Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) is a Department of Defense (DoD) military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. Simultaneously, IRT provides key services (health care, construction, transportation, and cybersecurity) with lasting benefits for our American communities.
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...