Multinational partners conduct an elephant walk as part of Cope North 2024 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Monday. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force]
Key Takeaways:
A large-scale multilateral exercise underway in the Indo-Pacific region kicked off this week with an elephant walk at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, featuring a coalition of 33 aircraft.
“Elephant walk” is a U.S. Air Force term that dates back to World War II and refers to aircraft taxiing en masse in a single line and close formation as a method of demonstrating air power.
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