F-16 Pilots: Epic Rush to Afterburner

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The 169th Fighter Wing, in collaboration with NORAD's Continental U.S. Region and Eastern Air Defense Sector, alongside the FAA, hosted the Southeast Aerospace Control Alert Conference at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., from June 5-7, 2018. This conference aimed to enhance homeland defense capabilities through joint training exercises, featuring F-16 fighter jets from the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th FW, MH-65D Dolphin helicopters from USCG Air Station Atlantic City's Rotary Wing Air Intercept Squadron, and South Carolina Wing Civil Air Patrol aircraft and crews. Watch as these teams refine their tactical air-intercept procedures. (Courtesy of U.S. Air National Guard video B-ROLL by Master Sgt. Caycee Watson)
Credits: U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
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[@nicholasrv8834]

I am no expert but that took an awfully long time to get their s**t together and airborne

[@paulnash7630]

RAF pilots are already with flying gear and helmets on when they climb in the cockpit, this US base eould gave been attacked before they were airborne.

[@Chris22967]

If that's rushing, I'd hate to know how long taking their time would be. 😁

[@user-rp9rd2dv9i]

For it to be an emergency, they sure are moving slow!

[@josephbaker7457]

They take off with no missiles and then BAM, they got missiles at altitude. Damnedest thing I’ve ever seen.

[@myaiumba]

They sure took their sweet time getting into the air to intercept anything.

[@marvinmangligot2000]

I LOVE YOU, GOD!❤❤

[@HereForTheBeer00]

I like how it shows south carolina f-16s, then alaska f-16s, then f-22s escorting the russian bombers, then south carolina f-16s landing

[@lutherlundy73]

Slow Mo is the new norm lol

[@michaelmartin5869]

Nice click bait, jets with no missiles taking off, then you show the F16 Agressors. Then you show jets with training missiles landing.

[@brendajohnson2300]

Love our guys keeping red white and blue safe🇺🇸

[@johnhtexas]

2:48

[@edjarrett3164]

Every video you might view, doesn’t equate to reality. Alert and scramble aircraft have times that aren’t available to the public. Know that these alert crews will be airborne before you know that a threat has been identified. Anyone critiquing the video doesn’t really have a clue.

[@jpblauvelt]

When you’re piloting an F-16, it does the rushing for you 😂

[@jimsanders4412]

First thing I noticed was the F-16s taking off, weren’t the ones that taxied out. I guess you use the footage you can get.😄

[@Inkling777]

The linked video was done for a movie, but it illustrates what Minimum Interval Take Off (MITO) meant during the Cold War. These B-52s took off from the same runway 15 seconds apart. They immediately peal off in different directions to evade incoming Russian nukes. The black exhaust is unburned fuel from the water injection use to get extra thrust for takeoff.

[@stephenmpole2472]

God Bless America🙏🏾

[@michaelfindell9217]

Imagine getting up there and realizing they forgot to put any armaments on 😂

[@hatimnassrawen4847]

Very beautiful and Powerful Jet Fighter F16

[@andrzejguz2939]

PANOWIE PILOCO❤mój rata też byl pilotem.Zmarł😢ale czacunek do Was.