World War II: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Komandorski_Islands" id="mwyA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of the Komandorski Islands">Battle of the Komandorski Islands</a>: In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleutian_Islands" id="mwyQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Aleutian Islands">Aleutian Islands</a> the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrison" id="mwyg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Garrison">garrison</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiska" id="mwyw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kiska">Kiska</a>.