Fort Wainwright
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Fort Wainwright is a United States Army post adjacent to Fairbanks in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area.
It was established in 1961 when the former United States Air Force base, Ladd Field, was transferred to the Army and redesignated in honor of World War II general Jonathan M. Wainwright. From 1986 to 1994 Fort Wainwright was the home of the 6th Infantry Division (Light), including serving as the division's headquarters from 1990 to 1994. It is currently home to the U.S. 172nd Infantry Brigade, which is now being equipped with the Stryker vehicle. It also hosts the Army's Cold Region Testing Center and the Bureau of Land Management's Alaska Fire Service.
Gordon Arnold, a man who claimed to be a witness to the John F. Kennedy assassination, served at the base from 1963 to 1966. Eva McGown was a member of the Officer's Women's Club at the fort.
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