Alaska Defense Command

The Alaska Defense Command (ADC) was a military formation of the United States Army.

It was established on 4 February 1941, responsible for coordinating the defense of the Alaska Territory of the United States.

[1] Until 1 November 1943, Alaska Defense Command was under the jurisdiction of the Western Defense Command, headquartered at the Presidio of San Francisco.

ADC was dissolved on 31 October 1943 and replaced by the Alaskan Department, still commanded by now Lieutenant General Buckner but now reporting directly back to the War Department in Washington, D.C.

The Alaskan Department became United States Army Alaska on 15 December 1947.

Alaska Defense Command Red Variant SSI prior to March 1943
Alaska Defense Command Green Variant SSI prior to March 1943
Alaska Defense Command Blue Variant SSI prior to March 1943
Graphic of Alaskan Defence Command in 1941.