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    Alaskan forces provide Top Cover of North America

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    07.24.2024

    Photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens 

    Alaskan NORAD Region/Alaskan Command/11th Air Force

    A North American Aerospace Defense Command CF-18 Hornet takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, during regular NORAD operations to positively identify and intercept two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating near Alaska, July 24, 2024. NORAD employs a layered defense network of satellites, ground-based and airborne radars and fighter aircraft in seamless interoperability to detect and track aircraft and inform appropriate actions. NORAD remains ready to employ a number of response options in defense of North America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julia Lebens)

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    Date Taken: 07.24.2024
    Date Posted: 07.29.2024 16:14
    Photo ID: 8556702
    VIRIN: 240724-F-RJ686-1006
    Resolution: 3211x2141
    Size: 4.83 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US

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