8:04pm 3 F-15's take off in full afterburner screaming from Barnes Regional Airport, and within minutes were on target.
8:16pm Identifying the target, (1) Tu-95 Russian long range strategic bomber, (6) Su-27 Russian Air Force strike fighter jets in loose formation, (2)Tu-22m tactical bombers and (1) Su-24 Fencer tactical bomber. Radio contact was made, the target formation is enroute to an undisclosed training area in the South Atlantic Ocean. No hostile action intended.
The Su-27's break formation, go into afterburner and turn on a vector out of US airspace given by the F-15's, the Tu-95 climbs and maintains course, and the tactical bombers all roll out accepting immediate vectors out of US airspace.
F-15's continue to escort the Tu-95 and 2 Su-27 fighters on their vector out of US airspace, once the Russian planes were outside US airspace the F-15's broke off and headed for a waiting tanker for refuel and returned back to Barnes Regional Airport. No further radar contact was made.