Kodiak Arctic Care Innovative Readiness Training 2026. The U.S. Department of Defense, in partnership with Kodiak City, presents Kodiak Arctic Care Innovative Readiness Training (IRT). The Kodiak Arctic Care clinic will provide medical, dental, optical, and more to residents in need of quality care at no cost to the patient. Services will be provided by appointment in Kodiak and first-come, first-serve basis in the villages, with no ID, residency, insurance, or income requirements.
Over 140 service members from across the Army National Guard, Marine Corps Reserve, Navy Active Duty and Reserve, Air Force Active Duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) partnered with the Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA) to conduct Kodiak Arctic Care 2026, an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Program support activity.
From May 9 to May 18, 2026, U.S. military joint forces, in partnership with Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA), executed the Kodiak Arctic Care 2026 Innovative Readiness Training mission. During the mission, service members received real-world hands-on training while providing no-cost health care to the Kodiak, Alaska community and its five remote villages—Ouzinkie, Port Lions, Larsen Bay, Old Harbour and Akhiok. Service members...
Kodiak Arctic Care, under the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) umbrella overseen by the Department of Defense, will be returning to Kodiak, Ala. including five of its remote villages to provide no-cost medical, dental and optometry services to residents.