Gen. Case Cunningham explained that NORAD radars in Alaska and Canada —- known as the northern warning system — are the first to detect Santa. He leaves the North Pole and typically heads for ...

Six Russian military aircraft, including Tu-95s, Tu-142 and A-50, were tracked operating in the Alaskan ADIZ and were intercepted by F-35s and F-16s.

The combined bomber patrol marked the first time NORAD detected Russian and Chinese military aircraft together entering the Alaska ADIZ and the first time Chinese warplanes have encroached the U.S ...