Why Did US Suddenly Reopen a 1990s Air Defence Post? What Does It Know About Kaliningrad & Russia?
Summary
The US Air Force has reportedly restored fighter alert operations at Eareckson Air Station on Alaska’s remote Shemya Island for the first time since the 1990s, with F-16s maintaining the posture from October 18 to 26. The deployment concluded with a joint US-Canadian air defence mission over the North Pacific, supported by E-3 Sentry surveillance aircraft and aerial refuelling tankers. INTERNATIONAL NEWS #USAirForce #Alaska #EarecksonAirStation #ShemyaIsland #F16 #NATO #Russia #China #Kaliningrad #VladimirPutin #ArcticSecurity #NorthPacific #E3Sentry #KC135 #Tu160M #H6N #StrategicBombers…
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