JBER– Alaska soldiers will return to cold-weather focused training with brigade-level exercise Arctic Warrior in the Donnelly Training Area near Fort Greely next week. Arctic Warrior is a U.S. Army Alaska-led exercise, from Feb. 8-19, that will validate the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division’s cold weather training readiness and capabilities, current […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of 176th Wing participated in the Operation Noble Defender search-and-rescue/personnel recovery (SAR/PR) exercise Jan. 19 to 22, 2021, in Southcentral Alaska. Noble Defender is a North American Aerospace Defense Command Arctic air-defense operation. “The Noble Defender exercise series seeks to support a variety of campaign objectives […]
Alaska’s lead doctors strongly recommend wearing masks while playing sports, exercising Increased chances of spreading illness as COVID-19 cases climb and sports move indoors OCTOBER 9, 2020 — During a statewide meeting this Monday, doctors from the Alaska and Anchorage health departments strengthened their guidance for wearing masks given rising COVID-19 cases and a […]
The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) surfaced in the Arctic Ocean in support of Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018, March 21. (U.S. Navy video by Chief Darryl I. Wood /Released) Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially commenced Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020 in the Arctic Ocean with the construction of a temporary ice camp, Camp […]