Nearly 10 years stationed at Loring with aircraft maintenance, we saw a bunch of these MITOs'. Goes to show how during the Cold War that the Strategic Air Command (SAC) didn't mess around.

Flew many times in the G models as a crew chief at Loring AFB in the 80's. Loved those airplanes. Sad when BRAC forced me out in my prime. Would loved to be able to retire after a career working on those great aircraft.

Awesome video thanks for sharing, eight J57 burning water with a smoke trail!

Any of the G models which didn't go to static display somewhere was destroyed and is now in the form of other products somewhere. That is so sad that they had to be destroyed as they was great aircraft. I got to work on and fly on the G models while stationed at Barksdale AFB.

I lived in College Greens about 4 miles from Mather AFB (SAC) as a kid. I'd watch the alerts from my parents roof top. The house was also parallel to the final approach of McClellan AFB (AFLC) so I literally got an air show every day. Something about the whine of 8 TF33's or the thunder of 2 F4 J79's that gets your attention. Ironically, now I work in a building on the former McClellan AFB that backs up to the tarmac next to the tower. Aviation fans dream come true!

My favorite part is always the turn from the taxiway to the runway and pushing the throttles up as soon as safely possible.... ha

Bravo! Well done, boys! Thanks for posting. I was B-52H AC, 7th BW, Carswell AFB, 1985-1990.

Very cool video. I rode in several G models on flying status with fire control. I can only imagine the minimum interval takeoffs. I loved the aircraft, but after a 12 hour training mission laced with several low level bomb runs, my stomach just wasn't the same for days. I still don't understand why they mothballed and crushed all the G models. I liked working on the D models better - in Thailand. All our business was in the back with the gunner's compartment. I liked the look of the tall tails also.

NICE VIDEO B - 52

Looks nuts! But damn awesome too!

I was in the 441st from 1964 to 1967, the alert facility and aircraft are straight ahead at 0:31 in the video, and I flew many times off that runway. We had one Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) in which they had the usual surprise klaxon, we ran out to the aircraft and taxiied down the runway, they then stood down the alert force, unloaded weapons, and put us back on exercise alert. When the horn blew this time we did an actual 8-ship MITO and proceeded to fly the ORI evaluation mission off alert. I flew many ORIs but this was the only one we did out of a MITO, the rest were scheduled takeoffs. I guess they thought they were too hazardous. In 1982 there was a practice 2-ship MITO on this same runway, #2 was overtaking #1 and pulled back the power, engines flamed out and they crashed about a mile out with no survivors.

1986. Back when our Military leaders knew what bathroom to use

Wow.....that looked pretty intense. I watched another video of an ORI at Eaker AFB, from March of 1989. The smoke from the water injection was so thick from the ramp, I imagined how bad the visibility would have been if you were following other jets. From your view, it didn't look as bad as I thought. Still so impressive to see so many large aircraft launch in such a short time. Ever worry about taxiing into the guy in front of you? Also, it looked like you didn't roate the nose until after Dash two did his clearing turn. Was that pretty standard, or even a procedure? By the time you rotated and started your turn, two looked pretty close. Not sure if it was just down to camera angle or not. Thanks for sharing!

If there is any other videos of MITO’s from other times please post!

I bet this is hard in the winter time when there is snow on the runways