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2023-04-18 -Land of the Free

US holds largest elephant walk in Air Force history with 4,000 airmen and 80 warplanes in spectacular show of military strength

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

The scene was a titanic show of strength against Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping

An 'elephant walk' is a term for the taxiing of military aircraft in close formation

'We train side by side to defend our way of life,' an Air Force spokesman said

Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11156 views ] Top

#1 Confucius say, "Thank you for sharing
And scaring our Mandarin Goering!
Please cease all this training
And--"
"Jeez, is it raining?"
"Just so. Intuition unerring!"

Posted by Uloluter Unaitle4756 2023-04-18 01:46|| 2023-04-18 01:46|| Front Page Top

#2 Remember when Trump wanted a military parade General Milly?

Posted by Itsoktobewhite 2023-04-18 01:53|| 2023-04-18 01:53|| Front Page Top

#3 A unit ready to parade isn't ready to fight. A unit ready to fight isn't ready to parade.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-04-18 08:46|| 2023-04-18 08:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Agreed, Procopius. Quit with the fashion runway crap and float a few of these where they'll do some good.

Posted by Mercutio 2023-04-18 09:45|| 2023-04-18 09:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Note the many trainers and prop crop dusters leading the walk.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-18 11:19|| 2023-04-18 11:19|| Front Page Top

#6 That's YOUR money they spent. And for what? So they can play at being warlords and conquerors?

"Defend our way of life" means our way of life where we invade and destroy other countries, causing mass human suffering. All for the benefit of the military-industrial complex and the banks.

Posted by Hupainter Peacock1045 2023-04-18 11:27|| 2023-04-18 11:27|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ Hysterical much, Herb?

Posted by Frank G 2023-04-18 11:39|| 2023-04-18 11:39|| Front Page Top

#8 Note the many trainers and prop crop dusters leading the walk.

Watching the video, that is all there is. More recruiting video display than what we usually think of with Elephant Walk.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-04-18 12:13|| 2023-04-18 12:13|| Front Page Top

#9 Tremble, O doers of evil, before this mighty display of our awesome taxiing skills!

Posted by SteveS 2023-04-18 13:11|| 2023-04-18 13:11|| Front Page Top

#10 It's good to know you guys are too busy putting on a show to bother with, you know, your actual job.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-04-18 13:12|| 2023-04-18 13:12|| Front Page Top

#11 Which is the biggest elephant? The Big Guy for 10%?

Posted by AlanC 2023-04-18 14:06|| 2023-04-18 14:06|| Front Page Top

#12 If you do this, it's called "brandishing."

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-04-18 14:12|| 2023-04-18 14:12|| Front Page Top

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