2 US Army soldiers in Alaska injured in bear attack during training exercise

[Ooh-Rah]

Oh shit!

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2026/04/17/2-soldiers-injured-in-incident-involving-bear-during-jber-training/

Two U.S. Army soldiers were injured after being attacked by a brown bear during a training exercise in Alaska, a report said.


The troops from the 11th Airborne Division were hurt Thursday while participating in a "land navigation training event" at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Arctic Valley training area in Anchorage, Lt. Col. Jo Nederhoed, a spokesperson for the division, told the Anchorage Daily News.

 

[Ranger Psych]

Yep.

I know I've told my sow and cubs story from being stationed up there. Platoon day for the shoothouse, my squad had just finished going through and were supposed to download. Watched mama and 4 cubs bumble across the single access point to the range.... and basically told the corporal running the ASP that no, I'm not downloading for a bit.

There was a bit of a discussion as the LT was within earshot, but he got overruled by the PSG who had been stationed up there for a couple years longer than we had (and was a sportsman up there). We posted up with a mag per, full tube on the breaching shotguns and a single drum from that point forward. Overkill? Not when Mrs. Yogi gives no fucks other than you're between her and her cubs... or just too close to either with no valid reference point as to what too close is till she's comin to getcha.

Moose will fuck you up too. Dumber than a box of rocks and big enough to total a pickup by sitting on the fucking hood.