US Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Warplanes Near Alaska for Fifth Time in June

An F-22 Raptor shows the internal bays as it does a fly-by during the airshow at Joint Andrews Air Base in Maryland on Sept. 16, 2017. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

U.S. planes intercepted another group of Russian warplanes near Alaska, marking the fifth intercept of planes in the past three weeks.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed that F-22 planes and a KC-135 Stratotanker intercepted two Russian Il-38 aircraft about 50 miles from Alaskan territory. They were flying through the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), according to the department.