Extra Days Off Promised for Alaska Units That Can Avoid Getting in Trouble with Booze and Drugs Commanders across the force this year have been eyeing new ways to boost soldiers' quality of life, with more time off a key...
Alaska Enlists Active-Duty Airmen as Bus Drivers for Kids at Base Schools Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and the Anchorage School District have entered into an agreement to deputize airmen from the...
Congress Eyes Extra Pay to Counter Wave of Suicides in Alaska and on Ships in the Yard The latest NDAA would provide new $200 monthly stipends to sailors on ships undergoing nuclear refueling and $300 stipends to...
With a 'Strategically Located' Unit in Alaska, the Army Extends Its Reach "Arctic warfighting is not just what they do. It's really who they are," said Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler.
Army Forms 11th Airborne Division Amid Focus on Arctic Warfare The change will bring the service closer to its mission in Alaska of mastering the frigid, inhospitable Arctic terrain.
New Alaska Light Infantry Brigade Will Replace Army's Scrapped Strykers The Army will redesignate its current Stryker element in Alaska to a light infantry brigade amid the formation of the 11th...
Alaska Enlisted the Help of 'Eskimo Scouts' to Protect Itself During World War II The Eskimo Scouts included 27 women, one of them in a combat role, along with an 80-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy.
New Army 11th Airborne Division Gets Stand Up Date, Force Outline The plan for forming Alaska's two major brigades under a new patch is largely about giving U.S. Army Alaska a clear identity.
Army Identifies Soldier Who Died After Bear Attack During Training in Alaska The Army on Thursday identified an Afghanistan War veteran who died after being mauled by a bear at Joint Base Elmendorf...
Soldier Killed in Bear Attack on Alaska Military Base It is unclear whether the soldier was equipped with bear spray, or if their unit supplies the spray to all of its troops.
Army ROTC Programs at Dozens of Campuses Are Being Shut Down or Reorganized The Army is undertaking a major shake-up of its Reserve Officers' Training Corps footprint, shutting down or reorganizing...
Afghan Ally Who Was Detained by ICE Now Facing Fast-Tracked Deportation Sayed Naser Noori, whose legal team has provided reporters with paperwork confirming he worked with the military as an...
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that...
After Offer of Back Pay, Only 13 COVID Vaccine Refusers Returned to Military Service Months after the Pentagon rolled out a policy aimed at wooing back service members booted from the military over the COVID-19...
LA Army Veteran with Purple Heart Self-Deports to South Korea Under Threat of Deportation An Army veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart self-deported to South Korea as he was threatened with being detained and...
![](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-05/mil%20eskimo%20guards%201200.jpg?itok=vcjZimCL "The "Eskimo Scouts" were a joint effort, made up of members of many ethnic groups: Aleut, Athabaskan, Inupiaq, Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Yupik and most likely others. (U.S. Army)")
