ARMY POISED TO REVAMP ALASKA FORCES TO PREP FOR ARCTIC FIGHT

BY LOLITA C. BALDOR, ASSOCIATED PRESS

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Army is poised to revamp its forces in Alaska to better prepare for future cold-weather conflicts, and it is expected to replace the larger, heavily equipped Stryker Brigade in the state with a more mobile, infantry unit better suited for the frigid fight, according to Army leaders.