On 27 January 1992 the 5073rd Air Base Group located at Shemya AFB was re-designated as the 673d Air Base Group ( 673 ABG ) , subordinate to the Eleventh Air Force ( 11AF ) of Pacific Air Forces ( PACAF ) . The 673d and the base were subsequently reassigned from Eleventh Air Force to the 11th Air Control Wing ( 11 ACW ) . The Cobra Dane radar was integrated into the Joint-Service DOD Ballistic Missile Defense System ( BMDS ) . China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 was authorized to make an emergency landing on the airbase in 6 April 1993 . The staff of the airbase provided humanitarian aid to the passengers and crews of the flight , and transferred the wounded to Anchorage
China Eastern Airlines Flight 583
China Eastern Airlines Flight 583
Eareckson Air Station