Bullet points of Russia planes spotted near Alaska after U.S. soldiers sent to region

Bullet points of Russia planes spotted near Alaska after U.S. soldiers sent to region
- Four Russian military planes were detected and tracked off the coast of Alaska
- The planes were operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, beyond US sovereign air space
- The activity was not seen as a threat, but the planes were spotted just days after US soldiers were deployed to the region with mobile rocket launchers
- The deployment was a measure of the military's readiness to deploy troops and equipment