Catcalling, Racist Comments, Burnout: Alaska Troops Eyed as Prestigious Arctic Force Face Problems in First Year of Service
![U.S. Army paratroopers Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska](https://news.cibassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mil-Joint-Base-Elmendorf-Richardson-Alaska-1800.jpg)
The Army redesignated its Alaska force as the 11th Airborne Division in the summer of 2022, with top brass hoping the rebranding would be part of a shift toward a prestigious fighting force — the so-called tip of the spear in the Pacific. But a year later, soldiers are reporting sexual harassment and a raft […]
2 Veterans Set Out to Make Trip to Arctic Ocean in 1931 Model A Ford
![Jay Burbank takes a quick pause during his whirlwind packing and preparations for a 7,000-mile round trip he and a friend are taking to the Arctic Circle and back. He’ll drive about 1,400 miles of the trek in his 1931 Model A town sedan, honoring veterans and raising money for alternative-education graduates.(Kathe Tanne/Sacramento Bee photo)](https://news.cibassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/modelaford.jpg)
Two adventure-seeking septuagenarians set out early Saturday on a 7,000-mile round trip from Cambria to the Arctic Ocean. Jay Burbank of Cambria, California, and South Carolina resident Charlie Enxuto will travel about 1,400 of those miles on the graveled Dempster Highway, driving a 1931 Model A Ford, a slant-window town sedan converted to look like […]