US Air Force's massive 53-aircraft runway exercise 'sends a message you can't ignore' to rivals like China

US Air Force and Navy fighter jets and military helicopters line up on the runway for an elephant walk on Kadena Air Base.U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir MeyerA 53-aircraft exercise put US military airpower on display in Japan earlier this week.Fighter jets, rescue helicopters, and spy planes taxiied the runway at Kadena Air Base.The massive aircraft display "sends a message you can't ignore," a senior enlisted leader said.Dozens of fighter jets, military helicopters, and Patriot mis