It was the most number of soldiers to drop into Fort Wainwright as part of an exercise of this scale, according to a U.S. Army spokesperson.
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska - Four hundred U.S. Army paratroopers, known as Arctic Angels, from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson dropped onto Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks early Sunday morning.
This is the first time that number of soldiers have dropped into Fort Wainwright as part of an exercise of this scale, according to John Pennell, chief media relations with the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division. Because the airfield is bordered on multiple sides by the Chena River, a river rescue team was in place on both sides of the waterway, the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Wainwright said in a statement. No significant injuries were reported during the training exercise and all of the jumpers landed on the airfield, according to the statement.
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