07/18/11 Two soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, were killed in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, and seven others from the brigade were wounded.
07/18/11 All of the soldiers killed and injured belong to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks, Alaska.
07/17/11 Sgt. Jason Wideman first noticed the signs of PTSD after returning from a 15-month stint in Afghanistan several years ago, and is now working with Alaska Assistance Dogs on his road to recovery.
07/15/11 FAIRBANKS - A former Fort Wainwright soldier was sentenced Thursday to serve five years in jail for a sexual relationship he had with a 15-year-old girl he met on the Internet when he was 23. The j...
07/14/11 The executive office of President Obama has issued a statement urging the Senate to pass a massive military construction bill, citing the buildup in Guam as a primary reason.
07/11/11 Douglas Charles Madsen, 72, of Castle Rock, Colo., died July 5, 2011. Mass of the Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 11, 2011 at St Francis Assisi Catholic Church of Castle Rock. Burial will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Castle Rock.
07/10/11 The Port of Anchorage is inviting the public for tours today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The port is providing a free hot dog lunch and hour-long tours, while the Alaska Railroad is offering free parking at its corporate headquarters.
07/09/11 Col. Tim Jones handed over the keys of Fort Wainwright to Col. Ron Johnson at a ceremony on the post parade grounds Friday afternoon.
06/24/11 Flags will fly at half staff Saturday at Wisconsin National Guard armories, air bases and other Wisconsin facilities to honor Army Pvt. Ryan J. Larson of Friendship, who was killed last week in Afghanistan.
06/24/11 MADISON, Wisconsin (WXOW) - Flags around the state will fly at half-staff on Saturday in honor of a soldier from Friendship that was killed in Afghanistan. Governor Scott Walker ordered the honor for
06/24/11 Governor Walker has issued an executive order to lower all flags to half-staff at state facilities in honor of Army Private First Class Ryan J. Larson.
06/23/11 Two men associated with a brawl at the Red Fox Bar in April pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct as part of plea agreements this week.
06/17/11 Salazar Announces Acceleration of Lease Sale in NPR-A, Arctic Council Reports Record Temperatures Since 2005, Former Mayor of Sitka Ben Grussendorf Dies of Illness, Parnell Administration Optimistic About Gas Pipeline, and more...
06/08/11 The cost of the Hastings fire north of Fairbanks will top $5 million today, with more than 830 firefighters and support personnel working on the blaze north of the Chatanika River. On Tuesday n...
06/05/11 Afghanistan: As of Saturday, at least 1,493 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
06/04/11 RALEIGH, N.C. - A 29-year-old soldier from North Carolinahas died of injuries he sustained during fighting in Zabul province in Afghanistan .
06/04/11 An Alaska-based soldier was killed in Afghanistan earlier this week, the Defense Department announced Saturday.
06/04/11 Four Alaska-based soldiers were killed Saturday in an explosion in Afghanistan , the Army announced. It was the single most deadly attack involving deployed Alaska-based soldiers in at least three years.
06/04/11 A 29-year-old soldier from North Carolina has died of injuries he sustained during fighting in Zabul province in Afghanistan.
06/04/11 In September 2005, Bill Graham, who was then defence minister in Paul Martin's Liberal government, told me over tea in Moscow that what the Canadian Forces were about to start in Kandahar was different from what Canada had done so far. Kandahar, he said bluntly, would be "a combat mission, and we have made our decision knowing that." | 
