This Day in Alaskan History-June 27th, 1940
Did English Puritans Commit Genocide in New England?
WASHINGTON – Sometime before dawn on May 27, 1637, English militia from Massachusetts and Connecticut, backed by several hundred Narragansett and Mohegan allies, launched a surprise attack on the fortified Pequot village of Mystic, one of about 20 Pequot tribal villages in southeastern Connecticut. By now, Plymouth Colony, established by the Pilgrims in 1620, was a […]
Army Combatives Tournament Begins Tuesday
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Service members of varying skill levels from Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will take part in USARAK’s Spartan Crucible Open Combatives Tournament April 16-18 at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center here. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place Dec. 4-6, 2018, but was […]
Fort Wainwright Soldier Found Dead
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska Army officials Tuesday announced the death of a U.S. Army Alaska Soldier on post last week. Military personnel discovered the body of Spc. Ashvin James Slaughter, 24, in the company arms room Jan. 18, 2019. Slaughter, an infantryman with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry […]