USAF F-16s return to alert duty in the Aleutian Islands for first time in decades

Reports say USAF F-16 fighters are back on NORAD air-defense alert from the austere Eareckson Air Station in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, a first in decades. Coverage comes from defense outlets and a search spike.

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1. 30 Oct, 19:30 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 30 Oct, 19:30 UTCPicked up on News
3. 30 Oct, 19:30 UTCTWZ covers F-16 Aleutian alert return

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