Fort Wainwright's mission is to deploy combat ready forces to support joint military operations worldwide and serve as the Joint Force Land Component Command to support Joint Task Force Alaska.

Is Fort Wainwright a good duty station?

Fort Wainwright, and truly every duty station, is what you make of it. If you can look past some of the cons on the list then you are sure to be able to have once in a lifetime experiences while you're stationed in Alaska. However, I wouldn't say Fort Wainwright is the perfect duty station for everyone.

What is Fort Wainwright known for?

Fort Wainwright, "Home of the Arctic Warriors", is a United States Army installation in Fairbanks, Alaska. Fort Wainwright is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the coterminous with the Fairbanks Metropolitan Statistical Area.