On September 29, 2021 the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington conducted a Minimum Interval Take-Off (MITO) exercise involving twenty KC-135 Stratotankers.
The mass take off was preceeded by a mass taxi often referred to as an "elephant walk".
PHOTOS: Mass KC-135 Take Off Exercise at Fairchild AFB
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