the Air Force will keep fighters on strip alert at bases around the country.
Examples of strip alert
strip alert
The Fifth Air Force had no aircraft on strip alert, and estimated a two to three hour delay in launching aircraft.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Just as the boys are about the strip to the bare essentials Norris rushes into the Bistro to alert everyone to the fire.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Within minutes I was in a full-on, whiteout blizzard, relying on the rumble strip on the right side of the highway to alert me that I was straying off the road.
From the forbes.com
Cars that alert you when you're drowsy, vibrate like a rumble strip when you drift into the next lane, or even slam on your brakes before you slam into a pedestrian.