Alaska was without fighters because the fleet was grounded. We deployed a number of F-18s from Bagotville in one shot through air refuelling to Alaska, and they took over the responsibility of the safety of the airspace over Alaska and in fact went out and intercepted a Russian aircraft while they were there.
L'Alaska a été privé de chasseurs parce que sa flotte a été interdite de vol. Nous avons déployé vers l'Alaska un certain nombre de F-18 de Bagotville d'un seul coup, grâce au ravitaillement en vol. Ces appareils ont assuré la sécurité de l'espace aérien de l'Alaska.