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:
Cope North 2024, a large-scale multilateral exercise, commenced in the Indo-Pacific region with an "elephant walk" at Andersen AFB, Guam.
The kickoff event featured 33 aircraft from the U.S., Australia, Japan, France, and South Korea, demonstrating coalition air power and interoperability.
As the U.S. Pacific Air Forces' largest multilateral exercise, Cope North 2024 involves over 2,400 service members and 85 aircraft, aiming to practice combat and mobility air forces dispersal.
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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