US troops finish deployment to remote Alaska island
US troops finish Alaska deployment amid spike in Russian activity
About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed last week to a remote Alaska island with mobile rocket launchers amid a spike in Russian military activity off the western reaches of the U.
US builds up naval, troop presence near Alaska amid Russian activity
The actions follow a series of Russian air operations that skirted Alaskan airspace and as Russian and Chinese warships conducted joint exercises across the Pacific.
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. The deployment of the 11th Airborne Division and two task
U.S. Strengthens Alaskan Defense as Russian Military Activity Increases
The U.S. military has stationed around 130 soldiers and mobile rocket launchers on an uninhabited island in the Aleutian chain in western Alaska. This move follows increased activity by Russian and Chinese military forces near U.
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.
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