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Just in case Santa Clause and his Elves wind up needing military protection from an attempted hostile intrusion in the North Pole, the U.S. Air Force will be ready with F-35 and F-16 fighter jets poised for rapid attack.
The service’s 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, is using the shortest days of the year to prepare for war in the Arctic under darkness and amid harsh weather conditions. Every flying unit at the base was assembled on the runway for what the Air Force calls an Elephant Walk. More than thirty fighters and two refueling aircraft participated in the exercise.
Just in case Santa Claus and his elves wound up needing military protection from an attempted hostile intrusion in the North Pole, the U.S. Air Force was ready with F-35 and F-16 fighter jets poised for rapid attack.
By Senior Airman Keith Holcomb 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska The 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Wing Air National Guard completed a readiness exercise Dec. 18, 2020, verifying the wing’s ability to rapidly generate combat airpower at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. More than 30 fighters and two refueling aircraft were generated.
The formation executed on the runway is known as an “Elephant Walk.” This formation tested the rapid readiness of every flying unit on Eielson AFB and displayed the airpower of the 354th FW and the 168th Wing together. The Elephant Walk isn’t only to practice our abilities to respond quickly, said U.S. Air Force Col. David Skalicky, 354th Operations Group commander, This is to show our Airmen who work behind the scenes what Eielson AFB is about, it’s about showing our strength in the arctic arena.