Married to the Army – Alaska Overview (2012)

Introduction Married to the Army: Alaska is an American reality television series that follows the lives of seven military wives living in Alaska. The series premiered on Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on Sunday 18 November 2012. Outline OWN describes the concept behind the series: “Alaska is home to more than 10,000 active-duty soldiers, about 7,000…

Andrew Marshall

09/01/2020

1–2 minutes

Alaska, Military Family, Military Spouse, Military TV Series, US Army

Introduction

Married to the Army: Alaska is an American reality television series that follows the lives of seven military wives living in Alaska.

The series premiered on Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) on Sunday 18 November 2012.

Outline

OWN describes the concept behind the series:

“Alaska is home to more than 10,000 active-duty soldiers, about 7,000 of whom were deployed to Afghanistan over the past two years.

The war in Iraq may be over, but it continues in Afghanistan and for those families whose loved ones are still gone, life during deployment is challenging, especially in Alaska, an assignment the military considers as demanding as an overseas post.

For the men and women whose spouses serve in the US Army, deployment is not just an abstract word heard on the evening news.

It’s real, it’s tough and it turns their world upside down. Military wives find themselves in a unique sisterhood. The tightest of bonds are formed over fears of deployment, realities of Army life and the emotional roller coaster of homecomings – all set against the backdrop of the rugged, demanding and extreme conditions of Alaska.”

Married to the Army – Alaska Series