Military Matters

An Army reservist who lost both legs after being deployed from Fort McCoy in Wisconsin to Afghanistan more than a decade ago came to the north country recently to try snowboarding for the first time since his injury.

A possible missile defense system at Fort Drum has picked up support from the nation’s top military officer.

Fort Drum will experience a power outage early Friday morning as the post switches over to getting its power from National Grid.

It’s National Vietnam War Veterans Day and Fort Drum honored those veterans with a pin for their service.

The Department of Defense says 1 out of every 4 service members in the U.S. military experience food insecurity, meaning they don’t have enough money to put food on the table.

Harris had a store at Salmon Run Mall from 2014 to 2021, and many Fort Drum soldiers were scammed by the retailer.

Monday marks 20 years since the beginning of the war in Iraq. We discussed the anniversary with 10th Mountain Division leaders at Fort Drum who spent long parts of their careers overseas in the conflict.

Brunch and blood pressure checks. It’s an event held every Wednesday at the Carthage American Legion.

Saturday afternoon on Fort Drum, soldiers, veterans and family members gathered to commemorate the death of 11 soldiers who died in a helicopter crash 20 years ago.

The Adopt-A-Unit program is looking for 120 volunteers before the deployment of the First Brigade Combat Team this summer.