美军F-16重返阿拉斯加偏远前哨担负防空警戒：NORAD演练北美本土防御
阿拉斯加——北美防空司令部（NORAD）10月30日宣布，美国空军F-16战斗机10月18日至26日进驻位于阿拉斯加州阿留申群岛西端谢米亚岛（Shemya Island）的厄雷克森空军站（Eareckson Air Station），在「高贵捍卫者」（Operation Noble Defender）行动中担负防空警戒任务。这是多年以来战斗机首次在该站执行防空警戒任务。
10月25日，行动转入「高贵之鹰」（Operation Noble Eagle）本土防御任务：从厄雷克森起飞的2架F-16、从艾尔森空军基地（Eielson Air Force Base）出动的F-35隐形战斗机与F-16、从加拿大艾伯塔省冷湖基地（Cold Lake）起飞的加拿大皇家空军CF-18战斗机，以及E-3预警机与多架KC-135、CC-150加油机协同行动。NORAD说，厄雷克森距艾尔森约1,600英里、距冷湖约2,600英里，此次行动展示了该司令部在辽阔空域内集结、协同美加两军空中力量的规模。
NORAD阿拉斯加地区司令、空军中将Robert D. Davis表示：「在厄雷克森空军站的行动证明，我们能够进驻简陋的地点、保持警戒、在短时间内起飞，并与加拿大部队无缝协同，守卫北美大陆的北部通道。」部署期间，该站的飞机拦阻系统完成认证；NORAD称，这次部署进一步验证了厄雷克森作为简陋机场支撑未来战斗机行动的可行性。
谢米亚岛面积不足6平方英里，比起阿拉斯加本土，它离俄罗斯领土更近。厄雷克森空军站设有大型跑道与「眼镜蛇戴恩」（COBRA DANE）远程预警雷达，是美国导弹预警与太空监视体系的前哨节点。冷战时期，该站曾有战斗机执行防空任务，相关行动在1990年代初停止。
US F-16s Return to Air Defense Alert at Remote Alaskan Outpost in NORAD Homeland Defense Operation
Alaska — North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) announced on October 30 that U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters were deployed to Eareckson Air Station on Shemya Island, at the western tip of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, from October 18 to 26, maintaining an air defense alert posture under Operation Noble Defender. It was the first time in years that fighter jets had stood air defense alert at the remote station.
On October 25, the operation transitioned to a homeland defense mission, Operation Noble Eagle, bringing together two F-16s flying from Eareckson, F-35 stealth fighters and additional F-16s from Eielson Air Force Base, Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets from Cold Lake, Alberta, an E-3 Sentry airborne warning aircraft and multiple KC-135 and CC-150 tankers. NORAD noted that Eareckson lies about 1,600 miles from Eielson and 2,600 miles from Cold Lake, highlighting the scale across which the binational command synchronized its forces.
"Operating from Eareckson Air Station proved we can deploy to an austere location, maintain alert, launch on short notice, and seamlessly integrate U.S. and Canadian forces to defend the northern approaches," said Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert D. Davis, commander of the Alaskan NORAD Region. During the deployment, the station's aircraft arresting system was successfully certified, and NORAD said the deployment further validated Eareckson as a viable location for future fighter operations from an austere airfield.
Shemya Island, less than six square miles, sits closer to Russian territory than to the Alaskan mainland. Eareckson Air Station hosts a long runway and the COBRA DANE radar, an early-warning and tracking installation within the U.S. missile warning network. Fighters operated from the station during the Cold War, a mission that ended in the early 1990s.
来源：北美防空司令部
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图片来源：图：10月18日，「高贵捍卫者」行动中，一架美国空军KC-135加油机为飞往厄雷克森空军站的F-16编队空中加油。美国空军Capt. Joseph Harazim摄，公共领域，经DVIDS。 / Photo: A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon en route to Eareckson Air Station during Operation Noble Defender, October 18, 2026. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Joseph Harazim, public domain, via DVIDS.
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