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.
Strykers in Alaska May Get Scrapped for Parts, Army Secretary Says As Army planners move to convert the service's formations in Alaska to the 11th Airborne Division, the fate of roughly 320...
Army Creating Second Paratrooper Division as Service Forges New Identity for Arctic Troops Soldiers stationed in Alaska will soon ditch the 25th Infantry Division's "Tropic Lightning" patch and be redesignated the...
Breakdowns, Ripped Clothing and Dying Batteries: Army Commits to Arctic But Still Figuring Out What Soldiers Need The 8,000 soldiers participating in Alaska's first Combat Training Center exercise tested out a new Arctic strategy.
Lawmakers Demand the Army Come Up with a Better Plan for Alaska-based Soldiers After String of Suicides Leaders in Alaska have been scrambling for resources after at least 11 soldiers died by suicide last year.
Remote Bases Seeing More Suicide Attempts But Fewer Deaths, Watchdog Says The lower rate of deaths is likely tied to service members having less access to guns, the GAO found.
Pentagon Orders New Suicide Panel to Look at Alaska and 5 Other Bases Congress mandated a panel outside of the military leadership investigate the ongoing problem of suicide.
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...