US Deploys More Soldiers to Alaska Amid Increased Russian Military Activity

In response to a recent uptick in Russian military incursions near U.S. territory, the U.S. military has deployed over 100 soldiers along with advanced weaponry to a remote island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain. Both Russian and Chinese military activity in the region has increased. As part of this deployment, soldiers were stationed on Shemya Island on Sept. 12, bringing with them two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). The island, located approximately 1,200 miles southwest of Anchorage, hosts an air station that dates back to World War II. These moves, described as a “force projection operation,” are a direct response to a surge in Russian and Chinese military drills near U.S. airspace....