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Posted on 08/22/2025 8:39:21 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
he United States twice scrambled fighter jets after it detected a Russian intelligence and surveillance plane near Alaska on both Wednesday and Thursday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said.
On Wednesday, two F-16s and one KC-135 tanker were launched to identify and monitor a Russian IL-20 COOT plane flying in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
The next day, an E-3, two F-16s and one KC-135 tanker were sent to intercept the same type of aircraft.
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Putin’s botched invasion of Ukraine is over.
8 posted on 3/18/2025, 11:57:55 AM by marcusmaximus
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4305094/posts?page=8#8
What “botched” doink?
Putin and his gang need to meet up with the Mujahideen.
What Belgorod doink?
Yawn. This happened during the Cold War and I don’t recall any mushroom clouds.
“KC-135 tanker”
Perhaps the Americans were being polite and offering a mid-air refueling.
They do it and we do it. No big deal unless territorial airspace is breached.
Spy planes? I thought satellites made those obsolete by the 1970s. Well except in a tactical role on the battlefield.
Not if eyes on are needed now and not when a bird can be maneuvered into place..
Like a Russian bear?
Tell the ruskie Pilots that they're getting some "Special Super Fuel" and hook them up with a tank full of AVGAS in place of JP*.* to make the jet engines go Super Fast !!!😃🤪
Odd how the same guy [ in the middle ] was both Khrushchev’s and Putin’s translator, even after 66 yeas had past but looks no older.
Hubby was stationed at Elmendorf 1971-1975. I can’t even remember how many times he had to leave in the middle of the night because of these kinds of situations.
It happened regularly and in many locations. My dad was a Navy reconnaissance pilot during the Cold War. They used to spot Soviet planes and subs and have them escorted (or chased) off.
They were on the receiving end of similar activity sometimes when the Soviets detected them. :)
Nary a mushroom cloud occurred as a result.
Satellites can’t elicit a response
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