelente 👏👏👏 parabéns pelo vídeo 👏👏👏 parabéns 👏👏

[zZ]

god damn. Do we really need this many A-10s? I don't think so

[gcHK]

A-10C > F-35B. Full Stop. No debate.

[damljanristic]

Lepe mete za S-300👌👌👌👌🤣🤣🤣🤣🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺👊👊👊👊