I was there a few times stationed at Shemyia out on the end of the Aleutian Islands and then up at Fairbanks and Clear Alaska. Kodiak Island will be different so take all yer cacooning electronics, games, Sat TV (get that when ya arrive), jacuzzi, etc along with a really good set of rain gear for each member of your family. XM radio desk top reciever or stereo receiver. Every DVD ya can find.
And a very good desktop and laptop as it ain't a run down to a puter store in some of those villes if ya break down.
I also enjoyed a good quality radio scanner from AOR w/ an antenna kit to monitor all the aircraft and ships in my area. If yer a HAM operator all the better.... a no code license is available.
Also a big chest type freezer for all the seafood in the region. And above all else as a minimum a 12 gauge pump shotgun (available when ya arrive also) loaded with slugs as a minimum safety tool against dangerous game. 2 or four footed.
But of all my suggestions.....get a copy of the milepost at your local bookstore. It's updated every year and is something that should be in each car and in yer desk at home for reference.
You'll have a great time...I did as well as my wife and kid. We hated getting transfered but had to go back to a different station in the lower 48. I suspect supply and materials availability are better than when we were in Alaska. So as stated you'll have a great time !!
Stay safe and enjoy....post us a pic of Kodiak when ya arrive. I'd like to see how it's grown.
Things are getting accomplished; questions being answered. We go up mid August.
We have decided to rent our house which is close to Ft. Lee, VA....so hoping to find some military tenants since the base is expecting a whopping number of new personnel from another base. Rent up in Kodiak is, however, very expensive. Hope we find something reasonable.
Thanks for your help.