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Posted: 3/6/2012 11:24:36 AM EDT

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:25:47 AM EDT

[#1]

Are those US birds ?

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:26:36 AM EDT

[#2]

Yep, that's the Wolf Pack.

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:26:50 AM EDT

[#3]

Gawd daymn

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:27:15 AM EDT

[#4]

From the photo description:

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons fighter aircraft demonstrate an "Elephant Walk" as they taxi down a runway during an exercise at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 2, 2012. The exercise showcased Kunsan AB aircrews' capability to quickly and safely prepare an aircraft for a wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld) (KT)

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:27:58 AM EDT

[#5]

Those are F16s in Korea or something, right? I think I've seen this picture recently, having to do with some joint exercise we ran there.

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:28:21 AM EDT

[#6]

How many is that, 40?

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:29:35 AM EDT

[#7]

icame.jpg

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:32:58 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
How many is that, 40?

Thereabouts. The exhaust haze makes it tough to see how many ranks of 4 there are, but 10 is a good guess.

It's like...
1 is cool
4 is dangerous
16 is power
40 is nasty-ass-honey-badger-takes-what-it-wants

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:34:28 AM EDT

[#9]

I believe it was 40. One of my friends is a mechanic for the f-16 squadron there and he said it was an impressive sight to see in person.

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:35:23 AM EDT

[#10]

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:35:59 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
From the photo description:

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons fighter aircraft demonstrate an "Elephant Walk" as they taxi down a runway during an exercise at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 2, 2012. The exercise showcased Kunsan AB aircrews' capability to quickly and safely prepare an aircraft for a wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Y. Auld) (KT)

Expensive excersize or something real big is about to happen

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:36:57 AM EDT

[#12]

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:48:22 AM EDT

[#13]

Show and tell for the North Koreans.

"We can get this many jets armed to the teeth up and running at one time, we may have some more still in the hangers too.

How many of your sub standard jets can you get up and running at the same time, you may have 1000 jets but only 300 can fly ant any given time and only half of those can be armed with missiles not yet passed their use by date and none of those would last against an F-16 even with 2 - 1 against the F-16 so Mr. North Korea, go back to your drawing board and recalculate just how much of a good idea it will be to try invade the South".

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:50:13 AM EDT

[#14]

Quantity has a quality all its own.

Posted: 3/6/2012 11:53:30 AM EDT

[#15]

Pants just got tight all of the sudden....

Posted: 3/6/2012 12:33:39 PM EDT

[#16]

Is there a high resolution shot of this anywhere?

Posted: 3/6/2012 12:34:48 PM EDT

[#17]

NK could have taken out a lot of birds out at once.

Posted: 3/6/2012 12:37:05 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
NK could have taken out a lot of birds out at once.

That's exactlly what I was thinking. Showing off is not always a good thing. Still, that's damn impressive.

Posted: 3/6/2012 12:37:41 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:

Quoted:
NK could have taken out a lot of birds out at once.

That's exactlly what I was thinking. Showing off is not always a good thing. Still, that's damn impressive.

I think they'd be off the ground once any birds were picked up in the air.

Posted: 3/6/2012 12:42:42 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:

Quoted:

NK could have taken out a lot of birds out at once.

That's exactlly what I was thinking. Showing off is not always a good thing. Still, that's damn impressive.

I think they'd be off the ground once any birds were picked up in the air.

Yeah, Kunsan is 220km away from any of their forward deployed launchers.

Posted: 3/6/2012 1:08:25 PM EDT

[#21]

Look at the cute little Lawn Darts.

When I was there the most we did was 36 and they ALL had WP on their tails.

Posted: 3/6/2012 1:14:08 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:

Quoted:
NK could have taken out a lot of birds out at once.

That's exactlly what I was thinking. Showing off is not always a good thing. Still, that's damn impressive.

Kunsan is an F-16 base. Those jets live there and I'm comfortable saying do not spend all their time vertically dispersed.

Posted: 3/6/2012 1:20:13 PM EDT

[#23]

I imagine we have more jets close to operational in our junkyards than NK has altogether.

ETA: Pics of junkyard

Posted: 3/6/2012 1:20:46 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
Is there a high resolution shot of this anywhere?

These are the hi rez version straight form the Kunsan website.

Posted: 3/6/2012 1:25:39 PM EDT

[#25]

The bigger picture: US, ROK forces show off air power

by Senior Airman Jessica Hines
8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

3/6/2012 - KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea –– Not even the sun had a chance to rise before Airmen here began their work during a combined combat generation exercise, March 2, 2012, between United States and Republic of Korea Air Forces.

"The purpose of the exercise today is to test the ability of our team to execute our combat mission at a moment's notice," said Col. Craig Leavitt, 8th Operations Group commander.

"This shows the resolve that we have as a team, the United States and the Republic of Korea forces, to defend the Republic of Korea at any time," he added.

From start to finish, aircraft were generated as they would be for wartime operations. The exercise helps Airmen practice how several pieces of a much larger puzzle are brought together in one swift motion, representing a cycle of events paramount to the overall defense of the region.

Describing it as a "bilateral event," Col. Stephen Williams, 8th Fighter Wing vice commander, noted the long hours spent behind the scenes that produced the combat air power seen between the five units. In all, the exercise included aircraft from the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, ROK; the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from the 388th FW at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; the 55th EFS from the 20th FW at Shaw AFB, S.C.; and the 38th Fighter Group of the ROK Air Force.

"Airmen from all the groups are participating - the entire Wolf Pack - and they don't always get to see the tail end of this," said Williams.

A befitting finale, the "tail end" event was ushered in by the roaring sound of fighter jets as they glided down the runway as a combat-ready procession.

This isn't the first time the Wolf Pack has exercised full combat generation, and certainly isn't the last, but working with host country air power defenses has brought a more personal association to the importance of the exercise.

"This is their [Koreans] homeland," said Williams, reminding Airmen that the Wolf Pack is part of a vested interest in defending the Republic of Korea from enemy forces.

"The more we work together, the better we'll be if called upon to take the fight north," said Williams

http://www.kunsan.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123292645

Posted: 3/6/2012 1:28:29 PM EDT

[#26]

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1263463

Posted: 3/6/2012 1:39:22 PM EDT

[#27]

F16s are badass.

That is all.

Posted: 3/6/2012 3:46:03 PM EDT

[#28]

There needs to be a guy waving a green flag in front of the whole formation like the beginning of a NSACAR race.

gentlemen, start your jet engines!

Posted: 3/6/2012 3:47:55 PM EDT

[#29]

That's a lot of lawn darts.

Posted: 3/6/2012 3:51:52 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
I believe it was 40. One of my friends is a mechanic for the f-16 squadron there and he said it was an impressive sight to see in person.

The OP is a mechanic for the F-16 squadron there.

Posted: 3/6/2012 3:55:19 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
NK could have taken out a lot of birds out at once.

I think a hit like that would merit some canned sunshine.

Posted: 3/6/2012 3:55:51 PM EDT

[#32]

fake

Posted: 3/6/2012 4:19:21 PM EDT

[#33]

Nevermind what it *looks* like, where is the sound?

Posted: 3/6/2012 4:31:49 PM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:

Are those US birds ?

Yup - it's also part of the reason why the SK .gov can subsidize the shit out of Samsung and Hyundai....

Posted: 3/6/2012 5:04:53 PM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Are those US birds ?

Yup - it's also part of the reason why the SK .gov can subsidize the shit out of Samsung and Hyundai....

No, some of those are ROKAF Lawn Darts.

Posted: 3/6/2012 5:11:45 PM EDT

[#36]

The F-16 is a fine looking bird. I've always loved it.

Posted: 3/6/2012 8:07:16 PM EDT

[#37]

stuff like this makes me damn proud of my service

Posted: 3/6/2012 8:22:13 PM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/420392_10150830922899989_119105629988_12365740_1530582678_n.jpg

= 1 x B-52.

Posted: 3/6/2012 8:26:38 PM EDT

[#39]

(this is a parody of the last time these pics were posted)

Posted: 3/6/2012 8:30:40 PM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Is there a high resolution shot of this anywhere?

These are the hi rez version straight form the Kunsan website.

http://www.kunsan.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/120302-F-GO396-374.JPG
http://www.kunsan.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/120302-F-RB551-160.jpg
http://www.kunsan.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/120302-F-RB551-210.jpg
http://www.kunsan.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/120302-F-RB551-221.jpg

Just freakin wow.

Posted: 3/6/2012 8:31:02 PM EDT

[#41]

I wonder if any of those pilots were wishing they had shit before they left the hangar?

Posted: 3/6/2012 8:33:11 PM EDT

[#42]

So they're using F-16's for FOD walks now huh?

Posted: 3/6/2012 8:33:51 PM EDT

[#43]

Serious question.... was this the loudest formation ever?

I cannot imagine anything louder than 40 F-16's...

maybe 30-40 f-18 or f-15's?

Posted: 3/6/2012 8:47:21 PM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:
Show and tell for the North Koreans.

"We can get this many jets armed to the teeth up and running at one time, we may have some more still in the hangers too.

How many of your sub standard jets can you get up and running at the same time, you may have 1000 jets but only 300 can fly ant any given time and only half of those can be armed with missiles not yet passed their use by date and none of those would last against an F-16 even with 2 - 1 against the F-16 so Mr. North Korea, go back to your drawing board and recalculate just how much of a good idea it will be to try invade the South".

The Norks would have a hard time raiding the fridge. Fuck, they're having a hell-of-a-time with their occupation of North-Fucking-Korea.

Posted: 3/6/2012 8:50:39 PM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
Serious question.... was this the loudest formation ever?

I cannot imagine anything louder than 40 F-16's...

maybe 30-40 f-18 or f-15's?

A pair of AV-8B's?

Posted: 3/6/2012 8:54:41 PM EDT

[#46]

Quoted:

Serious question.... was this the loudest formation ever?

I cannot imagine anything louder than 40 F-16's...

maybe 30-40 f-18 or f-15's?

The following may have been a bit loud, considering there were 120 engines running. Back in the days when they ran turbojets it would've been earsplitting.