F-16 Fighting Falcon Scramble to Intercept Russian Fighter Jet

[@mikemenschel2729]

You can be the best fighter pilot or pilot in the world, but thank God for the mechanics and crew chiefs that make you look good!!!

[@bmwlane8834]

You are 100% correct. I was a C-130 engine tech for a couple of years and then flew as a load master for 7 years...when you fly you realize how import ground crew really is....and not just safety but mission/dispatch readiness. It truly takes a team...and don't forget chowhall...I love those guys!

[@jarrellbabb1344]

They have to work as one team not who is better

[@jvee2901]

And the security forces/police who keep these birds secure to fly another day.

[@timschutte6924]

Amen to that. Won't fly if it's broke ,out of fuel, or out of ammunition bubba!!!!!!

[@joshschneider9766]

Amen! God bless and keep them!!

[@dukecreek]

Having served in the USAF over 55 years ago, I will never forget the sounds of the F 105 Fighters as they took off and flew by the base. My son is presently stationed in the Air Force and when I visit him at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, I still get a rush when I hear our boys flying overhead. God Bless each and every one of you.

[@desmondbrown7378]

Having you Served 55 year plus, must be true LOVE FOR USAF,, CONGRATULACIONES A LIFE TIME MEMIRIES

[@desmondbrown7378]

Interesting Account

[@mitran575]

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[@dalewirkus]

Amazing how this is done with little or no words. Don't know about you but I sleep good at night knowing these men and women are protecting us. Nothing but admiration.

[@sleepingz4891]

The amount of courage to counter fear of heights, crashing, losing a battle, and death really is extraordinary

[@Jonson-mg7ht]

Yes!!!! and these are Russians!!!!

[@nunuallen4327]

I love watching this. When I first moved to Florida and I heard fighter Jets fly in the sky, I thought I was going to die-scared the crap out of me. My husband yelled, “That is American air power!” Watching them while they are flying I just can’t take my eyes off of them, until they are out of sight. You men and women who fly these planes and go off to war are awesome. One day I would like to see one of those jets up close and watch the take off. Thank you so much for all that you do. Thanks also to all those who are behind the scenes doing their jobs.

[@trex2092]

Mam, that is the sound of "freedom" we call it around the base.

[@papprazziusa4817]

Sometimes in Tampa at McDill Air Force Base, they have airshows.

[@RobertNielsen1970]

Back in the day, Iowa had a wing of F-16C Fighting Falcons, the 132nd Tactical Fighter Wing. There was an area called "Blue Lights" (For the blue lights on the runway) where you could park by the fence, and if you knew what time to be there, could watch the planes startup, taxi, and launch. The pilots, depending on which way they were launching from, would give spectators a salute, a thumbs-up, or do a "raise the roof" motion as they taxied past. I used to go down there _every chance I could!_ Sadly, the F-16s have ben redeployed, and the 132nd now flies drone unmanned aerial vehicles.

[@dusty_five_2]

Homestead AFB

[@brimzeex4993]

One thing I didn’t see people notice was how the ground crew so easily and dynamically and organically they moved around the aircraft prepping it for flight swooping under its main body and wings checking every part so quickly and carefully it was just cool to watch

[@njj3846]

When that’s your AFSC you train for that constantly, so it moves fluid and it’s all muscle memory when it’s an actual “alert mission”

[@lolahunter8851]

@@njj3846 plus the entire production was staged, so it helps when you can do re-takes :)

[@codeallnight56514]

I've done that as a B man. I'm out of the air force now and this is almost surreal to watch back on and the memories.

[@Gortosan]

@@lolahunter8851 trust me, they don't have to do retakes :)

[@jesseray9944]

agreed

[@mlbowen6476]

That's amazing! Those F-16's turned into an F-15E!!!

[@Swino5]

Finally, I find someone who knows their aircraft. I thought I was the only one. I knew the difference in high school.

[@peperlepep9300]

same lol

[@Mike-ys1qu]

I noticed that also.This wasn't a scramble.We had our f15s in the air in less than 5 minutes when the alarm went off.

[@Jonson-mg7ht]

but they will never turn into Russian SU !!!!!

[@markgriffiths6638]

I live in the UK and used to love the display by the Viper pilots the F-16 is one hell of a jet and to see them put it through its paces is something I’ll never forget.

[@figgy4]

I spent four years watching youtube videos of F-16s, I will never forget the sound of scrambling jets. You could almost fell the house vibrating. Years later I wanted to comment here so everyone would think I was cool.

[@Yanichar85]

Довольно занятно видео спасибо )). Привет от сына летчика Миг - 29. Из России с любовью. Надеюсь наши отцы никогда не увидятся в прицеле...

[@xenu12]

Agree !

[@vaderdarth5551]

Completely agree . Let's make things positively . From Germany with love !

[@blackpearllucky279]

@@vaderdarth5551 A comment about "Fathers", and one of your names "Vader" means "Father" in Dutch.😄

[@ac-ir9gs]

agree... I'm convinced Russia and the USA have been allies since WW2 in secret. completely convinced.

[@1016Grind]

Russian pilots have proven to be better

[@wolfe1970]

Im 50 and from the UK, and this is still my fav Jet fighter, not sure what it is about the F16, but have loved it since i was a kid and still do today

[@danielrazulay]

i prefer the F4 phantom II, just something beautiful about its ugliness

[@brianrichards5828]

It left as an F-16 and came back as an F-15. Niiiiice.

[@OneTwentyOnELLC]

There is no way they took all that time to intercept a Russian fighter jet. If it was a real threat, those Russian fighter jets would have ran their mission and headed back to Moscow by the time these boys got in the air.

[@tyberious3023]

You have to remember how big the world is and how far out the jets they are intercepting are.

[@GM8101PHX]

I served at a base that had special weapons, our B-52's and KC-135's sat in two adjacent restricted areas. The alert crew had 15 minutes from the base hospital to be on board and at the runway threshold for take off. This was tested continually and the base was engineered for very quick response. All alert aircraft had starter cartridges to aid in a very fast start. The aircraft were on cocked alert which meant all pre-flight actions were done prior.The reason for this was that a Soviet Submarine could be off the coast, launch an SLBM and our base would be vaporized in ten minutes. Major routes were marked with a red rotating light like on police vehicles. If that light came on all Non-essential traffic were required to exit the roadway with exception of the Fire Department, Security Police and Commanders. If you or your dependents did not exit, you the service member would be standing in front of the squadron commander's desk, that would not be a good visit. I was part of the Security Police Squadron, from time to time we would pull over someone that did not get what the red light meant. Usually we would counsel them on the spot and release them. The alert force trucks also had lights and siren or air horn to request right of way. If the motorist decided to give attitude we from weapons systems security would dispatch a law enforcement officer to ticket or detain. The commanders gave zero grace for this. Usually the alert force was in the specially built building just off the alert ramp for quick response. It was much faster than this video.

[@BLUEYENKO]

SAC alert pads always had the best chow halls. Kind of a pain in the ass to get through security but worth it.

[@1016Grind]

What base ?????

[@jvee2901]

We had the lights and parking spaces for alert crews. I have pictures of the smoke from the slert pad on Guam. We pretty much got word a response was do at the aircraft that day. We weren't the ones usually being tested. 43rd and 96th SPS...

[@ayuse01]

So the crews were allowed 15 minutes before take off, while the Russians only needed 10 minutes to destroy the base? So 5 minutes before being at the threshold they would get vaporized..Might as well stay in their quarters and drink beer while waiting to croak.

[@kenlane8484]

Barksdale..2nd bomb wing..1976 to 1978 FMS

[@Coolguy-wl9ng]

2:09 Funny thing is you can see this guy reacting to the heat of the engines.

[@paulvettraino787]

I spent 4 years at Minot AFB, 1975-79.I was in the Security Police, working Missile Security, 91st Missile Security Squadron, guarding Minuteman missile sites. We had B-52s, KC-135s, 5th Bomb Wing. 5th Fighter Squadron, F-106s. Back then it was a SAC base. The sign at the Main Gate used to read "Only the Best Come North". We used to say "Why not Minot? Freezin's the Reason#! I must be crazy but I really liked being stationed there.

[@stephenreese5921]

Having had the pleasure of serving with a fighter squadron I know the commitment and dedication it requires to both maintain and having been a civilian pilot I also know the regulars of concentration it requires to get everything right. As a maintainer and a pilot I am glad and proud of our true Americans that serve us everyday protecting our way of life and liberty. May it ALWAYS be so!

[@edward2497]

Our way of life? Being locked down, forced to close our businesses, forced to take a shot???

[@thomasmarx2589]

@@edward2497 Heul doch !

[@ikbalaian2966]

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[@kajalganguly9277]

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[@michakav]

They get to do that in the sexiest aircraft ever made. Thank you guys!

[@henryellis1358]

UK -- This so amazing to see, when I was a school boy during WW2 I was equally amazed by the slow great Lancaster bomber and the fighter planes, we kids knew a German from a US or British plane. I have visited the US many times and once when visiting Holloman AFB I got to sit in the cockpit of the Stealth. that was the most amazing experience of all.

[@crossbowsniper]

Good vid of TRAINING. Props to the men and women who fly. A REAL scramble vs. training WOULD’VE been far more hectic and chaotic. I am eternally thankfully to Warthoggers everywhere for bringing us back alive when we needed HEAVY air superiority. Thanks for these awesome videos. Good insight to the other branches and their training to support all their brothers and sisters in arms.

[@tombuxton545]

Amen

[@bettyfrey1859]

@@tombuxton545 bu no

[@JamesKovall]

use to out to nellis watch um when i lived there ty for your service!

[@lax9115]

Good to see the ground crew getting some air time, they deserve as much respect as the guys that fly the aircraft.

[@TheShinobiik11]

Never having served in the armed forces of any kind I assumed it would have been much faster than this. I always thought they would have the aircraft loaded and ready to go. I assumed if they detected an enemy aircraft the pilots would get their gear on, jump in the aircraft and be in the air in like 2 min. Well that was my Hollywood way of thinking. I was wondering why it took so long. This really opened my eyes. Now when I think about it I'm sure their radar systems would detected enemy aircraft long before they got close to threatening civilians. Giving them time to prepare the aircraft. I also see now all that weaponry is tucked away somewhere safe until needed. Thanks for sharing.

[@eltripone1234]

Pilot turns JFS on before he even gets in. This is wayyyy slow.

[@thelight3112]

They can go a lot faster if they want to, and certain bases do have aircraft sitting there armed and ready.

[@rwitt3vloggs]

Certain air bases, particularly closer to country borders and the oceans have aircraft on deck pre loaded and ready to roll right away if needed… just because they are the first to respond and the primary defense. As if and as soon as it gets past the country border/shoreline is when the will generally have there fighter jets more stored away and protected from weather, etc. as soon as the jets scramble at the first airbases is when the other air bases get put on alert to start moving their aircraft for defense and the counter-attack. Also, most air bases that store bomber planes are in the middle of the country, because they can’t really defend themselves, they are not as agile as fighter planes but are capable of producing much more damage, they could easily become a sitting duck target for enemy aircraft/missils, they take those out, we have no bombers. So that is why they usually keep bomber aircraft further inland, they are more vulnerable targets, but they are also capable of producing tons of more damage. I remember we went to an AFB in southern south dakota and i think they had the most B-52 bombers on base that I have ever seen in my life. Vice versa, I live in San Antonio and here we have two air force bases, Lackland and Randolph… Lackland is full of fighter jets because A) Air Force basic training is there and B) we are close to a country border, so they keep the fighter hets here so they can scramble quickly if needed, sense Lackland and Randolph AFB in San Antonio and Laughlin AFB in Del Rio would likely be the first two targets of an enemy attack from the South.

[@eltripone1234]

@@rwitt3vloggs no way!!!! Really?

[@tonyeastham2523]

I used to work at an RAF base where the pilot and nav (phantoms) were on QRA and would be sat in the cockpit with the jet fuelled and armed, at the end of the runway. They would be airborne in under 2 minutes.

[@clay6145]

Thank you for your service for our country I appreciate it I love watching y'all's videos God bless

[@marionfrasier]

Legend has it that the Russian Fighter Jet has flew by several times back and forth and went back home already.

[@fishbarbeque8540]

THat is just what I was going to comment about, maybe the Russian pilot even had a cone of ice cream and then got back in the cockpit, then went home.

[@foto2548]

My brother was killed in Combat. Thank you ALL for your dedication and service! May GOD always protect you and this country of ours.

[@johnwatts9932]

Sorry for your loss...

[@foto2548]

@@johnwatts9932 Thank you so much for your kind words. Much appreciated.

[@nanalcd5628]

The best Air Force on the planet earth. God Bless America.

[@crsantin]

I live near a major airport and see lots of types of aircraft but rarely fighter jets. One afternoon, pure luck and being at the right place at exactly the right time, I was out on my deck with a cup of coffee, enjoying the morning sky. I saw two dots approaching from the direction of the airport and within a second or two I had two F-18s blast over my backyard and bank right. Incredible experience, it was over before I could think and they were gone.

[@quynhvuvlogs1468]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Anzac1]

I was at the beach recently (breezy point, NY) and these two F-22 raptors flew overhead, low, but slow, and flew straight.

[@sargepent9815]

I've seen a scramble at Elmendorf AFB during operation RedFlag and to see whole squadrons scramble is truly something to see.

[@RofIStomper]

2:44 That was me the one time I was taking a dump at work after the fire alarm was going off due to a surprise fire drill

[@keiffers5]

That looks more like an exercise rather than an actual scramble

[@JonathanC199]

Yeah this isn’t a scramble. I literally think they are just doing it for the video

[@sparks8218]

Yeah... Pretty cringe worthy

[@censoredoneveryplatform2663]

Well duh. It’s an exercise.

[@stanleyrusso7645]

During the 1950’s, Air Force pilots slept in the hanger next to the plane. When the alert went off, they were in their plane within seconds

[@uzmamakhdoom6853]

But now plane's are faster then 1950😂

[@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget]

Why they need a little time to get it ready anyway and this way the pilot isn't in the way

[@racinjayson76h98]

I would think that with today’s satellite and radar we could pretty much predict enemy intentions as soon as they are are airborne leaving enough reaction time. Just my thoughts

[@joshschneider9766]

These were south Carolina air national guard unite practicing domestic air defense. Our electronics are such that norad detected the bird over water and these planes deployed withem still over water. Hot pad alert is entirely antiquated for this purpose.

[@joshschneider9766]

Plenty of forward deployed units, such as those in japan still sit hot pad alerts but norad, a dozen photo data for each coast, three radar ocean recon says for eachbcoast, civil air pateol, and some conpartmentalized recon assets will see those planes fighting a thicker and thicker wall of defense til they die

[@liberatetutemeexinferis5902]

That poor Russian pilot probably got bored of waiting to be intercepted.

[@twoZJs]

Well, I just wasted 9ine minutes of my time hope to see this vid define the word 'scramble'. Did not come near and a bit of embarrassment knowing there are viewers of evil-doers are laughing their butts off cause they well know what scramble actions are when dealing with air defence. What we have here is a laid back Sunday practice in case an ORI may hit in the near time. 3:03 the C-chief latches the ladder to the cock pit after the driver gets within two feet of him. --- The header says, 'Rus jet', doesn't mean coming across a ground border, put the iron dumb bombs back in the racks Joey. Yep! We are prepared.

[@crackmonkeynet]

It is maskarova

[@youngsavagefury7138]

Thank you soldiers for your service to protect this country

[@ligbzd837]

So proud of you boys to defend America!! Thank you!

[@melanin_king]

Defend America from what !? More like the whole world needs defending from America 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@derekwatson7037]

Defend America from what !? More like the whole world needs defending from America

[@Mark-lq3sb]

My Father served in World War II. B-24 Liberator, Right Waist Gunner, 8th Air Force, 485th Bomb Group, 831st Squadron, Venosa, Italy. He recalled when they finally (as he put it.) received escorts from P-51 Mustangs. He said he'd never seen such a fast fighter. Capable of over 400mph he told me. Things have changed Dad!

[@michaelterry1000]

If your father is still with us tell him that a guy on youtube thanks him for his service.

[@Elias-xy9kc]

Remind him of the F-86 Sabre :)

[@Mark-lq3sb]

@@michaelterry1000 - Thank you for thinking of him... Next time I visit Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery I'll let him know.

[@Mark-lq3sb]

@Elias- Why would you compare a Jet propulsion fighter to a Prop, Internal Combustion Engine fighter?

[@tonyt6696]

they almost kept up with the Me 262!

[@cherylmoatz4739]

Pilots get all the glory. Ground crew are the grunts.

[@hahnkf8111]

That’s because they’re gay

[@ivanpekic3544]

@@hahnkf8111?

[@dukeperrin3985]

@@ivanpekic3544 get all the glory.. what an know nothing ass. Do the grunts risk their lives in life or death duel?

[@frankjankovich3512]

Grunts get it done on the ground, air support when you need it

[@dabneylandscaping]

Proud to say they are from South Carolina !!!!

[@mikehall8036]

No, there are already fighters in the air at all times flying air CAP. These would be the secondary teams responding to support those teams already flying or intercept other potential bogies. Our goal is to combat any incoming threats further away from the actual US. The last part of this video is the preparation of a bomber which isn't a typical intercept scenario unless they are actual enemy ships posing a threat. If we are in a situation where we are scrambling out of SC in response to Migs, we are already in deep shit.

[@cewsur1262]

That's comforting, because pretty sure this wouldn't cut it otherwise.

[@mikehall8036]

@@JohnM-sw4sc South Carolina

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

How come on 9/11 they were completely unprepared though? They had scrambled two jets with no weapons on them with the intent that they would ram into opposite ends of the hijacked airliner to stop it. Those jets never found their target, but it seems odd that that would happen if we always had jets in the air. Unless that’s a post 9/11 thing.

[@nl-oc9ew]

@@TheDirtysouthfan it was a thing in the cold war, and post 9/11, but as you can see, 9/11 falls between those. Constantly keeping a CAP up is vrt expensive

[@mikehall8036]

@@TheDirtysouthfan The planes used during 9/11 we're civilian and we're already well into US airspace when the terrorists turned off their transponders and ignored all calls from traffic control. This event happened fairly quickly also. There were several well armed fighters in the air that could launch air to air at these jets from miles away but it was chaos, no one wanted responsibility for killing hundreds of civilians. The unarmed fighter you mentioned was likely meant as a fast response "figure out what's going on" tactic..I'm not exactly sure of the events that day. So much is kept from us.

[@marshakline5916]

I served in a Navy F4 squadron in the 70 's.We did hotpad duty at Nas Key West.A scramble was in the air to intercept in five minutes.I believe Air force at Homestead scrambled at the same time.

[@cloutsteezo2269]

Shoutout to the mechanics and crew who makes it such a quick process .

[@rogersiples3335]

Yes the ground crews work hard keeping aircraft 100% ready but I've seen what a fighter pilot has to do to stay physically and mentally fit (especially the centerfuge) not to mention flying the aircraft and operating the systems etc and risking their lives. Yes, I'm happy on the ground. I have the deepest respect for for fighter and gunship pilots in all services.

[@罗罗网]

😁

[@hcfghccgh5032]

Hi! Guy we famiries with fantom f-105 two engin to go bonm at vietnam war from ubol air base thailand since 1965-

[@uh-1flyboy632]

The Russian Fighter pilot said he would stay, but he was already running out fuel waiting for them to come out and play.

[@akacurmurdar1]

Burning both sides, I like it.

[@kasinathar1874]

👍🏽😂😂😂

[@DOI_ARTS]

And get a new set of underwears after he knew he was spotted

[@joshschneider9766]

Actually this is a domestic air defense exercise. Norad alerted them before the plane even saw us soil. They are airborne before it does too. Funny joke and all, but those vipers will get pilot eyes on the Russian jet over water and fight it all the way in under increasingly protective numbers of fighters til its dead. They've only been practicing this exact thing since 1947 and all

[@ОлегГорин-ч4ц]

You're the best! Greetings from Russia!

[@5kylord]

The Have Glass V paint scheme on the F-16s in this video is beautiful.

[@rodneytanner5565]

I was in the Air Forces between 1973 and 1977. My permanent base was Fort Lee, Va with 20th NORAD. I seen faster scrambles to Intercept MIGs coming out of Cuba to test our response time out of Homestead Air Force base. Back then we were still in a COLD WAR. Pilots stayed in ready rooms next to jets. They were already dress to climb into there jets.Their flight crew had the jets ready to go. The pilots treated their flight crew better than their wife's because their lives depended on them to have their planes operational while they are the air. I seen them scramble to meet the MIGs in 5 minutes or less. I do not remember the parallel that was the division between Cuba and Florida that time period.

[@fsnoload]

I was a Scope Dope 73-77.

[@rodneytanner5565]

@@fsnoload Were you at 20th NORAD at Fort Lee. If so what is you name to jog my memory.

[@iancameron8391]

That’s interesting, what was the 1970s like as a fighter pilot? If I remember correctly, the soviet union was starting to collapse, and it was becoming apparent to the world. Did this affect you in any way?

[@fsnoload]

@@rodneytanner5565, Never got there. I was at Tyndall 2/74 -1-76, the Iceland 76/77 finished at the 630th RADSq Houston, Texas.

[@randyboisa6367]

That was before the U.S. Military became the P.C. "Woke" joke of a fighting force it is today. 82nd Airborne 504th Devils "Strike Hold" 82.

[@JBCaptures]

"SWAMP FOX" with tail numbers AF92 925 was the best arrival for an airshow ever (Airshow London 2018)!! 9 amazing passes, great comm chatter and sense of humor

[@quynhvuvlogs1468]

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[@nnanafiel5858]

Thank to The Lord All of you being safe. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.🙏👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸♥️👍🙏BEST!

[@YoungoneYoung-lm4xe]

What I'm most impressed with is the amount of teamwork displayed, and how there's no horseplay.

[@johnwatts9932]

There's no horse play when the balloon goes up and yer scrambled, it's a serious business, those jet pilots might be combat soon.....the ground crew was very professional

[@MrMarimero1234]

Best fighter pilots respond to duties. Brave and selfless heroes. May God bless and protect them !

[@TheAslakVind]

She is still such a beauty, 40 years on.

[@natural4145]

I figured out what took so long. They had to turn the F16s into F15s before they took off.

[@userjlj]

and somebody in the comments mistook the F-15's them for F-18's just cause they have two engines.. LOL

[@foxylady1048]

If I was the Russian fighter, I wouldn’t be worried about being intercepted for quite some time. This loading and check out took so long that the Russian would be a long way away by now.

[@joyfaith1711]

I interpreted intercept to mean thay have not crossed paths yet.

[@crawl3ysnipe]

The first ones may have been alert 5 and the other, darker ones, alert 10 or 15. I don't know how the AF does it. The first planes were already loaded when taking off. I was a Navy AO and watching these AO's at work made me a bit nervous. The one guy sitting next to the plane with live fuses just handling them like they won't go off. Yikes! Also, you AF guys, why would you load blue bombs (practice) with what appeared to be live Sparrows (gray tubes)?

[@MJPicone79]

@@crawl3ysnipe exactly right! The first flight: from the scramble klaxon, to clear hangar doors in 1:24.

[@IRONHORSE427RACING]

@Christopher Wiggins Yes we do not wait for them to break the barrier of no fly....when is Scramble its first flight on the runway in a matter of minutes the second flight "Might" be re armed before flight but then again it might not

[@nunyabuziness8421]

They can see them coming from a thousand miles away plenty of time to get ready

[@kitaraozhpri4602]

Amazing Group of Men and Women !!! God Bless Our Military .. Cheers from NJ

[@ratlips4363]

Russian Fighter Jets coming in at South Carolina? Now THAT is one hell of a feat!

[@robertmoore119]

Salute to our Freedom fighters from a civilian. I am very glad we are in a peacetime after a 20 year deployment. In the media, things didn't look that great for the conclusion. But our forces did what we needed to do. We tried, and our President encouraged. They retreated and waited for our withdrawal. At least that is my interpretation. As far as Russia is concerned.. unfortunately, things are as they have been for a very long time. Hopefully they will not feel more emboldened with the new jet they are building. But I know we will do what we always do. Video games are as close as I will ever be, and prefer to be. But I could not live my life as a civilian without our forces. What I have witnessed in this video, is not a game. This is the real deal. No game here. I salute and thank our forces for what they do. Whichever branch they are. It is amazing to me that this was three months ago, and we are obligated to Scramble representation to continue to send our message. I know we will continue to do what we need to do, on all fronts. I am a civilian, but I am probably aware of some dynamics that some aren't. One way or another, these types of people continue to look for some type of inlet. I dread the internet scape, but we still do what we need to do. We are moving continually towards more and more online living, and with that, we confront new threats. Unfortunately, some people do not understand, but I think eventually, we will need to address our lack of understanding within the consumer space. We as consumers can be easily mislead. Enemy propaganda is everywhere. Disappointing, but I am confident in our abilities. Civilian Pledge of Allegiance Salute to all of our Armed Forces, including those in the civilian arena.

[@michaelargenta3856]

stay off the drugs son /...

[@Ada-zn3pw]

So you're ok with handing over 85 billion dollars worth of weapons to our enemy? Spoken like a true democrat that hates America.

[@robertmoore119]

@@michaelargenta3856 Drugs aren't something that I would recommend being a part of. Thank you for your service.

[@gemfero]

Dear Roger bunny! you have no idea that the demented-degenerate President and his gang are feeding you! what are you looking for - what are you provoking the peoples of other countries, 10,000 miles from your own borders? ... besides the most insolent "Protecting the American Homeland"? ... it's a twentieth-century propaganda movie! thus (also) you are guided like a sheep caught on a rope🙈🙉

[@robertmoore119]

@@gemfero Be honest, what country are you from?

[@ninjarider84]

I was a plane captain in the navy and absolutely loved going through the launch sequence and the salute at the end when I pass them off 👌

[@sitandfish]

Funny side note. Early in my career I designed the crew quarters for a similar facility. At the start of the video when you see the pilots grabbing their flight gear off the racks you can see large silver spheres on the tops of the racks. The pilots use to just keep their helmets on a high shelf (of on the ground) and I decided to provide a special place for them to hang up their helmets on those spheres. Looks like they now carry their helmets in bags all the way out to the jets and don't use them anymore. The current pilots probably don't even know what those large crazy silver spheres are for! By the way they are the same spheres that you see on the tops of every large flag pole. 🇺🇸

[@gavinvalentino1313]

And each one, at the time of installation, cost the Government approximately $26,480. Yep, I made that up, but it's sad that people actually had to wonder.

[@sitahsinrva]

FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR, LOVE IT!

[@trvman1]

Man, so much for US Air Defense since that Russian jet made it all the way to SC where those jets are stationed :) Click bait title. The F-15 were probably out of base at NC too.

[@sitandfish]

@@trvman1 The jets that I saw (F4's) had Russian bombers painted on their sides. I joked, "You shot down 2 bombers?" Reply, Naa, we get to paint those on when we intercept them on their way south".

[@Dra741]

What the F-35 helmet you have to be very careful and you have to have security where you keep it, you just can't keep it in the Shelf where you could just easily pull it open and take it it's a $400,000 helmet, and it has to be in the right temperature and humidity situations, it has to be able to function immediately when the pilot puts it on, you can't bring this thing around like you know it is Richard it is capable of withstanding impacts and things like this but you still don't want to scratch the lens

[@leonardpearce4512]

Growing up in the vicinity of an air base, we would ride our bikes to a spot outside the fence across from the alert craft. The air crews had a card table and chairs in the hanger near the doors. Once when the klaxons went off, that card table flew across the hanger as everyone scrambled. Security knew us by first names, one of our group was the son of a major on base. The worst they ever treated us was when a new kid grasp the fence while watching a plane land. Security chased us away with a promise to talk to all our parents.

[@jonothandoeser]

NOT fast enough.

[@gavinvalentino1313]

* grasped

[@sofializzy4519]

LOL

[@setyachanel7575]

Uraaa ...!! Love 🇷🇺 from 🇮🇩 #SavePalestine

[@ismaelcastaneda9863]

USA best military in the world 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@jaywhoisit4863]

My old man was in the airforce during the height of the Cold War. He said 5 minutes maximum to get a conventional fighter off the ground and nuclear birds had a15 minute count down. He said he never actually witnessed a nuclear equipped aircraft leave the field but they were always 15 minutes ready.

[@tonyt6696]

Was he a Sabre driver or a Phantom driver or a Skyhawk?

[@Sentinel-iR]

@@tonyt6696 i didnt know you could drive fighters?? Jokes aside, most likely a F4 or F86 pilot, since they were the most relied on during the CW

[@tonyt6696]

@@Sentinel-iR Didn't fly Phantoms or Sabers, worked the flight deck an Airedale

[@glensmith9580]

Old man? You mean your DAD!!!

[@Sentinel-iR]

@@glensmith9580 ‘Old Man’ is a phrase used to represent dad.

[@paulmorgan6269]

Erm to do a scramble we relied on the ground crew to know there job and the take off time was lowered. QRA in the Royal Air Force was minimum. In the BAC lightning days crews would take turns to sit in their cockpits. We launched within two minutes.

[@jamesholt7340]

That's a long time,they would've been toast if a real enemy was inbound

[@Ey_SmoKrac]

That’s why there were fighters constantly circling airbases in the Cold War so the ones one the ground had time to take off before the personnel were turned into Heinz tomato ketchup

[@NOLAgenX]

Exactly how much DON’T you know about how far out enemy aircraft would be identified? There is indeed plenty of time. They don’t just “wing it”.

[@jamesholt7340]

@@NOLAgenX obviously..I think its more for places that are inside the country ,anywhere on the coast it would be too late since they could fly under the radar until they got to the coastline

[@NOLAgenX]

@@jamesholt7340 We consistently intercept, successfully, Russian aircraft at 100 miles or more out in International waters. Our warning system is so vast that the alerts for coastal interceptor squadrons happen way way in advance of the time needed to still intercept them in International airspace.

[@sonnylaurenceajero2393]

GOD bless America. The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave

[@zahariaandrei5756]

Home of the bullies

[@GJones462-2W1]

@@zahariaandrei5756 LOL. Look at Russia. Look at CHINA! And we're the bullies? You made my evening! Thanks!

[@gauravkulkarni4180]

We would love to see F16 and Mig29 fight face to face.

[@geddon436]

3:25 is really that safe to drag the intake cover on the ground, even if briefly making contact? What's the possibility of getting grit/FOD wh3n its put back on?

[@SSaugaCriss]

none

[@paulogrinke7020]

I was thinking the same thing. Nearly had a stroke when I saw it.

[@leprechaunbutreallyjustamidget]

Just brush it off

[@fortress6334]

Upon running all these testing and check ups , the Russian jets must have finished their mission.

[@get_it_done4580]

exactly

[@Kempmaurice]

I would also call this a fail. The sense of urgency is lukewarm but at 2:58, I was let down by the fact that the pilot is at the aircraft and the inlet plug is still in the engine.

[@НатальяБирюкова-з9ц]

😂 Russian pilots laugh.

[@Huckleberry500]

Oh shit, the Russians are coming. Guess we should put a little fuel in the jets, check the tires, no rush. Lol

[@bethlarson7144]

Lol this is fake shit

[@johnmurray950]

As a former crew chief on f4's, f106's and f16's, it moves m uch faster than it appears. My assistant (Gary Stringham) and myself had the aircraft fueled, inspected, loaded with armament (thanks to the weapons troops!) And back on the runway in 14 minutes. Poetry in motion with teamwork from all.

[@Dra741]

New ordinance guys are absolutely incredible, that's a lot of sophisticated equipment to move around and mount on the aircraft and prepare for takeoff you more sophisticated than the pilot himself, the pilot knows how to fight you know how to give him the weapons to do it, you see what I'm saying

[@country3608]

Thank you for your service, and standing guard between us and our enemies and our standing Up For Our American Freedom!👍⚔️🇺🇸⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🇺🇸

[@shabz4772]

Sadly, you actually believe this.

[@tonyt6696]

Being aboard the USS MIDWAY in the 70's I got a rush when we would scramble especially when it wasn't a drill and hearing fighters fly over even now my heart rate goes up!!!

[@dedwin8930]

Team work makes U.S.A. strong!!!!🇺🇸🏆

[@rosesmith2410]

God Bless America 🇺🇸

[@5.0yote]

Hearing those General Electric F110 engines start up gave me goose bumps 🔥

[@frankjankovich3512]

They sound sweet!

[@williamnewton5556]

Swamp foxes are the best of the best for a reason

[@ryanbernier2930]

I always wish I had joined the service. Everytime I watch these videos I get saddened that I never did I feel it in my heart. My mom passed away at the age of enlistment and it broke me. But anyway to all you soldiers that protect our country I salute you guys to the fullest Thank you!!!

[@SID_2406]

Due credit has to be given to the ground crew who maintain these flying beasts

[@SW-fk6jk]

And to the pilots who trained to fly them. It takes a team...Ma'man

[@SID_2406]

@@SW-fk6jk 🙌🤝👍

[@aniciamarco4980]

Ñ,k

[@every56days]

Those are live 9Xs and AMRAMMs. This is a legit scramble. Awesome.

[@roderickbush8690]

I wasn’t in the Air Force, Army to be exact, and I don’t know the protocol for an emergency as stated, but that was SLLLLLLOOOOOWWWW. No one seemed to be in a sense of urgency. That Russian Jet would be a state over by now

[@agrippa7712]

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast

[@Jomskylark]

I think it's just the editing that makes it look slow. In reality they are dressing fast and sprinting to their jets. Presumably the checks are already done by the time they arrive and they can roll out

[@timk.3286]

@@Jomskylark and of course, unlike many, you have to think once the Russian Jet detected. you have a t least 45mins - 1hour, maybe longer. especially these days.

[@tankhamster-u9l]

You realize EWS's exist right? Not to forget NORAD and EWSA's..

[@stevenjames4222]

I pulled tanker alert at Griffiss AFB, NY in the late 70’s and we were out from the alert facility to the jets and engines cranked in about 4-5 minutes. This is ridiculously slow.

[@kevinbushracing58]

Ok

[@TheSaxyG]

You fought in the cold war, when the thing that mattered was beating Russian jets. Today the USAF exists solely to fill the coffers of big manufacturers. Lockeed made damn good time and money on this one in spare parts.

[@tuniscooper5748]

The same with the F106 crews at McChord.

[@bradhoilman1743]

The first jet pulls out in under 5 mins

[@markfromct2]

I was born in Utica NY. My Mom worked as a telephone operator at Griffess AFB Rome NY back in that day....we would do bomb shelter drills when I was at school 1963 64 We would watch the B-52s landing at Griffess laden with nuclear bombs

[@ricardogama4460]

It’s 2022 .. life is precious , world leaders need to grow up and put your differences aside . 🙏

[@nerifterafrnam4682]

How long from alarm till they´re in the air ? (ps Russian jet in South Carolina ? yeah sure)

[@xisotopex]

f16 air natty guard in South cakalaky, and f15s of the 492nd in the uk video title is clickbait

[@bmwlane8834]

You are aware you have to practice, right? Kind of like professional sports....I heard those guys practice too.

[@zackdoc]

Nice to see how thorough they are......meanwhile the Ruskie fighter jet cruising at 700mph is almost over Chicago.

[@dinorossi6611]

When was this? I haven't heard about this.

[@Pannkakaize]

Atomic bomb dropped and killed half of Chicago, you never heard about it?

[@rammerjammer523]

Thats why they took so long...russian jets bombing shitcago. Probably joined them to finish it off.

[@marek6497]

It's better to arrive late then never

[@vladimirputlenin2016]

Что не так с этим?

[@lychan2366]

USAF Thank you for keeping the free world, free.

[@nexus7shin883]

USA 🇺🇸 F16 BiG Fighter ❤

[@stevegauthier6694]

I can’t fathom what it must feel like to train and train and train and then to have a real scramble for the first time. Must be wild

[@DrewHuggins423]

@G E T R E K T it’s not fake, it might be a training exercise but it definitely isn’t fake

[@DrewHuggins423]

@G E T R E K T this air base is right up the road from me, this SCANG

[@switchblade800x3]

If that's a "scramble" then it's 40 hours a week for me "scramble", and then even when it's not busy. I would like to know how much these men get paid.

[@ParCBur]

@@switchblade800x3 $85,000 USD a year on the high end, most get roughly $80,000. The difference is, you mess up, you have to redo your task. They mess up, they’re dead, civilians are possibly dead, and $14M dollars lost. Comparing risk, knowledge, skills, and level of fitness to pay, you’re making thousands to their cents

[@tamvo3965]

Nhìn thấy là mê liền máy bay công nghệ và người thật hoàn mỹ tuyệt vời ok

[@stratrat57]

Maintained F-16's at Ramstein in 1986-1988. We operated F-4's until then. Those were the days...... JFS, hydrazene fueled Emergency Generator, AMAD, Hot pit refueling!

[@geronimo2330]

Schön von Sembach aus mit den qualmenden F4 Phantom im Tiefflug über die Pfalz geblasen... Super Zeit🙈😂

[@rnman99]

@@geronimo2330 Die A-10s aber waren ein bisschen reiniger und noch ruhiger, na?

[@nomadmarine0331]

The B 52's were on alert back in the day and one cool thing I noted was that as the pilot ran up to the plane he would slap a pressure plate and all engines would start before anyone was in the plane. Way Cool.

[@davidhoffman1278]

Odd, I never knew they left the throttles in ground idle/start on alert B-52s.

[@joseescorza1134]

@@davidhoffman1278 they don’t. There would have to be carts loaded and starter selector set to cart. And only started by CP flipping switches and throwing sticks up.

[@jefflong9890]

Growing up near Shaw AFB was like getting a free airshow every day 😎

[@Neo4real]

You'd think they'd have a couple of those F16's prepped and ready before a scramble is called lol.

[@joekhatib3798]

Looks more like a standard drill being run by the South Carolina Air National Guard as opposed to regular US Air Force Squadron.

[@koori3085]

169th FW Swamp Foxes out of JB MacIntyre DEAD/SEAD specialists

[@وائلرشيد-م5ز]

Greetings to Mr. Putin and Mr. Rafrova Russian leadership

[@swdcn0791]

1:38 When you are way too eager to fly a state of the art jet fighter but realize you left the keys home!

[@isaacrodriguez4773]

4:30 I love that South Carolina on that Tail fin.

[@soarabove337]

This was almost such a cool video. I mean, some of it was cool. The Ground Control dogs talking to the pilot by way of hand signals is always neat to me. @8:40 the USAF version of a Navy jet riding the elevator to the deck: "we'll just make the camera go the opposite direction" lol.

[@dr.detroit1514]

I figure, this must be a montage, rather than an actual emergency scramble event.

[@rolandolambert9136]

Alarms combate.

[@deetjay1]

You think?

[@unixwizzard3243]

way too many edits to get a sense of the real time they took to launch.. it felt slow. I used to belong to an active duty AF squadron that ran alert - 48th FIS.. always had two F-15's sitting "hot cocked" - all ready to go for the pilot to jump in, start up and go.. I believe the standard was 5 minutes from getting the alert to being airborne. while the standard was 5 minutes, we had it down to just around 4 minutes, sometimes quicker if ATC were able to clear for immediate take off. of course this was the 1980's when the Cold War was still going and the Bears we were intercepting were loaded with nukes.. I guess times have changed and it's not a big deal now being that they leave pins and covers on the alert jets and keep the canopies closed.

[@deepdiversi5913]

Agreed, The pilots on alert would be all suited up, ladders on the aircraft etc, I'm no expert, but this aint no scramble, But I do love the F-16 !!!!

[@chicodeluna8300]

I am no genius but why would they (the US Airforce) want to run a video on KZbin that tells them (enemies) exactly how long it takes them (US Airforce) to scramble.

[@GJones462-2W1]

I was with the 48th FW as a weapons loader from '89 to '92 with the F-111F. You remember where the old victor alert area used to be, between the 493rd, and 494th squadrons? I used to do that duty, on and off, when it was for real. Six Aardvarks loaded with B-61's. All ready to make Moscow glow!

[@timschutte6924]

God bless you. Thank you for your service man. !!!!!! Huraa

[@j-man6001]

Thank you for your service

[@Robert5185]

Don't bother fellas. F-22's already took care of the threat, but thanks for being there.