With thousands of Alaska-based troops stationed in Afghanistan, organizations are rushing to get everything from board games to beef jerky boxed sent abroad.
"4th Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division"
Amid evolving Afghan mission, Alaska soldiers ready to deploy
As the United States approaches the 16th anniversary of military operations in Afghanistan, thousands more troops are readying to deploy. One of the units heading there is the airborne infantry brigade based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage.