A Russian Tu-95 and a Su-35 military aircraft are positively identified and intercepted by North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) F-35 Lightning II aircraft over the Bering Sea, April 14,2025. NORAD employs a layered defense network of satellites, ground-based and airborne radars and fighter aircraft to detect and track aircraft and inform appropriate actions. NORAD remains ready to employ a number of response options in defense of North America including meeting presence with presence. (U.S. Department of Defense photo)
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — More information has been released regarding the Alaskan Command Airman killed during a civilian aircraft accident on June 18, 2024.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —On June 18, 2024, a U.S. Air Force colonel assigned to Alaskan Command was involved in a civilian plane crash on Crescent Lake near Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula.
