Fort Greely

About Fort Greely

Welcome to Fort Greely, Alaska, Home of the Rugged Professional! Named for famed explorer and Medal of Honor winner Major General Adolphus Greely, this post is also a key component of America’s anti-ballistic missile defense system and location of the military’s Cold Regions Test Center. This small but vital post is essentially a city unto itself, nearly isolated in one of the coldest parts of Alaska. And the harsh weather makes it a unique place to train. The post itself is rather small, with only a few hundred personnel stationed here full-time. But it’s size is in no way a reflection of its...