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strip alert

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Noun1.strip alert - a state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft; "the Air Force will keep fighters on strip alert at bases around the country"
alert, qui vive - condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action; "bombers were put on alert during the crisis"
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As of March 2007, Noble Eagle aircraft flew some 44,000 sorties and were diverted from patrols or scrambled from strip alert more than 2,200 times in response to threatening activities.
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The helicopters in the air were the first responders, and those on strip alert reinforced or relieved those in the air.
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