Fryar Fieldhouse opens at Fort Wainwright

U.S. Army Garrison Alaska marked the opening of Fryar Fieldhouse during a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 5 at Fort Wainwright. FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska — U.S. Army Garrison Alaska marked the opening of Fryar Fieldhouse during a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 5 at Fort Wainwright. The new fieldhouse expands the Fryar Fitness Complex and provides Soldiers, families, Department of War civilians, and other authorized patrons with a year-round indoor space for fitness, recreation, organized sports, and unit activities. The 72,500 square foot facility includes a four lane, 200-meter elevated running track overlooking a 21,000 square foot turf field. The fieldhouse also includes functional fitness, circuit training, and stretching areas, locker rooms, and administrative and support spaces.

It is designed to support individual fitness, organized sports, unit training, and Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation programming. “Fryar Fieldhouse gives the Fort Wainwright community a modern, flexible facility that supports physical readiness, resiliency, and quality of life,” said Laurence B. Watson Jr., Business and Recreation Chief, Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation. “This space will provide opportunities for Soldiers, families, and our community to train, compete, and stay active throughout the year.” Fryar Fieldhouse is named in honor of Pvt. Elmer E. Fryar, a World War II paratrooper assigned to Company E, 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division. On Dec. 8, 1944, during