Members of the Kodiak Arctic Care 2026 Innovative Readiness Training team learn radio communications in conjunction with Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, May 16, 2026. During the IRT, service members logged 2,779 total hours of training.
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...