F-15 Eagle 32 TFS Bitburg Air Base F-15 Zulu Alert Take-Off
A Zulu Alert consists of two or four fully armed F-15s with full tanks and weapons ready to go 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. The aircraft and crews were housed at an Alert Facility at the end of the runway. Within a couple of minutes from the time the call came the F-15s would be airborne and headed toward the intruder. The aircraft would usually fly through a pre-arranged corridor. In this corridor they are not restricted to anything and were able to go as fast as needed without the fear of a mid-air collision. During this time they would get their target info either from ATC or an airborne AWACS and directed to the possible threat.
A Zulu Alert consists of two or four fully armed F-15s with full tanks and weapons ready to go 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. The aircraft and crews were housed at an Alert Facility at the end of the runway. Within a couple of minutes from the time the call came the F-15s would be airborne and headed toward the intruder. The aircraft would usually fly through a pre-arranged corridor. In this corridor they are not restricted to anything and were able to go as fast as needed without the fear of a mid-air collision. During this time they would get their target info either from ATC or an airborne AWACS and directed to the possible threat.