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  1. Fort Wainwright to Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage MonthRead the original story w/Photo

    11 hrs ago | Samoa News

    Staff Sgt. Eteru Patane, supply sergeant for Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, poses for a photo with his father and two other Samoan NCOs from 3-21. [Courtesy Photo] FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska - Fort Wainwright will celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month at a special ... (more)

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  2. Eldersburg's Knutson-Cullen among honorees at Memorial Day serviceRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | The Baltimore Sun

    ... Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, and had previously served at Fort Wainwright in Alaska. She had been deployed on a humanitarian mission to Pakistan. Knutson-Cullen is one of seven members of the ...

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  3. 70th anniversary of Battle of Attu noted SaturdayRead the original story

    Friday May 10 | Peninsula Clarion

    ... 2003 trip to Attu that a creek had been named for him. When a reporter informed him that an Army hospital at Fort Wainwright had also been named for him, Sasser said he was glad to hear it. He wrote a letter in about 2005 describing what happened to ...

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  4. Memorial Day Ceremony Will Honor Liberty High School Alumni Who Died in AfghanistanRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 8 | Patch.com

    ... Combat Aviation Brigade, 3 rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. She had previously served at Fort Wainwright in Alaska and been deployed on a humanitarian mission to Pakistan. Cullen is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. ...

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  5. 4. Army orders biblical inscriptions off riflesRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 6 | KSL-TV

    Soldiers at Fort Wainwright in Alaska were informed that the inscriptions JN8:12 and 2COR4:6 were to be removed from the scope of their rifles, Fox News reported .

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  6. Denali Base camp gets lift from Army Chinook HelicoptersRead the original story

    Monday Apr 29 | KTNA

    Aviators from the U.S. Army Alaska Aviation Task Force based out of Fort Wainwright have been assisting the National Park Service for the last week by flying in equipment and supplies to set up base camps for the Mount McKinley climbing season.

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  7. 2. Army orders biblical inscriptions off ...Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 6 | KSL-TV

    Soldiers at Fort Wainwright in Alaska were informed that the inscriptions JN8:12 and 2COR4:6 were to be removed from the scope of their rifles, Fox News reported .

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  8. Loud exercise at Fort Wainwright to occur in MayRead the original story

    Monday Apr 29 | Anchorage Daily News

    Soldiers at Fort Wainwright will be training with 155mm howitzers on May 7-10 and May 14 -17 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Training will take place at the fort's Small Arms Complex, which is located right along the Richardson Highway.

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  9. Alaska Warrior Transition Units ready, dedicated to helping wounded warriorsRead the original story

    Tuesday Apr 30 | The United States Army

    ... Battalion-Alaska, consisting of Alpha Company at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and Bravo Company at Fort Wainwright, is to "improve the life of each Soldier who walks through its doors." While the Soldiers that come to these units are all unique ...

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  10. Mount Pleasant soldier faces court-martialRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Apr 29 | Post and Courier

    ... The new policy pertains to single-soldier housing and surrounding common areas at JBER in Anchorage and Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks. The policy does not extend to family housing at the Army bases. Besides banning alcohol in barracks, Garrett ...

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  11. Pentagon's War on Christianity Escalates to Blocking WebsitesRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Apr 26 | Moonbattery

    ... of the Army feared the letter could be viewed as a call for civil disobedience. Last week, soldiers at Fort Wainwright in Alaska were told to scrape off a Bible verse reference on their weapon scopes. That verse had been inscribed by the maker of ...

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  12. Pentagon Says They Will Unblock Southern Baptist WebsiteRead the original story

    Thursday Apr 25 | RedState

    ... reservists was not produced by the Army nor did it reflect their policy or doctrine. Last week, soldiers at Fort Wainwright in Alaska were told to scrape off a Bible verse reference on their weapon scopes. That verse had been inscribed by the maker ...

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  13. Pentagon blocks, says it will free access to Southern Baptist websiteRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Apr 25 | Fox News

    ... reservists was not produced by the Army nor did it reflect their policy or doctrine. Last week, soldiers at Fort Wainwright in Alaska were told to scrape off a Bible verse reference on their weapon scopes. That verse had been inscribed by the maker ...

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  14. Soldier dies nearly 3 months after hit by truckRead the original story

    Tuesday Apr 23 | Anchorage Daily News

    - A 21-year-old Fort Wainwright soldier from Texas who was struck by a log-hauling truck in a restaurant parking lot near Salcha has died of his injuries almost three months later, Army officials in Alaska said Tuesday. Spc. Zachary Lane New of ...

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  15. Decision on 3rd Brigade may come this summer, Pentagon official saidRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Apr 24 | Ledger-Enquirer.com

    ... Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Sill, Okla.; Fort Stewart, Ga.; U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii; and U.S. Army Garrison Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Lt. Col. Brent Selnau, who works at the Pentagon for the Department of the Army, said the driving factor in the cuts ...

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  16. Army Removes Bible Reference from ScopesRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Apr 24 | New Media Journal

    ... inscription that a vendor etched into the serial numbers of weapon scopes, Fox News has learned. Soldiers at Fort Wainwright in Alaska said they received a directive to turn in their scopes so the Bible references could be removed. The scopes were ...

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  17. U.S. Army bans Bible verses, criticism of pedophiliaRead the original story

    Wednesday Apr 24 | Examiner.com

    ... in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. Soldiers at Fort Wainwright in Alaska told Fox News they received a directive to turn in their scopes so the Bible references could be removed. "The ...

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  18. Texas Digest: Man guilty in son's starvation death; Jarrell soldier diesRead the original story

    Tuesday Apr 23 | Austin American-Statesman

    ... Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. He and other soldiers had stopped for a break during a convoy from Fort Wainwright to a training area at Fort Greely. According to the Army, New was transferred to a warrior transition battalion at Joint Base San ...

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  19. Army Orders Bible Verses Scrapped Off ScopesRead the original story

    Tuesday Apr 23 | Townhall

    ... inscription that a vendor etched into the serial numbers of weapon scopes, Fox News has learned. Soldiers at Fort Wainwright in Alaska told Fox News they received a directive to turn in their scopes so the Bible references could be removed. The ...

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  20. Alaska-based soldier dies of injuries suffered in January collisionRead the original story

    Tuesday Apr 23 | Anchorage Daily News

    ... to Alaska State Troopers. New was a member of the Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Fort Wainwright. He and his fellow soldiers had been traveling in a convoy and were taking a break in the parking lot at the time of the ...

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