On this episode of the Commander’s Cache we sit down with Elizabeth Cook Fort Wainwright’s Native Liaison to talk about the relationship between the installation and Alaska Native communities. From cultural understanding to meaningful partnership this conversation highlights how respect communication and collaboration shape how Fort Wainwright operates in Interior Alaska. This episode offers important perspective you won’t want to miss. Tune in to the Commander’s Cache to hear the full conversat

Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials, managers and staff were joined by customers and members of the U.S. Army Garrison Alaska Command in celebrating the Fort Wainwright Express grand reopening Wednesday morning. The ribbon cutting was part of a trifecta of major facility projects completed this year as major improvements for Fort Wainwright. The event highlighted the completion of a $2.5 million expansion and renovation of the main Express on Gaffney Road. Cutting the ribbon were Wainw

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CH-47 Chinooks operating at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Credits : SSgt BreeAnn Sachs. Via @beaconoutbound | Defence Express

Today, the first of many new combat readiness training facilities on Fort Wainwright opened up for Soldier use. U.S. Army Alaska Commander Maj. Gen. Peter Andrysiak, U.S. Army Garrison Alaska Commander Col. Christopher Ruga and 402nd AFSB Commander Lt. Col. LuzHilda Restrepo cut the ribbon, opening the Combat Readiness Training Facility. The CRTF is one of the first Quality of Life facilities completed and the first of two such CRTFs. The structure is also being purpose-built for eight warm main

100% Housing Inspection Schedule Site Open Congress has mandated that 100% of Family housing on Army installations be inspected by an independent contractor retained by the Army. The contract lead, RER Solutions and Jones Lang Lasalle, has no connection with Centinel or North Haven Communities. RER / JLL has opened a web-based self-scheduling tool for Residents to schedule their home inspection at their greatest convenience. Inspections are in two-hour blocks but generally take 1-1 ½ hour. In ad