This Day in Alaska History-February 23rd, 1916
[content id=”79272″]
‘Cathedrals of the mind’
Alaska Army National Guard officer surmounts combat trauma to command infantry battalion JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — “I wasn’t going to leave that fight unless it was in a body bag.” Alaska Army National Guard Lt. Col. Luke Bushatz, 297th Regional Support Group operations officer and former 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment commander, made the […]
Army Secretary Nominee Commits to Defending Active Duty Force, Advancing “Iron Dome” Missile Defense Initiative
DAN SULLIVAN: Ten years ago, I was in this position. I was a brand-new U.S. senator. I’d been here for a month, and the Obama administration announced as part of its gutting of our U.S. military that they were going to cut 40,000 active duty Army troops, including the 4-25 at JBER in Alaska, the […]
AKARNG 297th RSG to deploy to Eastern Europe in support of NATO allies
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 297th Regional Support Group will deploy approximately 80 Guardsmen on a nine-month mission to Eastern Europe in support of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce. “It’s amazing what our team has accomplished in a short […]