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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
James Liddell

US Air Force and Navy ‘elephant walk’ in Japan could be ‘largest seen’

The U.S. Air Force deployed a swarm of supersonic stealth strike fighters and anti-aircraft missile systems for a large-scale “elephant walk” in Japan, in an apparent display of combat power and regional deterrence.

A total of 53 aircraft participated in the traditional showing this week at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, a major U.S. military installation in the Asia-Pacific region located about 400 miles off the coast of China.

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