Alaska, Shemya Island
Alaska troops deploy to remote Shemya Island, less than 300 miles from Russia
Alaska Beacon reporter James Brooks says it coincides with Russia and China conducting joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan.
US troops finish deployment to Aleutian island amid spike in Russian military activity
The deployment to Shemya Island involved soldiers from Alaska, Washington and Hawaii with the 11th Airborne Division and the 1st and 3rd Multi Domain Task Forces.
US Army conducts training exercise on Alaskan island less than 300 miles from Russia
The Army conducted a 'force projection' training exercise on Shemya Island, a remote Alaskan island less than 300 miles from the Russian coast.
US Army deploys ‘Arctic Angels’ soldiers to remote part of Alaska amid Russian exercises
US Army soldiers were deployed to a remote island southeast of Alaska last week as part of a “force protection operation” amid an expected increase in Russian and Chinese military exercises in the region,
U.S. deploys soldiers, rocket systems to Alaska island as Russian military activity ramps up in region
Eight Russian military planes and four navy vessels, including two submarines, have come close to Alaska in the past week.
Alaska on Alert: U.S. Troops Sent to Counter Russian Threats
In response to recent Russian military activity near Alaska, including the presence of jets, surface vessels, and submarines, the U.S. military has deployed 130 soldiers to Shemya Island in the Aleutians.
US Troops Withdraw from Alaska Island after Russian Military Activity Spike
Approximately 130 US soldiers are returning to their bases after being briefly deployed to Shemya Island, Alaska, due to increased Russian military activity. The deployment was a test of military readiness and involved personnel from various divisions.
US moves soldiers to Alaska island amid Russian military activity increase in the area
The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in Alaska amid a recent increase in Russian military planes and vessels approaching the state.
U.S. Troops Moved to Alaska Island Amid Russia Threat
Eight Russian military planes and four navy vessels, including two submarines, have come close to Alaska in the past week.
US puts soldiers with rocket launchers on remote Alaskan island after Russian military activity in region
The US has deployed more than 130 soldiers, mobile rocket launchers, and radar capabilities to a remote Alaskan island, amid increased Russian military activity in the region. The Coast Guard said it located four Russian Federation Navy vessels,
US troops finish deployment to remote Alaska island amid spike in Russian military activity
About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed to a remote Alaska island amid a spike in Russian military activity off the western reaches of the U.S.
KUCB22h
In unusual move, U.S. Army sends missiles and airborne infantry to Alaska base in western Aleutians
It’s the first time since 2018 that Fort Wainwright soldiers have deployed to Shemya, the isolated home of Eareckson Air ...
In unusual move, U.S. Army sends missiles and airborne infantry to Alaska base near Russia
The U.S. Army has deployed airborne soldiers from within Alaska and additional soldiers from Hawaii and Washington to ...
Alaska Native News1d
11th Airborne Division Arctic Angels deploy to Aleutian Islands
HEADQUARTERS, 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – Elements of the 11th Airborne Division, and the 1st ...
Stars and Stripes3d
130 soldiers deploy to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands in response to Russian, Chinese probes of Arctic region
Elements of the 11th Airborne Division and the 1st and 3rd Multi Domain Task Forces landed Thursday on Shemya Island, which ...