US demand higher alert DEFCON 4.
After two Tu-95 flight from Anadyr around Japan with a third as relay aircraft.
Three Russian refueling tankers (IL-78) were also part of the flight.
Two airborne radar and communications planes known as Beriev A-50 AWACs were also part of the Russian flying armada.
Only two Russian bombers made the flight around Japan’s major islands, according to officials.
The increase in threat posture from 5 to 4 meant the U.S. Air Force would place an extra tanker crew on standby ready to refuel the Japanese jets if necessary, according to officials.
The aircraft returned to Ukrainka air base.
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