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Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth.

Two U.S. Army Apache helicopters collided and crashed in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth. The cause of the crash was under investigation.

Military branches need more housing, especially in the Fairbanks area, where low availibilty is affecting exercises, lawmakers were told.

Meanwhile, Army officials are trying to figure out what to do with the rest of the Strykers.

A few Stryker combat vehicles remain at Fort Wainwright, for training soldiers in facing weapons of mass destruction.

The Army has sent 90 Stryker vehicles from Fort Wainwright to Ukraine to help the nation defend itself. But the fort still has a few Strykers around to help soldiers train to defend against attack with weapons of mass destruction.

Though the frigid tundra of Alaska stretches into the Arctic, U.S. Army and Air Force personnel in Alaska answer to commanders in Hawaii.

As U.S. relations fray with China and Russia, American military leaders in Hawaii are increasingly giving attention to their forces in Alaska.

As U.S. relations fray with China and Russia, American military leaders in Hawaii are increasingly giving attention to their forces in Alaska.

The most recent Alaska training rotation of JPMRC with 8,000 troops is aimed at members of the Army’s newly reorganized 11th Airborne Division, certifying them for potential deployments amid increasing geopolitical tensions across the Pacific.