In an interview with Bloomberg News, the commanding officer of Naha air base, Japan said the fighters at his base are scrambled nearly everyday.
“Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15” by Angelique Perez, U.S. Air Force – http://www.kadena.af.mil/; gallery; image. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
“It’s absolutely extraordinary to ask one squadron to deal with more than 400 scrambles a year. It’s an extremely heavy burden.”