US builds up naval, troop presence near Alaska amid Russian activity
WEB10 hours ago · By Paul McLeary and Joe Gould. 09/20/2024 02:40 PM EDT. The U.S. military is steadily boosting its presence near Alaska, deploying a destroyer and an Army unit armed with a long-range missile ...
US troops finish deployment to remote Alaska ... - Associated Press News
WEB1 day ago · In this image released by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, as part of a force projection exercise to Shemya Island, Alaska, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson ...
US Army deploys ‘Arctic Angels’ soldiers to remote part of Alaska …
WEB2 days ago · The Army sent elements of the 11th Airborne Division to Shemya Island, Alaska on September 12 in response to the planned drills as a show of “ready, lethal force,” according to the Army statement.
US troops finish deployment to Aleutian island ... - Anchorage Daily News
WEB1 day ago · U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, maneuver on Shemya Island, Alaska, as part of ...
US Troops Finish Deployment to Remote Alaska Island Amid …
WEB1 day ago · Brandon Vasquez/U.S. Army via AP) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed last week to a remote western Alaska island with mobile ...
US troops finish deployment to remote Alaska island amid spike …
WEBIn this image released by the U.S. Army, U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division ...
In unusual move, U.S. Army sends missiles and airborne infantry to ...
WEB3 days ago · The U.S. Army has deployed airborne soldiers from within Alaska and additional soldiers from Hawaii and Washington to isolated Shemya Island in the Aleutians, it announced late last week. The ...
In unusual move, U.S. Army sends missiles and airborne infantry to ...
WEB5 days ago · U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, ahead of a force projection operation to Shemya Island in the North Pacific Ocean, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 11, 2024.
Army poised to revamp Alaska forces to prep for Arctic fight - NBC News
WEBMay 12, 2022 · The U.S. Army is poised to revamp its forces in Alaska to better prepare for future cold-weather conflicts, and it is expected to replace the larger, heavily equipped Stryker Brigade in the state...
US moves soldiers to Alaska island amid Russian military activity
WEBANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. military has moved about 130 soldiers along with mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in the Aleutian chain of western Alaska amid a recent increase in ...