Mozie.....it is sort of new...they started the Combat Air Patrols early(instead of waiting until 9/11) because of "chatter in the system"...
I don't know Mozie....it just starts to be to much...
I had heard about the chatter but this was the first I had heard about an actual alert.............of course it's a no-brainer, I guess...........
Yes, it is a bit much...........esp. for you good folks who live in that part of the country...............
Around here the biggest problem today is an over-turned cattle truck...........