Fort Drum News

PHUKET: At the age of 70, Russell Banks has written 14 novels. I've read two, The Book of Jamaica and Continental Drift which work out moral quandaries found on the border between a white working class hero from New England and the exotic world of the Caribbean.

Another 140 members of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 10th Mountain Division are coming home today from a year-long tour of duty in Afghanistan .

He may not be running in and out of phone booths or reporting for the Daily Planet anytime soon, but newborn Kal-El Williams has an origin befitting someone named after the comic book hero Superman: He was delivered by his father, Sgt.

Read more: Local , National , Women in Combat , Army , Fort Drum , Front Lines , Women in Military , Pentagon Rules , Kirsten Gillibrand , Afghanistan , Iraq , Army Secretary John Mchugh , Defense Department A Pentagon decision that could bring women closer to the front lines has ties to New York State.

Corinne M. Mockler got involved in the North Country Arts Council to help its education committee, but now she's hoping to educate the public through a new series that was her inspiration.

A Florida company hired to take down some old barracks on Fort Drum has decided to donate a lot of the furniture inside them to Watertown's Urban Mission.

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that overdue Federal Impact Aid for the Indian River and Carthage school districts has been released.

The fighting has been tough. The unit conducted 60 air assaults in nine months, and it lost 36 of its soldiers.

Coffee lovers stationed on Fort Drum now can find a special 10th Mountain Division Dunkin' Donuts in the Jack T. Sweet Complex.

A housing developer's plans to convert a former food distribution center into a 30-unit apartment complex are in jeopardy after the city's Planning Board unanimously rejected his request for a zoning change Monday.

Congress has approved legislation allowing expanded drone flights over the U.S., and possibly some scenic sections of the Empire State.

Nick Pilozzi spent his life planning for a military career. He went through basic training, advanced infantry training, and was ready for his first deployment to Afghanistan.

Lt. Gov. Robert J. Duffy, the No. 2 official in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's administration, told reporters Friday the administration is committed to Fort Drum and other military installations around the state after the Department of Defense announced it would request another round of base closures.

The fifth annual event at Jefferson Community College attracted hundreds to the Samuel Guthrie Building and the Jules Center, where science and math exhibits introduced students to engineering, animals and robots.

A former Fort Drum soldier will stand trial for what is known as the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. History.

Debra Belfatto, and breast cancer survivor Lisa Berkower, from The Susan G. Komen for the cure foundation are joined by Governor Jon Corzine, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., and Newark Mayor Cory Booker in a 5K run for breast cancer awareness in this 2009 file photo.

Civilian liaison to Fort Drum says installation in good position going into BRAC round; his organization will continue advocacy for Army post is this the kind of unit they need? I think it is.

It's been a very tough year for the men and women of Fort Drum's 3rd Brigade Combat team who've been deployed to one of the most dangerous regions in Afghanistan for the past year.

Today the assemblyman announced that Brian Peck, past Operations Director for Sate Senator Patty Ritchie, will be working as his chief of staff.

Senator Joseph A. Griffo and Assemblyman Anthony J. Brindisi have joined forces to encourage state leaders to ramp up efforts to protect Upstate New York defense installations from possible cuts in an anticipated Base Realignment and Closure process by the Department of Defense.