That's pretty much all there is to it. You'll read this story about Russian bombers being spotted near Alaska every few months. I'm not sure we scramble fighter jets every time they do.
In other words: it's nothing to worry about. At least not in the short term.
> I'm not sure we scramble fighter jets every time they do.
I thought they did, since scrambling the jets demonstrates to the Russians that the US's air defense network is tight. It also helps keep the pilots from getting lax. The Russians do the same thing with the US files near their airspace.
It's pretty much a given that they'll be intercepted before they reach legal Alaskan airspace, and a dead certainty that they would never manage to reach the contiguous United States.
However, I've been told by people in a position to know that the actual game is to attempt to intercept the Russian planes before they get within cruise missile range of Anchorage.
ASCC reporting names had occasional triumphs like that but often they were blocked and had to pick more mundane names. The original Tu-22 was BEAUTY but became BLINDER to sound less appreciative. MIG-15 went from FALCON to FAGOT likewise.
"A US official previously told CNN that the military sees these flights as routine and said they pose no concern."