The exercise is one of the yearly training events of the 8th FW, which allows the unit to "maintain the level of readiness required to accomplish the 'Fight Tonight' mission and are an opportunity to practice contingency response, evaluate performance and sharpen critical skills." While not specified, it is possible the "Mammoth Walk" (which was usually called an Elephant Walk in other occasions) was one of the events of Exercise Beverly Midnight 23-1, which was hosted by Osan AB from May 4 to 12, 2023.
Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt IIs and a F-16 Fighting Falcon wait to taxi down the runway during a Mammoth Walk training event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on May 5, 2023.Īirman 1st Class Aaron Edwards/US Air Force
Army's 2nd CAB are not subordinate unit of the 7th AF, they are stationed at Osan AB and joined the event as they are integral part of the aviation activities in Korea.
While the 5th RS (part of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing) and the U.S. The photos of the event on the runway show 53 aircraft, which include two U-2 Dragon Ladys of the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron, three C-12 Hurons of the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 12 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs of the 25th Fighter Squadron and 36 F-16 Fighting Falcons of the 35th, 36th, and 80th Fighter Squadrons. The "Mammoth Walk," as the photos' captions called it, happened on May 5, 2023, but it was only disclosed few days ago. The Pacific Air Forces' 7th Air Force staged a large aircraft generation training event at Osan Air Base with the participation of all the subordinate units from Osan and Kunsan air bases, where the 51st and 8th Air Wings are based. Osan and Kunsan air bases joined forces for the display of airpower, lining up on the runway F-16s, A-10s, U-2s and C-12s belonging to the units permanently forward-deployed in South Korea. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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