WASHINGTON - When Russian bombers approach American airspace and
U.S. Air Force fighters are scrambled,
Sarah Palin's phone doesn't ring.
The
Alaska governor has no command authority over the guardians of U.S. airspace despite her recent suggestion otherwise.
"She doesn't have any role in that process," Air Force
Maj. Allen Herritage, spokesman for the Alaska
North American Aerospace Defense Command, told the Daily News.
"The authority to launch and respond to a Russian incursion lies with the Alaska NORAD Region commander" - Air Force Lt. Gen. Dana Atkins, he said.