Alaska AFI is excited to announce the South Central Installation Club, the first of three officially-sanctioned Installation Clubs in our state. The State of Alaska and our Armed Forces have shared a symbiotic relationship for many years and our AFI leaders in Alaska hope to continue and strengthen that relationship. The AFI program in Alaska aims to build upon the three pillars of the AFI program, active duty, veteran engagement and legislation. This is the first step towards meeting that ...

I have been struggling to write this story for two months. I’m having a hard time with it because it's the best example I've seen of why the Armed Forces Initiative exists and I am not confident I have the right words to do these events justice - to capture the emotion and consequences of it all. It's been 60 days since this event, and at this point it is more important that this story gets told than to tell it perfectly.   I wanted to write a simple article about our north-woods musky ...

My dad and I kept 11 nice walleye on our overnight trip to Devils Lake, North  Dakota. But this recipe also works great when you get just one fish but still want to bring it home and share with the family. It's something special and worthy for celebrating your catch. Walleye-Stuffed Mushrooms   Ingredients: 8 ounces (about 12) white or portabella mushrooms 1/3 cup fish fillets (about 2 ounces), coarsely chopped 1/2 tsp lemon juice 2 tbsp each of butter, finely chopped yellow onion, ...

We are proud to be part of this conservation effort to support the sheep of the Swakane herd.  Continued support from our members, via membership or donation, helped support these efforts! ____________________________________________________________ First, some background. You have to go back to 1969 to find the first nine sheep to hit the ground in the Swakane Unit of Washington State.  The sheep were brought to the Swakane location, translocated from the Colockum herd which roams south of ...