Located eight
miles north of Anchorage near Upper Cook Inlet, Fort
Richardson is U.S. Army Alaska headquarters and Army
Garrison headquarters. Other units include Law
Enforcement Command, Noncommissioned Officer's Academy and
50th Signal Battalion
Main
phone numbers: Commercial (907)384-1110 or
DSN (317)384-1110
Mailing
address: 1 headquarters Loop, Fort
Richardson, AK 99505-6250
Population:
2,045 active duty; 3,007 family members; 1,074 civilians
Housing: 117
officer units; 1,258 enlisted units; 43 single service
member units (907)384-0309
Temporary
lodging: 11 temporary lodging units
(907)384-0421
Family
Support Center: (907)384-1517/1518
Schools: Three
elementary schools on post operated by the Anchorage
school district
Child
Care: Center for 110; 23 approved homes
(907)384-1508
Health
care: Clinic for active military
only. Appointements (907)384-0600; Tricare
(907)580-6400; also see Almendorf AFB
Fort Richardson - Anchorage, AK
has a
large size commissary - (907)580-4250,
a large exchange, a mall, and one shoppette (907)753-4422. Recreation at Fort Richardson - Anchorage, AK
includes arts and crafts, bowling, library, auto hobby,
golf, gym, tennis, swimming, outdoor activities, camping,
and fishing.
