New Coast Guard Unit Commissioned at Fort Drum A new U.S. Coast Guard unit has opened at Fort Drum — the Marine Safety Unit: Thousand Islands. LDC Carrie Foster will serve...
10th Mountain Soldiers Honor Legendary WWII Predecessors by Skiing 24 Miles in Their Tracks 10 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division — now based at Fort Drum in western New York — undertook a 15-hour backcountry...
Bad Air: Military Across East Coast Deals with Smoke Pollution from Canada Springtime winds carried the massive trail of smoke across parts of the continental U.S. -- and directly over several large...
These Are the Most Popular Bases New Soldiers Are Volunteering For The most popular duty station by far is Alaska, home of the newly revamped 11th Airborne Division.
10th Mountain Commander Says Leaders Need to Leave Soldiers Alone After Hours The commander of the Army's prestigious 10th Mountain Division wants troops to be less glued to their phones.
3 Soldiers at 10th Mountain May Have Died by Suicide in 2 Days. The Division Is Trying to Figure Out Why. The Army's 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, is reeling from the suspected deaths by suicide of three troops in...
Man Charged After Allegedly Sneaking onto Fort Drum to Steal a Humvee, Injuring a Soldier Nathan McElhone, 46, is accused of sneaking onto the base, which is home to the 10th Mountain Division.
Fort Drum Commander Fired over Alleged Misconduct A Fort Drum spokesman would not release details about the charges, but said they were "administrative in nature."
Marines Prep for Possible War in Europe During Massive East Coast Training Exercise Members of II Marine Expeditionary Force wrapped up a training exercise last week that ran from North Carolina to New York.
These Are the Active-Duty Units Deployed to DC Region for Protests Some 1,600 active-duty soldiers are now staged just outside Washington, D.C. awaiting possible orders to support protest...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...