Latest "U.S. Army Alaska" stories

Soldiers at Fort Wainwright will officially ditch Stryker vehicles

“The airborne brigade at JBER will retain its airborne status but the Stryker brigade up here [at Wainwright] will be turning in their Stryker vehicles and transforming into a light infantry brigade."

By Rachel Nostrant

18 months ago

Soldiers integrate air defense for the first time in major Alaska exercise

Soldiers armed with the Patriot, Sentinel and Avenger systems all deployed to the frigid terrain.

21 months ago

Army Alaska gets new two-star commander

Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler comes to lead Army Alaska at a pivotal point for the command.

By Army Times staff

2 years ago

Army’s new Arctic strategy aims to build expeditionary capability

Information gleaned from a recent brigade-size exercise will help determine what funding is needed by Alaska units to work for extended periods across the Arctic and in other cold-weather environments.

By Kyle Rempfer

3 years ago

Army’s new Arctic strategy takes shape in Alaska’s frigid interior

"Up here, in a matter of hours, if you haven’t taken steps to make sure you’ve got liquid water, you’ve got an ice block.”

By Kyle Rempfer

3 years ago

Infantryman who died in non-combat incident in Iraq identified

Sgt. Christopher Wesley Curry, 23, from Terre Haute, Indiana, died in a non-combat incident in Erbil on Monday.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago