Shemya - Wikipedia
Shemya or Simiya (Aleut: Samiyax̂[1]) is a small island in the Semichi Islands group of the Near Islands chain in the Aleutian Islands archipelago southwest of Alaska, at 52°43′27″N 174°07′08″E. It has a land area of 5.903 sq mi (15.29 km 2), and is about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.
Eareckson Air Station - Wikipedia
Eareckson Air Station (IATA: SYA, ICAO: PASY), formerly Shemya Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force military airport located on the island of Shemya, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands. The airport was closed as an active Air Force Station on 1 July 1994.
Shemya Island at a glance - Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
2008年9月3日 · Shemya Island is a small island in the Semichi Islands southwest of Alaska. It is about 1,500 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska. Shemya Island was first developed in May 1943 by the U.S. Army.
Alaska troops deploy to remote Shemya Island, less than 300 …
2024年9月19日 · The U.S. Army has deployed soldiers from Alaska, Hawaii and Washington state to an air station on Shemya Island in the Aleutians, about 280 miles from Russia.
The U.S. Air Force Has A Base Right Next To Russia. It Just ... - Forbes
2021年10月23日 · “To the outer limits and back,” NORAD crowed, calling Shemya “one of North America's most distant and strategic outposts.” Shemya is located near the western end of the Aleutian island chain,...
Shemya Island - Exploring In Remote Alaska - The Alaska Life
2017年5月23日 · While the phrase beach combing invokes the mental image of a pleasant walk in the sand, the coast of Shemya Island requires an athletic climb on boulders, bowling ball size rocks, and enormous logs that have washed ashore a long while ago.
Military makes show of force on Shemya Island - Must Read Alaska
2024年9月16日 · The U.S. Army on Sept. 12 sent 130 paratroopers and portions of three Army units, along with a M142 mobile artillery rocket system to Shemya Island, a small island in the western Aleutians, as a show of force after several Russian and …
130 soldiers deploy to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands in response to …
2024年9月16日 · Portions of three Army units have been deployed to Shemya Island off the coast of Alaska in response to recent Russian and Chinese air and sea probes into the Arctic region, service officials...
Shemya Story – US Islands Awards Program
2003年7月23日 · In 1741 Vitus Bering, a Danish explorer sailing for Russia, discovered Shemya Island. Nizki, Alaid and Hammerhead Islands, stepping stones off Shemya, are dwarfed by large Attu Island some 30 miles distant. On a clear day, Attu, the end island, can be seen from Shemya and World War II debris remains scattered about the island.
US Army deploys ‘Arctic Angels’ soldiers to remote part of Alaska …
2024年9月18日 · 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...