Why The Increased Military Activity At Anchorage, Alaska???

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The U.S. Coast Guard says poor weather in the north Pacific continues to hamper its search for missing Japanese hot air balloonist Michio Kanda.

Kanda, 58, disappeared Feb. 1 and last reported his position 435 miles south of Adak in the Aleutians.

The Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis was originally scheduled to arrive in the search area Thursday but officers report that strong winds and rough seas will prevent it from arriving until Monday.

Kanda's balloon was equipped with 20 days of food and water and a survival pod.
[link to www.ktuu.com]

Elmendorf might would involve itself in a civilian search and rescue campaign like this. I'm not sure what level of activity is going on up there right now but such an operation could be extremely visible and frightening to the civilians. More information as to what's being seen would be useful for further analysis if this possibility is rejected. I would suggest having your local contact phone the base and request information - they will give an explanation. That and further details are needed.

If it's not a search and rescue, then perhaps there was Russian contact. The Soviets were constantly intruding upon our airspace and Elmendorf would scramble fighters to escort their aircraft back to USSR territory - it was a frequent ordeal. The Russians might have them on alert. Any knowledge of sorties, what type of aircraft have been seen departing and arriving, and direction of travel toward and away from base?

Russia, since the cable cuts, has been conducting large exercises in the arctic with their bombers

Considering the last time they were there they made it to within 15 miles of US Airspace with their stealth bombers (Nuclear Cruise missile capable btw) before being intercepted by fully armed US and Canadian warplanes. I imagine they are a bit keyed up at the moment as that was embarrassing...

yup, Sept. 11, 2001 was more or less a reignition of the cold war (and so much more of course).

Who knows.

Elmendorf and Ft. Richardson are very busy places, especially Elmendorf with all its airplanes constantly buzzing around.

The coastline of Alaska is huge. The Ruskies have for decades flirting with the airspace boundaries between Russia and Alaska. I would bet if there ever was a "Red Dawn" scenario, it would start in Alaska, probably around Nome, the closet point to Russia, only 50 miles separates the two.

Remember Russia kicked Hitler's butt in Stalingrad - obviously they know how to fight in extremely frigid temperatures. Putin is not a fool - he's already ticked off the US because he's nationalizing his oil supplies amongst other things. He means business.

Seems to have been linked to wantagate from various sources

Don't be alarmed its just a buildup to protect there HAARP equipment.

LMFAO

Yeah, And since on 9/11 hijacked airliners were allowed to fly freely without hindrance for +45 minutes, the Russians know our vaunted Air Defense system is full of holes. (Like moldy cheese). All they have to do is wait for the next terrorist training exercise, and attack!

Hell, in 45 minutes they could penetrate U.S. Airspace all the way to Green Bay, Wisconsin.