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United States says fighter jets intercepted Russian planes near USA ship

The Russian aircraft came within one nautical mile of the aircraft carrier, and were flying at a 500-foot altitude.

In June 2014, an Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft was intercepted by Russian fighters in the Northern Pacific drawing similar complaints.

Stars and Stripes reported us officials tried - and failed - to contact the Russian aircraft; an American ship escorting the Ronald Reagan followed the Russian aircraft as they withdrew, officials tell the news outlet.

"It's standard operating procedure for USA planes to escort aircraft flying if they are in the vicinity of a US ship - then that's standard procedure", said Navy Cmdr.

"The situation today is much different" as Russian Federation "does not have the same kind of influence around the globe that the Soviet Union once did", he said.

The Russian aerial show of force against a carrier is "not unprecedented", Davis said, but also is not a regular occurrence. Four F/A-18 Super Hornets took off from the Reagan in response to the Russian planes' actions.

The Kurils are believed to hold large undersea reserves of gas and oil.

Russian Federation unveiled a new military doctrine in December that emphasizes protecting interests in the Arctic.

The TU-145 Bear is a long-range anti-submarine warfare plane and a variant of the Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber.

A Russian Su-27 fighter flew dangerously close to an RC-135 reconnaissance jets near the Sea of Okhotsk in April 2014.

On July 4, US fighter jets intercepted Russian fighters off the coasts of California and Alaska.

Prior to that, in the war torn seas near Crimea, a Russian Su-24 was caught on video flying very close to USS Ross, a guided missile destroyer.

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