HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska – A Fort Wainwright Soldier was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Chena Pump Road in Fairbanks Saturday, Sept. 5. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Casey A. Popenoe, 39, was a targeting officer with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to the scene of a burglary/assault at 3:09 pm on Sunday and arrested a suspect, AST reported on Monday. When they responded after the assault call, they made contact with Jeremiah Scott, age 22 of Ft Wainwright. While troopers revealed no details in the incident, they reported that they initiated […]
FORT WAINWRIGHT – A fire broke out at 11:07 p.m. Sunday night in a four-plex housing unit on Fort Wainwright. All four families living in the building were evacuated safely with no injuries. The Fort Wainwright Fire Department responded to the call immediately and was assisted by the Fairbanks Fire Department’s ladder and engine units, […]
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – Army officials have identified the USARAK Soldier who was found dead on post Thursday, Sept. 19. Sgt. Ken Conrad Chambers was a signal support system specialist with the 70th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. Chambers, 33, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, joined […]