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‘Do better’: Second bear attack at Alaska base renews St. Augustine family’s calls for military reform after son’s death

Two U.S. soldiers are recovering after a bear attacked them during a training exercise near a military installation in ...
Whiskey Riff

Two U.S. Army Soldiers Mauled By a Bear While Training in Alaska Are Expected to Survive

A scary wildlife encounter involving the U.S. Army took place last week up in Alaska. Two soldiers from the U.S. Army 11th Airborne Division were conducting land navigating training in a remote ...

2 Soldiers Were Attacked by a Bear in Alaska. Bear Spray ‘May Have Saved Their Lives’

The attack occurred on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, where soldiers in the 11th Airborne Division (also known as the ...
Anchorage Daily News

2 JBER soldiers injured in bear attack during Arctic Valley exercise

Both 11th Airborne Division soldiers were carrying and used bear spray during Thursday’s incident, officials said.

Two soldiers wounded in a bear attack in Alaska

The soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division were hurt but managed to fight off the brown bear using bear spray.

Bear Attacks Police Officer Before Woman’s Body Is Found Nearby During Search for Missing Person

A cause of death is yet to be confirmed, however, if it is found that a bear killed the woman, it would be the country's ...