Two soldiers were injured in a bear encounter during a land navigation exercise on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, wildlife officials said.

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

Alaska law prohibits waking a sleeping bear, even to take a photo, addressing one of the state’s most dangerous wildlife interactions, in which tourists and photographers risk fatal encounters for ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two U.S. Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, the military said Friday. The incident happened Thursday ...

Two Amy soldiers sustained injuries after an encounter with a bear during training in Alaska. The two soldiers were participating in land navigation training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in ...

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Two U.S. Army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, the military said Friday. The incident happened Thursday as ...