Military

Always on guard for Alaska

On Sunday during a rainy Memorial Day weekend, tourists pass by a statue of Maj. "Muktuk" Marston of the Alaska Territorial Guard outside the Alaska Veterans Museum on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage. Marston led thousands of Native volunteers who watched the shores of Alaska for enemy movement during World War II.

World War II veterans to be featured in Park Strip ceremony

COMPASS: Don't lose true meaning of Memorial Day

Memorial Day 2012: Roll call

Memorial Day events

Memorial Day closures

Memorial Day 2012: Roll call

While Americans honor all nation's fallen soldiers of all wars today, here we present a roll call of Alaskans or Alaska-based troops lost in the two most recent wars, Iraq and Afghanistan, since 2003.

Memorial Day Events

Memorial Day events in Anchorage and the Mat-Su

World War II veterans to be featured in Park Strip ceremony

Surviving World War II veterans will be honored as part of Memorial Day observances on Monday. The Staff Sgt. Archie Van Winkle Memorial Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association will host a service at 3 p.m. on the Park Strip at the Veterans Memorial, west of I Street between Ninth and 10th avenues.

Memorial Day closures

JULIA O'MALLEY

Army wife blogs about life with 2 sets of twins

There’s still a war going on. Even in a military town, we sometimes forget that. Bridget Rainey’s blog, Twinisms, brings the life of one local military wife into tight focus. She’ll crack you up and choke you up all at once.

Photos: Life with twins

O'Malley blog, previous columns

Begich proposes 1-year hold on Eielson changes

U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is proposing there be a one-year delay to any personnel changes at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, as well as other bases across the U.S.

Missing teen found safe at Anchorage home, police say

A 17-year-old girl missing from a military academy since Sunday was found safe Thursday morning at a friend's home in South Anchorage, police said.

Anchorage police seek help finding missing teen

Anchorage police are looking for a 17-year-old girl they say ran away from the Alaska Military Youth Academy on Sunday.

Alaska state museums offer military free admission

Active duty military personnel and their families will get free admission to Alaska state museums this summer.

Army's $17,000 drip pans show lingering power of earmarks

Thanks to a powerful Kentucky congressman who has steered tens of millions of federal dollars to his district, the Army has bought about $6.5 million worth of the "leakproof" drip pans at $17,000 each in the past three years to catch transmission fluid on Black Hawk helicopters.

Fort Wainwright memorial walk honors soldiers wounded in war

Thirty-five wounded warriors, accompanied by friends and family members, participanted in a memorial walk at Fort Wainwright on Thursday. The walk capped a week of events held to honor the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, which recently returned from a yearlong deployment in Afghanistan.

Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses

Army leaders are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned.

Army doctor catalogs war wounds with hopes of healing them

Col. Michael D. Wirt's information on combatant injuries over 10 years in Afghanistan amounts to the most detailed data ever assembled on battlefield trauma and its care. But there are concerns that potential lessons could be lost, because no one has yet brought the information together and made it fully cohesive.

Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses

Fairbanks service honors Stryker soldiers killed in Afghanistan

A memorial ceremony Wednesday at Fort Wainwright honored the 21 men killed in action during the Stryker brigade's yearlong deployment in Afghanistan.

Alaska National Guard plans safety day

Alaska National Guard officials say a day promoting safe summer recreation practices is planned for military members and their families.

No significant pattern changes near F-22 bases, Air Force says

People who live near F-22 bases, including Elmendorf-Richardson, should not see significant changes in how or where the problematic aircraft are flying following new Pentagon restrictions on their use.

State's active duty military members, dependents get a day at the park

On Armed Services Day, Saturday, the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents.

War veterans may be prone to brain disease seen in athletes

A small study raises more concern about the long-term consequences of brain injuries suffered by thousands of soldiers -- suggesting they may be at risk of developing the same degenerative brain disease seen in some retired football players.

2 Alaska-based soldiers killed by bomb

Two Alaska-based soldiers died in Eastern Afghanistan when enemies attacked their vehicle with an explosive Sunday, the Army says.

Pentagon restrictions on F-22 fighters limit Alaska patrols

Facing a mysterious safety problem with the Air Force's most-prized stealth fighter, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered new flight restrictions on the F-22 and summoned help from Navy and NASA experts.

Garrett to take command of US Army Alaska on Thursday

Maj. Gen. Michael X. Garrett will take command of U.S. Army Alaska during a ceremony Thursday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.