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“There’s 2.5 miles that separate Little Diomede and Big Diomede,” Murkowski says of the two islands — one U.S. territory, the other Russian — in the Bering Strait. “It’s an in-your-face reminder that there is very little that separates us .”
https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/article/cq-weekly-russias-arctic-grab
The water dividing mainland Russia and Alaska is only 57 miles: https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/article/alaska-dispatch-news-10-things-alaskas-senators-discussed-in-meeting-with-trump-and-zinke

“Purchase of Alaska, 1867
The purchase of Alaska in 1867 marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America, and became an important step in the United States rise as a great power in the Asia-Pacific region.” https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/alaska-purchase

Both fake Conservative Putin loving bloggers-podcasters, as well as Communists, constantly criticize NATO. This leads us to believe that NATO must be pretty good, after all. In particular, when one such Putin lover writes ya’ll as ya’all, then one must wonder if they are simply from a Kremlin troll farm.

“Guarding America: Operation Eagle Assist
Seven NATO AWACS aircraft were deployed to the United States following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks to help defend North America against further attacks. Operation Eagle Assist, which was launched on 9 October 2001 and concluded on 16 May 2002, represented the first time in Alliance history that NATO assets were deployed in support of the defence of one of its member countries. The speed and success with which this mission was carried out demonstrate that NATO remains an effective military organisation and the transatlantic link remains strong and solid.” https://archive.ph/20120526225342/www.nato.int/docu/awacs/html_en/awacs04.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Assist