My son said that time doesn't matter in Alaska. The only reason for time is to know when your flight is taking off from base. He's hated being there on trips and training maneuvers no matter what time of year it is. He says that spring/summer when the melt starts is the nastiest time though. He said that all winter, people will just throw trash outside. Then it's there, rotting in the mud, when the melt starts. But he thinks that Fairfield is nastier than Anchorage.