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US Tracks Four Russian Military Aircraft Near Alaska
PENTAGON — The U.S. military has confirmed that four Russian military aircraft were tracked operating near the U.S. state of Alaska late Sunday and early Monday. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said that it had “detected and tracked” the aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). “The Russian aircraft remained in international […]
176th Wing integral to NORAD air sovereignty and routine intercept of Russian aircraft
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 176th Air Defense Squadron is integral to Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region positive identification, tracking and routine intercept of Russian aircraft operating within the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). Across the U.S. and Canada, NORAD units track and positively identify foreign military aircraft that enter the ADIZ. […]
Royal Canadian Air Force Arctic Guardian keeps watch with 176th Air Defense Squadron
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Besides her distinctively mottled Canadian Disruptive Pattern uniform and a habit of pronouncing lieutenant as “left-tenant,” there is nothing differentiating Royal Canadian Air Force Capt. Elyse O’Brien, 176th Air Defense Squadron air battle manager, from her fellow “Top Rock” squadron members. While monitoring her radar-display scope directing F-22 Raptor fighters, O’Brien […]