Fort Richardson News

By Air Force Tech. Sgt. Benjamin J. Matwey Special to American Forces Press Service July 8, 2009 - The remains of seven American troops killed July 6 during combat operations in Afghanistan returned to their nation during a dignified transfer this afternoon at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

A Mansfield soldier serving in Afghanistan and wounded by a mortar round on July 4 during an attack on his base camp is recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Robert Weiskopff, 35, a second lieutenant with the 503 Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division and based at Fort Richardson in Alaska, was injured when a mortar ...

Rocco M. Barnes had served as a bodyguard to Arnold Schwarzenegger on the sets of "True Lies" and "Collateral Damage" before the actor became governor.

Two Fort Richardson paratroopers were killed on the Fourth of July after coming under attack in Afghanistan, the Army said today.

When her son was young, Kristie Milne always had a house filled with Legos and other blocks for him to play with.

A Washington state soldier from Fort Richardson was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday in the explosion of a pair of roadside bombs, the Army announced this afternoon.

If it all goes according to plan, the upcoming merger of Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson Army Post will go unnoticed.

Smoke filled the air at Fort Richardson Army Post and Elmendorf Air Force Base Friday.

With close to a billion dollars of revenue pouring into the state each year, the importance of our military to the economy is big.

Army Spc. Jarrett P. Griemel, 20, a soldier from Fort Richardson, died June 3 at Forward Operating Base Gardez in Afghanistan of a non-combat related incident, the Army said Friday.

We've all heard of the little drummer boy, but we rarely stop to think how young such boys really were.

During a special ceremony Memorial Day weekend, Alaska soldiers who were killed in action were remembered with a Decoration of Honor medal - the first of its kind in the state.

U.S. Army Alaska Army Birthday celebration highlighted Year of the NCO. This year marks the Army's 234 birthday.

A few months ago, an e-mail was sent out with a request for servicemembers to provide logo ideas and concepts.

Secretary Gates held a town hall meeting and visited military members, where he addressed servicemembers' questions.

A 20-year-old soldier assigned to Fort Richardson has died in a noncombat incident in Afghanistan.

"Here for field ground truth" "We need the equipment that has the greatest possible versatility for the greatest range of potential conflict" U.S. to have roughly 1,200 fifth generation combat aircraft by 2020 Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates speaks to military servicemembers during a June 1 town hall meeting at Elmendorf Air Force Base, ...

GROWTH INDUSTRY: Another 570-soldier unit is on its way, and construction spending is up.

A roadside bomb in Iraq tore through Marc Hoffmeister's left arm, leaving the soldier with more titanium than bone once reconstruction was done.

Soldiers of the 545th Military Police company deploy this week for a 12-month tour in Iraq.