Canada to the rescue

[gsj68]

"Authorities say two F-22 fighter jets intercepted six Russian military airplanes that neared the western coast of Alaska.Lt. Col. Michael Jazdyk, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, says the 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.
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."
http://news.yahoo.com/us-canadian-je...232846452.html

[Zimbow]

Why not Canada's military? Ours are too busy enforcing martial law in Ebola country.

[duane1969]

You have to read and re-read this article to get what happened. Very poorly written. Two interceptions occurred. One interception by American F-22 Raptors of two Russian bombers escorted by two refueling planes and two Mig-33s, then another interception later that day of just two Russian bombers by two Canadian CF-18 Hornets.