"Top Cover" Of Alaska  

Posted by Stan Harrington

The U.S. Air force has been providing "Top Cover" over Alaska for several years utilizing the F-16. Recently, more sorties have been flown due to the encroachment of Russian aircraft (Russian Bear) into the air space over Alaska. Unfortunately, due to their age and the stress that has been placed on them, the F-16 Fleet has been grounded leaving the Alaska airspace unguarded. However, today it was announced that our neighbors to the south have come to our aide and will provide "Air Cover" over Alaska until we can resume our normal operational control. The Canadian Royal Air Force has dispatched their first air wing to Alaska to provide this air cover. They have dispatched three of their best intercept fighters that they have and the remaining three aircraft left in their air force fleet will remain on the ground to provide back up in the event they are required to be launched. We do appreciate their assistance in this critical time. The first photograph of the Royal Canadian Air Force intercepting a Russian Bear over Alaska was released today.





Today, it was also announced that the U.S. Navy has grounded all of the P-3's used in surveillance and submarine tracking. It is reported that the Mexican government, although they do not have any aircraft in their military, they will dispatch their Navy to assist in tracking non-friendly submarines in the Pacific. It is expected that their entire fleet of four harbor tugs will get underway on Tuesday and put to sea. Rest assured fellow Alaskans, we are being protected.

This entry was posted on December 17, 2007 at Monday, December 17, 2007 . You can follow any responses to this entry through the comments feed .

5 comments

'mornin', Prattler!
looks to me like two wings are better than one! That will keep us from unleashing the raptors.

12/18/07, 6:17 AM

Yeah, don't we have the Raptor's? May I ask...am I just out of the loop? Is there a reasons we need more protection?

12/18/07, 7:24 AM

yah...I thought we brought our troops home...are they not protection...and what is happening dad...why are they all coming home...and is this true...I am confused.

12/18/07, 6:46 PM

Yes, our troops are coming home, but only on a normal rotation, total force in Iraq has been decreased slightly but we can still plan for troops being in Iraq and Afganistan for some time, this is somehting that we are in for a long term. Korean Conflict ended in ther 50's, we still have troops on the DMZ to protect South Korea. We still have troops in Bosnia which concluded 10 years ago. For that matter, we still have a large military base in Germany, that war ended in 1945. As President Bush warned us at the start, the War on Terrorism has no borders, it has no cease fire as their is no defined coutry in which they can be neautrilized, we are in it for the long run, anything less will spell disaster in the streets of the U.S. As for the other part, I have no idea why they are not using the Raptors for top cover, perhaps they are not yet ready to assume the role, my only guess. Until then the Canadian Air Force will watch our backs - but I got my shotguns loaded just in the event a Russian Bear lands on the Sterling Highway.

12/18/07, 9:24 PM

I am glad we can count on the other two member states of the North American Union to come to our aid. Shana, the threat in Alaska are the "Bear" bombers from Russia. Why not launch predator drones to cover Alaska. Or issue every one a fox shotgun(ten gauge).
Alaska might want that plane the gov put on ebay. Arm and launch it. But counting on the Canucks??
Next will come Canadian rule over Alaska.

12/19/07, 3:27 PM

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