Fort Drum News

In the aftermath of the deadly shooting at Fort Hood, a push is underway for the military to change its policies to allow soldiers to carry concealed weapons on installations.

Investigators from the Army's Criminal Investigation Command said they do not suspect foul play in the case of a soldier being shot during a training exercise late Monday.

Five of the 16 soldiers wounded in the shooting rampage last Wednesday at Fort Hood remained in hospitals Tuesday, as the post prepared for a memorial service for the three soldiers who were killed.

A soldier from post was taken by a LifeNet helicopter to Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, late Monday after being shot during a live-fire training exercise.

Assemblywoman Addie Russell is talking about ways New York State can help preventing a tragedy like the one we saw earlier this week at Fort Hood.

Army Major Patrick Miller, who lives in the Austin area, is among the victims recovering from wounds suffered in Wednesday's mass shooting at Fort Hood.

"The land around Fort Drum is vital to the training of our nation's military as well as the economy of the North County, which is why New York is dedicated to protecting the base," Governor Cuomo said.

A soldier opened fire on fellow service members at this Army post Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 16 before killing himself, authorities said.

To Mary J Strotkamp, of Centralia, Kan., her uncle was just a mysterious, tall soldier who smiled back at her in a sepia-toned black and white photograph.

In the new budget, the state added $2 million to its base retention fund, primarily in support of the post.

LANSING, Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the appointment of Shawn Wilson, of Lincoln Park, and the reappointments of Jason Biber, of Brighton, and Chuck Kosal, of Oxford, to the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund board of trustees.

Tiny Maiya Elizabeth Colon may be short on years, but the 19-month-old toddler is huge on inspiration.

As early as 2012, the Department of Defense announced plans of integrating technologically sophisticated, yet tactical, hearing protection devices for Soldiers engaged in overseas combat operations and local training exercises.

When a region and the municipalities within it rely too heavily on the budget and economic impact of a single entity such as a military base, the effect can be devastating.

If you are interested in helping the family of Jenna Hinman, the Fort Drum mother who is battling a rare, life-threatening cancer, you can sign up to bring the family a meal.

As the sun rose over the post's ranges early Thursday, American and British soldiers pushed through packed snow and the sound of gunfire into a small fictional village.

The two 10th Mountain Division soldiers, Spc. Khun Hein and Sgt. Jennifer Santos-Bryant, were among the 11 service members attaining their citizenship Wednesday at a naturalization ceremony at Bagram Airfield, listed as one of the last such ceremonies to take place before the deadline for major American activity in the country to cease at the end ... (more)

Republican Assembly candidate John L. Byrne III says local schools do an excellent job of educating young people, but the lagging north country economy too often forces graduates to leave the area to find work.

Data from the Fort Drum Regional Liaison Organization indicate that the post has a larger impact on the north country economy than the Army calculations show, when indirect economic activity is taken into account.

A new report found that Army officials expressed concerns about the appearance of a soldier from post in a Super Bowl advertisement for Budweiser, clearing it only days before it aired.