Fort Drum News

New drones will be making their way into the north country's skies, as a company flying MQ-1C Gray Eagle aircraft formally marked its launch.

St. Lawrence County Legislators say eliminating 16,000 jobs at Fort Drum would devastate the county and North Country at large.

It's a long road of training ahead for the New York Army National Guard's 27th Brigade Combat Team, but a week of work at the post's range is seen by unit leaders as an opportunity to bring their soldiers and skills together.

Staff Sgt. Patrick Miller and his sister-in-law Ashly Elliott show the Quilt of Valor Miller received.

The last day of the 44th annual Potsdam Bears Basketball Camp was a memorable experience for all who attended, but not for the reasons you'd expect.

July 16 - Jack Gilroy of Binghamton, NY was convicted after a two-day jury trial in DeWitt Town Court of charges stemming from his arrest during a nonviolent protest at Hancock Air National Guard Base on April 28, 2013.

About 300 soldiers from the Army's 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum returned home safely this afternoon after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Ever since Fort Drum soldier Sgt. Janell J. Emerson-Farina began writing short stories as a youngster, her tales have raised eyebrows.

The ad, starring Lt. Chuck Nadd of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, was shot as he and his girlfriend Shannon Cantwell were welcomed with a surprise parade in Lt.

A combination of bad navigational software and timing led to the November crash of the MQ-9 Reaper drone crash into Lake Ontario, the Air Force colonel who investigated the crash said.

Members of the Fort Drum Regional Liaison Organization briefed Kenneth Adams, Empire State Development president, CEO and commissioner, on Wednesday about the Army's latest study on potential soldier reductions at Fort Drum.

In a formal ceremony at the Niagara Falls Veterans Memorial in Hyde Park Monday, U.S. Army Staff Sgt.

The pair, who replaced Lts. Zeb and Summer Hough after their transfer last month to Niagara Falls, began their duties a week and a half ago.

Army bases and surrounding communities across the country would lose up to 80 percent of their military and civilian workforces if maximum cuts in both budget and force size go into effect at the end of the decade, according to worst-case scenario projections.

The worst-case scenario study that outlined the effects of an 85 percent cut in Army personnel at Fort Drum would mean up to a 60 percent reduction in the number of students at area public schools and a 37 percent cut to enrollment at Jefferson Community College, Watertown, local officials say.

The prospect of hundreds of refugee children being placed at Fort Drum seems unlikely, according to U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer.

Army bases and surrounding communities across the country would lose up to 80 percent of their military and civilian workforces if maximum cuts in both budget and force size go into effect at the end of the decade, according to worst-case scenario projections.

A court-martial panel has found a soldier on post not guilty of murder and other charges in connection with the death of his stepson in December 2012.

Air Force officials said that GPS and guidance system malfunctions led to the crash of a multimillion-dollar MQ-9 Reaper drone into Lake Ontario in November.

Vacant space on the base has been identified as a possible location for housing refugee children who arrive in the United States unaccompanied by an adult.