▁t ensions ▁with ▁North ▁Korea . ▁North ▁Korea ▁conducted ▁a ▁miss ile ▁test ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁two ▁Chinese ▁Su - 3 0 ▁f ighter ▁j ets ▁intercept ed ▁a ▁W C - 1 3 5 ▁over ▁the ▁East ▁China ▁Sea , ▁prompt ing ▁a ▁formal ▁compla int ▁from ▁the ▁Pent agon . ▁ ▁Japan ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁CNN ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁W C - 1 3 5 W ▁had ▁been ▁deployed ▁from ▁Off utt ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁in ▁Neb r aska ▁to ▁E iel son ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁in ▁Al aska . ▁From ▁there ▁it ▁assist ed ▁in ▁detect ing ▁radio active ▁materials ▁in ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁around ▁Japan , ▁monitoring ▁radio activity ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁F uk ush ima ▁I ▁N uc lear ▁Power ▁Plant ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁magnitude ▁ 9 . 0 ▁earth qu ake ▁and ▁subsequent ▁t sun ami ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Europe ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁W C - 1 3 5 C ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁Europe ▁to ▁help ▁monitor ▁the ▁air ▁after ▁the ▁Ch ern ob yl ▁dis aster . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁W C - 1 3 5 C ▁had ▁been ▁deployed ▁to ▁R AF ▁M ild en