U.S. Jets Scramble to Intercept Russian Bombers near Alaska 2 Nights in a Row
Posted on April 20, 2017
On Monday night, two Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bombers came within 100 miles of the Alaskan coastline, prompting the U.S. Air Force to scramble two F-22 fighters and an E-3 reconnaissance plane to intercept them.
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