U.S. protests Russian jet move on Air Force plane

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ORG XMIT: XTW109 A Russian Su-27 fighter jet flies alongside a civilian airplane playing the role of a hijacked airliner, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 on a route from Alaska to an undisclosed location in the Far East. The exercise is a first-of-its-kind joint exercise between the U.S. and Russia to test their coordinated response to a potential international hijacking. Earlier in the flight, U.S.-built NORAD fighter jets also intercepted the flight as it passed through U.S. airspace. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The Pentagon says a Russian fighter jet intercepted a U.S. reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea last week in an aggressive, unsafe maneuver that recalls Cold War tensions.

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