Command Historian and Coordination Specialist (Part-Time, Contingent)

Job Description

About the opportunity

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Healthy Business LLC, a small business federal contractor, is assembling a team for an upcoming U.S. Army contract supporting the 11th Airborne Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. We’re looking for a respected military historian and coordinator with deep roots in the Army’s Alaska history to serve as the Division’s Command Historian on a part-time basis (about 20 hours a week).

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This position depends on contract award. Expected start is November 2026, with a base year plus an option year.

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What you’ll do

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• Inventory, catalog, and digitize the Division’s historical artifacts and documents, and build displays at Division headquarters
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• Prepare the annual 11th Airborne Division Unit History Report and write the Division’s historical reporting procedures
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• Present a short monthly history vignette to Division leadership
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• Teach leader development sessions on Arctic and cold-weather military history
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• Support congressional, staff delegation, and VIP visits, including briefing materials and after-action reports
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• Help coordinate updates to the joint base agreement between the Army and Air Force at JBER
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• Interview veterans and work with veterans’ associations to preserve the Division’s living history
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• Build relationships with Alaska partners: Alaskan Command, the Alaska National Guard, the Municipality of Anchorage, the Mat-Su Borough, the University of Alaska, the Alaska Federation of Natives, and local chambers of commerce
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What we’re looking for

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• Extensive knowledge of the history of the 11th Airborne Division and/or U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK)
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• Experience working with federal, state, municipal, tribal, university, and nonprofit organizations in Alaska
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• Strong research, archiving, writing, and briefing skills, especially on military history in Arctic and extreme cold-weather settings
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• Comfort working with general officers and senior staff
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• An active Secret clearance, or the ability to obtain one within 60 days of start
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• Living in the Anchorage area, or willing to relocate
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Strong candidates may include

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• Retired Army officers or senior NCOs with Alaska service
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• Former command or staff historians, museum curators, or archivists
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• University faculty or historians specializing in Alaska military history
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• Members of Military History Detachments or veterans’ heritage organizations
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Pay and benefits

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• Competitive hourly pay: $45 to $60 per hour
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• Flexible schedule of about 20 hours a week, Monday to Friday, on site at JBER
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• W-2 employment
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How to apply

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Send your resume and a short note about your Alaska and Army history experience to  View email address on ziprecruiter.com by Monday, October 19, 2026.

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Healthy Business LLC is an equal opportunity employe