Fort Wainwright army band prepares for move to Anchorage

The U.S. Army has announced plans to move interior Alaska’s 9th Army Band to Anchorage next month.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the Fort Wainwright band will transfer to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Oct. 16. The move announced Wednesday is part of a larger “mandated restructuring” within the Army.
Army Alaska spokesman John Pennell says the decision was largely driven by the fact that the band played more officials events at the Anchorage base than at Fort Wain