Eareckson Air Station was built on Shemya Island in the early 1940’s, 1500 miles southwest of Anchorage Alaska and 350 miles from Russian Territory. Today, it’s most often used for refueling ...

Ian Gregor, a spokesperson with the Pacific Division of the Federal Aviation Administration, says Flight 884 "declared an emergency and diverted to Eareckson Air Station in Shemya," at the far ...

King Salmon is a nice start. If and when the flying branch reopens Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island—that’s when you should get really excited. Early in the Cold War, the Soviet air force ...