Kodiak Arctic Care 2026, under the Innovative Readiness Training umbrella, provides no-cost medical, dental, vision, behavioral health and nutrition services to the community of Kodiak, Alaska and surrounding villages May 10-18, 2026, at Kodiak, Alaska. Kodiak Arctic Care 2026 provided care to residents and essential hands-on, real-world training in a joint environment. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Katriel Coffee)
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.
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.
