Russian Bear bombers and spy planes buzzed Alaskan airspace the past two nights in a repeat of incidents earlier this week, two U.S. officials told Fox News on Friday.
Wednesday night a pair of Russian spy planes Ilyushin IL-38s flew near the Aleutian Islands in the Bering Sea staying in the U.S. Air Defense Zone for a few hours before departing.
RUSSIAN BOMBERS AGAIN FLY NEAR ALASKA
Thursday night, a pair of long-range nuclear-capable Tupolev Tu-95 Bear bombers flew near Alaska and Canada staying in each country’s air defense zone for hours.
Two U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter jets intercepted the bombers, a NORAD spokesman told Fox News without elaborating. The spokesman would not say how close the Russian bombers came to the Alaskan coast or Canada. CF-18 Hornets also participated in the intercept.
The Russian jets in both incidents remained in international airspace. It was not immediately clear how close they came to mainland Alaska.
AIR FORCE, RUSSIAN BOMBERS PLAY OUT FAMILIAR DRAMA IN CRITICAL ALASKAN SKIES
Russia now has flown bombers or spy planes near Alaska on four consecutive nights this week, the first time since President Trump took office that Russia has flown this close to the United States. The U.S. Air Force scrambled fighter jets in some of these instances.
Pentagon officials said they believed the Russians were testing the U.S. Air Force’s response to their bomber flights.
Tuesday night, the only plane launched from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska was an E-3 Sentry, an airborne early warning plane known as AWACS, to make sure no other Russian planes were inbound.
The Russian action comes less than a week after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and President Trump said U.S.-Russian relations had reached a “low point.”
The last time Russian bombers came this close to the U.S. was on July 4, 2015 when a pair of Russian bombers flew 40 miles off the coast of California.
The U.S. military also conducts flights near Russia, but in most cases uses its own reconnaissance aircraft like the U.S. Air Force Boeing RC-135 and not long-range bombers, according to officials.
In the past, the U.S. Navy often has performed reconnaissance below the sea near Russia using Los Angeles or Virginia-class attack submarines, but these operations are classified and not disclosed publicly.
The main cause of all war and violence happening across the world today is only based on 2 driving factors
PRIDE and GREED
Pride and greed are driving world leaders today , they want to establish their throne at the top off the world ,there for they go into war threaten others with powerful weopens , showing might and strength to kill each other ,
But remember in battle no one wins both sides will be losers and innocent souls affected
Remember It’s God who created this world and given it to all human raise, we can’t create aworld of our own , be responsible and secure our world from destructive behaviour
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Well put Joshua.
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I’m not easily imrspesed but you’ve done it with that posting.
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I loved this post too – I did a quick week in Sicily (Palermo, Taormina) in March, and the other night sat next to a boy from Catania who mentioned other places to visit – this one never came up, but it's now on my list. Adore Sicily. Thank you!
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josh, youre clueless. its much deeper. do some actual research. until then. silence your flaphole…..
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