Troops with the 11th Airborne Division, as well as the 1st and 3rd Multi Domain Task Forces, deployed to Shemya Island, part of the Aleutian Islands, on Sept. 12.

SHEMYA, Alaska — A wide-body Delta 767-300ER on its way from Beijing to Seattle diverted to a remote island 1,455 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, Monday.

The original flight from Beijing to Seattle carrying 194 passengers was diverted to a military base on the island in Alaska’s Aleutians chain due to a potential engine issue.