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Gold coins and diamond rings are just a couple of the kickbacks an Alaska-based soldier received from an Iraqi contractor, according to federal court documents.
Soldiers return from Iraq in time for the holidays
Members of a Fort Wainwright squadron -- one of the last active-duty Army units to leave Iraq -- have returned from a 10-month tour and reunited with loves ones in time for the holidays.
Fairbanks-based soldiers return from Iraq in time for holidays
Members of a Fort Wainwright squadron -- one of the last active-duty Army units to leave Iraq -- have returned from a 10-month tour and reunited with loved ones in time for the holidays.
SECOND OF TWO PARTS
Cost of care for Iraq, Afghan vets on pace to exceed Vietnam
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may be winding down, but the long-term costs of caring for those wounded in battle is on path to rival the costs of the Vietnam War.
FIRST OF TWO PARTS
Small Kentucky town reels from pain of two wars
On Veterans Day 2011, Timothy Jackson, a former sailor in the U.S. Navy and the son of a man who was the same, visited a small, unfinished gravesite on a hilltop alongside a winding road. It belonged to Timothy Matthew Jackson, who went by Matt and had himself been a Marine.
Iraq war ending, US troops coming home, Obama says
America's long and deeply unpopular war in Iraq will be over by year's end and all U.S. troops "will definitely be home for the holidays," President Obama declared today. The eight-year war cost the U.S. military heavily: More than 4,400 members killed, more than 32,000 wounded.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13
Anchorage-based soldier displayed gallantry in battle, ex-officer recalls
Former Army officer Steve Griffin of Florida writes in The New York Times about the "soldier's heart" -- what makes a soldier want to fight and whether a commanding officer can identify such a soldier ahead of battle. He singles out Jose Merced, now a noncommissioned officer at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, as an example of true warrior spirit rising to the occasion during the notoriously dangerous Ramadi offensive in Iraq in 2006. Continued on jump
Alaska-based soldier from Nevada killed by bomb
A Fairbanks-based Stryker soldier who served a one-year tour of duty in Iraq died in Afghanistan on Sunday, the Army reported today.
Fort Wainwright soldier killed in Afghanistan by mine
A Fort Wainwright infantryman on his third combat deployment was killed earlier this week in an insurgent attack in the violent Kandahar province of Afghanistan, the Army announced Friday.
Deployment stress is topic of military conference at JBER
The Army's favorite term for maintaining the mental health of soldiers and their families is "resilience." Some of the Defense Department's resiliency experts attended an Army conference Wednesday in Alaska as the pace of deployments continues to demonstrate the need.
Army's new Stryker vehicles deflect roadside bombs better
Soldiers driving a new version of the Army's Stryker infantry vehicle are walking away from significant improvised explosives in Afghanistan, according to lawmakers and Army reports.
Ex-Elmendorf airman killed by gunman in Germany
A former Elmendorf airman was one of two Air Force servicemen killed Wednesday in Germany by a gunman who confessed to targeting U.S. military.
Soldiers' return from Iraq boosts Fairbanks economy
The return of more than 4,000 soldiers from a yearlong deployment to Iraq has provided a needed boost to the Fairbanks economy.
Last of Fort Wainwright Stryker brigade returning from Iraq
The last members of the 1st Stryker brigade are returning to Fort Wainwright after a year in Iraq.
Alaska-based soldier dies in Iraq helicopter crash
A Fort Wainwright soldier died over the weekend in Iraq when a Black Hawk helicopter went down in a sandstorm, the Army said.
Fort Wainwright Stryker brigade completing return from Iraq
With flights this weekend, nearly all 4,000 members of the 1st Stryker brigade will be back at Fairbanks' Fort Wainwright after a year in Iraq.
Stryker soldiers returning from Iraq war zone
More than 1,000 soldiers are expected to return to Fairbanks over the next few days.
Alaska Air Guardsmen to head for Afghanistan
About 200 members of the Alaska Air National Guard will deploy this week to Afghanistan.
Fort Rich soldier dies in Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Kurt R. Curtiss, 27, of Murray, Utah, a soldier from Fort Richardson's airborne brigade, was killed in a firefight at a hospital in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Sheik blames outsiders for rocket attack
FOB NORMANDY-Capt. Chris Hassan, of the 3-23rd Infantry Regiment, and Second Platoon, Charlie Company, had a different mission scheduled with their Iraqi Army partners. Plans changed in the wake of an unsuccessful rocket attack against American forces the previous night.
FOB NORMANDY, Iraq- Exiting the Wajihiyah district police station, Lt. Col. Jim DeMoss, commander of 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, called a quick team huddle in the courtyard.
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Saluting the military in Fairbanks
Hundreds of community members lined the streets in Fairbanks honoring veterans and military personnel Saturday, May 12, 2012 during the Salute to Our Military Parade. About 5,000 military personnel from Ft. Wainwright and Eielson Air Force base and other veterans marched during the parade.
Sen. Begich visits troops in Afghanistan
Alaska Sen. Mark Begich visits Afghanistan in mid-January, meeting Alaska-based military personnel from Fort Wainwright's 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division in mid-January.
Coast Guard icebreaker escorts tanker through Bering Sea ice
A Russian tanker carrying fuel for an iced-in Nome that without a delivery could run out of crucial supplies before winter's end encountered ice early Friday in the eastern Bering Sea and was escorted by the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. Read more
2012 Alaska Military Images: Alaska National Guard
Military photographers share scenes of Alaska National Guard life.
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Capt. Jeff Haney died in an F-22 Raptor crash located approximately 100 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska, November 16, 2010.
SOLDIER PROFILES
Running list of profiles of Alaskan, or Alaska-based, soldiers who have died since 2003.
SERIES
Four-part series on military families growing up in Alaska while their husbands and fathers serve in Iraq.
They're coming back! Soldiers, guardsmen and airman. Here's a chance to say thanks to the men and women who've served on your behalf.
Transferring law enforcement duties presents challenges
Taliban wants US response on Fort Richardson soldier
Strykers take students on search for explosives
Advance group of Strykers back home at Fort Wainwright
UAF quartet joins Fort Wainwright soldiers in Iraq
Wainwright troops near homecoming
Hundreds attend vigil for captured Fort Rich soldier
Idaho town hopes for safe return of soldier (7/21/09)
Family of captive Fort Rich soldier asks for privacy
Fort Richardson soldier held in Afghanistan
Soldiers return to Fairbanks after mission in Iraq
Fort Richardson soldier killed in Afghanistan
Two Fort Richardson soldiers dead in Afghanistan
Stryker brigade commander reports on progress in Iraq
Fort Richardson unit tries to help Afghans help themselves
Fort Rich team adapts to wider role in Afghanistan
Bomb kills Elmendorf airman in Afghanistan
Hundreds gather for fallen soldier's send-off in New York
Soldier based in Alaska is killed
Fort Wainwright soldier killed in Iraq honored in his home town
Soldier's services set in New York
Slow action not to Fairbanks Stryker brigade's liking
Soldier's death in Iraq under investigation
Wainwright officer dead in Iraq
Military says helicopter fatality not combat related
Two Wainwright soldiers killed in Iraq
Judge backs Christian soldier's conscientious objector petition
Soldier appeals to be conscientious objector
Medic in Alaska Guard earns Bronze Star
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