page_title: United States Army Alaska
section_title: Current Structure
hierarchical_section_title: United States Army Alaska / 1993 onwards: USARAK / Current Structure
caption_attribution_description: English: Staff Sgt. Timothy Bennett, a cavalry scout with Blackjack Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, packs his parachute up after a night airborne training jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 8, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Love)
context_page_description: United States Army Alaska is a military command of the United States Army located in the U.S. state of Alaska. A subordinate command of I Corps, USARAK is the ground element of the Alaskan Command. USARAK is headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and is commanded by a major general.
context_section_description: United States Army Alaska consists of two brigade combat teams, two aviation battalions, and a support command which provides administrative control over the Northern Warfare Training Center, the SFC Brevard NCO Academy and a support battalion.  There are also additional organizations providing installation management, medical services, network communications and logistical support.
  Active component units within United States Army Alaska include:
  Units based at Fort Wainwright hosted by US Army Garrison Alaska:
  1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, "Arctic Wolves"
  5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, "Black Hawk"
  1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, "Bobcat"
  1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, "Legion"
  3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, "Gimlet"
  2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, "Automatic"
  70th Brigade Engineer Battalion, "Kodiak"
  65th EOD Company
  25th Brigade Support Battalion, "Opahey"
  Arctic Support Command (Provisional)
  539th Composite Trucking Company (subordinate to 17th CSSB at JBER)
  574th Composite Supply Company (subordinate to 17th CSSB at JBER)
  626th Field Feeding Company (subordinate to 17th CSSB at JBER)
  28th MP Detachment (Law Enforcement) (subordinate to 17th CSSB at JBER)
  549th MP Detachment (Military Working Dog)
  Northern Warfare Training Center
  1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment (GSAB) (subordinate to 16th CAB at JBLM)
  1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment (ARB) (subordinate to CAB, 25th ID at Wheeler AAF)
  D/25th Aviation Regiment (Gray Eagle) (subordinate to CAB, 25th ID at Wheeler AAF)
  MEDDAC Alaska
  Units based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hosted by the 673rd Air Base Wing:
  HQ, US Army Alaska
  4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, "Spartans"
  1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, "Denali"
  1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, "1 Geronimo"
  3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, "3 Geronimo"
  2nd Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment, "Spartan Steel"
  6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, "Oak"
  716th EOD Company
  725th Brigade Support Battalion, "Centurion"
  241st Quartermaster Company (Brigade Aerial Delivery)
  17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (Subordinate to Arctic Support Command at Fort Wainwright)
  4th Quartermaster Company (Theater Aerial Delivery)
  109th Transportation Company
  205th Modular Ordnance Detachment
  98th Support Maintenance Company
  486th Movement Control Team
  95th Chemical Company
  545th MP Detachment (Law Enforcement)
  9th Army Band
  Army Field Support Battalion Alaska
  59th Signal Battalion (part of 516th Signal Brigade)
  SFC Brevard NCO Academy (ADCON to Arctic Support Command at Fort Wainwright)
  Reserve component units located throughout the state include:
  Alaska Army National Guard:
  Joint Force Headquarters
  207th Multi-Function Training Regiment
  Recruiting and Retention Battalion
  Medical Detachment
  38th Troop Command
  1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment (GSAB)
  1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment
  49th Missile Defense Battalion
  297th Regional Support Group
  297th Military Police Company                       
  208th Construction Management Team         
  207th Engineer Utility Detachment
  134th Public Affairs Detachment
  49th Personnel Detachment
  United States Army Reserve:
  2nd Battalion, 196th Infantry Brigade
  Company B, 411th Engineer Battalion
caption: Staff Sgt. Timothy Bennett, a cavalry scout with Blackjack Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, packs his parachute up after a night airborne training jump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, 8 December 2015.
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