F-22 fighters intercept Russian military planes 55 miles off Alaska

Russia probing American Airspace. Why not provoke America?

Quote:COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Two F-22 fighter jets intercepted six Russian military airplanes that neared the western coast of Alaska, military officials said Friday.

Lt. Col. Michael Jazdyk, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, said the U.S. jets intercepted the planes about 55 nautical miles from the Alaskan coast at about 7 p.m. Pacific time Wednesday.

The Russian planes were identified as two IL-78 refueling tankers, two Mig-31 fighter jets and two Bear long-range bombers. They looped south and returned to their base in Russia after the U.S. jets were scrambled.

At about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, two Canadian CF-18 fighter jets intercepted two of the long-range bombers about 40 nautical miles off the Canadian coastline in the Beaufort Sea.

In both cases, the Russian planes entered the Air Defense Identification Zone, which extends about 200 miles from the coastline. They did not enter sovereign airspace of the United States or Canada.

Jazdyk said the fighter jets were scrambled “basically to let those aircraft know that we see them, and in case of a threat, to let them know we are there to protect our sovereign airspace.”

In the past five years, jets under NORAD’s command have intercepted more than 50 Russian bombers approaching North American airspace.

NORAD is a binational American and Canadian command responsible for air defense in North America.

Putin just pushing BHO around like a B*tch. This is occurring more and more often with those large Bear Transport planes flying near our coastline.

The USA needs an "ooops" moment.

Please keep it up, Putin. We need another cowboy in the whitehouse.

55 miles from Alaska is Russia. Ask Sarah Palin.

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That's not possible!!!! Remember the democrats lord and savior O, said Russia in not a threat to the US.

Putin's conduct is really kind of scary, it's very similar to Hitler's just before he began his march on eastern Europe.

Russia has always been 55 miles from us. Lol

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(09-20-2014 11:23 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  Russia has always been 55 miles from us. Lol

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Actually it's about 2.5 miles.

Glad to be able to help out your understanding of geography.

"They did not enter sovereign airspace of the United States or Canada."

So what's the problem?

(09-20-2014 10:56 AM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  That's not possible!!!! Remember the democrats lord and savior O, said Russia in not a threat to the US.

Putin's conduct is really kind of scary, it's very similar to Hitler's just before he began his march on eastern Europe.

Always Hitler with you GOPers...

(09-20-2014 11:48 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  "They did not enter sovereign airspace of the United States or Canada."

So what's the problem?

They did not enter US or Canadian air space...end of story

(09-20-2014 11:55 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  They did not enter US or Canadian air space...end of story

Sure, it's always good policy for nuclear powers to make such provocative moves.

(09-20-2014 11:59 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-20-2014 11:55 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  They did not enter US or Canadian air space...end of story

Sure, it's always good policy for nuclear powers to make such provocative moves.

How dare they not enter our air space...

This stuff will continue to happen with a Dem in office. For the first time in my life (I'm 52), I believe we are a paper tiger.

This country is now officially pathetic.


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(09-20-2014 12:01 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(09-20-2014 11:59 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-20-2014 11:55 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  They did not enter US or Canadian air space...end of story

Sure, it's always good policy for nuclear powers to make such provocative moves.

How dare they not enter our air space...

Why perform test runs on us? You would only do that if you someday intended to have a live run. Let them do test runs on China.

(09-20-2014 12:04 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  This stuff will continue to happen with a Dem in office. For the first time in my life (I'm 52), I believe we are a paper tiger.

This country is now officially pathetic.


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Good lord, so countries like Russia and North Korea never ran drills under Bush, right?

I'll let you guys argue, I have a football game today.

(09-20-2014 12:04 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  This stuff will continue to happen with a Dem in office. For the first time in my life (I'm 52), I believe we are a paper tiger.

This country is now officially pathetic.


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You've forgot Jimmy Carter.

(09-20-2014 12:28 PM)THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:  

(09-20-2014 12:04 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  This stuff will continue to happen with a Dem in office. For the first time in my life (I'm 52), I believe we are a paper tiger.

This country is now officially pathetic.


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You've forgot Jimmy Carter.

Carter was only there for four years. By the time our enemies knew he was a wuss, we had Reagan.

The world has known Obama is weak since January 2009.


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Russia loves the Potemkin strategy.