Intercepting the Soviets | F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot Greg Hansen | Afterburn Podcast Episode 141 Greg Hansen was sitting alert five on the carrier deck, strapped into his F-14 Tomcat, reading a book, when the call came across the radio. Soviet aircraft were launching out of Vladivostok, heading east. Alert five meant the jet was fueled, armed, and ready to launch in minutes. Hansen and his radar intercept officer sat on standby behind the catapult, waiting for the order. Suddenly the radio chatt