what base in alaska is airborne
Army Base in Anchorage. Fort Richardson was opened in 1941. It was named after Army explorer Brig. Gen. Wilds P. Richardson. The fort was moved northeast of Anchorage in 1950. Today, Fort Richardson Army base is headquarters to United States Army, Alaska (USARAK), one of the United States Army Pacific Command units. It is home to the only airborne Army division in the Pacific theater. Task Force 1-501 is based there, although they have done quite a bit in Afghanistan starting in 2003.