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Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 12:57 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
Fort Drum and Watertown agency PIVOT are teaming up to offer help to parents who have tough conversations with their teenagers about drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and vaping.
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Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 10:39 AM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
Two people accused of killing a Fort Drum soldier in New Jersey in 2020 will reportedly stand trial this fall.
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Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 3:15 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
The Army is twice as likely to confine soldiers before trial for drug charges than sexual assault accusations. That’s according to an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.
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Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By Zach Grady
Command of the division was passed from Major General Milford Beagle to Major General Gregory Anderson.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 2:48 PM EDT
|By Scott Atkinson
Major General Milford Beagle Jr. will formally relinquish command in a ceremony Friday. General Beagle is off to command the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 3:42 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
Fort Drum’s Chinook helicopters are grounded under a policy stretching across all U.S. Army posts.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By Zach Grady
The track at Fort Drum’s Magrath Sports Complex was dedicated to former 10th Mountain Division soldier and Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 4:51 PM EDT
|By Zach Grady
One of the gates hundreds drive through every day to enter Fort Drum is now named after a man who helped bring the 10th Mountain Division to the north country.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 8:11 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
The Change of Command ceremony for the 10th Mountain Division will be September 9.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:20 PM EDT
|By Sandy Torres
Focusing on the future, Fort Drum and north country officials met Wednesday about how to continue advancing the Army post’s strengths and opportunities by 2030 and 2040, like investing in more technology and infrastructure as threats from Russia and China increase.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Sandy Torres
Fort Drum is trying to prepare college-bound kids from military families for the ups and downs of campus life. Part of that is a lesson on sexual assault and consent.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 11:58 AM EDT
|By Scott Atkinson
In a draft resignation letter, former 10th Mountain Division commander Mark Milley made sure then-President Trump knew exactly where he stood.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
Fewer people turned out this year for Fort Drum’s annual open interviews for its Department of Public Works (DPW).
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 2:46 PM EDT
|By Lexi Bruening
Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked legislation which would have helped service members exposed to toxic burn pits.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 5:30 PM EDT
|By Chad Charette
A Fort Drum soldier who was incapacitated by tremors has a new lease on life, thanks to Army’s latest approach to physical fitness - Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 1:10 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
Future soldiers are eligible for up to a $50,000 signing bonus.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 5:01 PM EDT
|By Zach Grady
A $31 million project is underway on Fort Drum to help one of the Army’s busiest divisions deploy more soldiers more rapidly.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 5:43 PM EDT
|By Scott Atkinson
Harris Jewelry operated a store at Salmon Run Mall from 2014 to late last year, according to attorney General Letitia James.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 3:03 PM EDT
|By Lexi Bruening
Summer school students at Watertown’s Case Middle School got a mountain-tough lesson from a few mountain mentors.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 5:23 AM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
Fort Drum will conduct a full-scale exercise over the next couple of days to assess its emergency response.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 2:26 PM EDT
|By Jeff Cole
The post could become home to one of the Army's new Multi-Domain Task Force installations.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 5:20 PM EDT
|By Chad Charette
Introduced at the tail end of 2020, H2F, also known as Holistic Health and Fitness, is the Army’s latest effort to improve the overall physical readiness of its soldiers.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 5:50 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
The Army continues to look for ways to expand recruitment as it struggles to meet enlistment goals in 2022.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 5:58 PM EDT
|By Sandy Torres
The museum shows the history of the 10th Mountain Division through preserved Army trinkets, soldier gear, and war displays.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 5:54 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
Handing over the key to Lowville to a group at Fort Drum which is constantly volunteering in the village.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By Zach Grady
What challenges do military veterans face today and how do they overcome those challenges?
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 3:00 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
The commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division is making changes when it comes to leadership relying on cell phones to communicate with soldiers.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 5:09 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
State Route 283 near Fort Drum is set to be named after Colonel Michael Plummer.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 2:54 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
Anderson replaces Major General Milford Beagle Jr., who has been reassigned to Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By Zach Grady
Secretary of The Army Christine Wormouth visited Fort Drum Thursday.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
Military families are being urged to ignore social media posts promising free baby formula from Tricare.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 1:52 PM EDT
|By Garrett Domblewski
The Fort Drum Garrison is being recognized as the best at what it does.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 3:33 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
A new state historical marker honors a man who helped create the 10th Mountain Division.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 2:17 PM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
Watch the band perform songs dedicated to various causes on the band’s YouTube page, and on Fort Drum’s soldier - family readiness program Facebook page.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:53 AM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
Fort Drum continues to be among the major players in the north country economy.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 6:23 AM EDT
|By 7 News Staff
A former 10th Mountain Division commander and the top U.S general says the goal in Ukraine is to halt Russia’s advance and weaken its military.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 5:39 PM EDT
|By Zach Grady
In Lowville, Fort Drum soldiers were out Friday connecting with the community. It’s all thanks to a long-standing partnership with the military that allows the village to honor those who have served.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 1:13 PM EDT
|By Brendan Straub
The 10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum is open to the public after 2 years of preparations.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 5:47 PM EDT
|By Scott Atkinson
A Democrat who now lives in the Syracuse area is seeking to represent Watertown and much of Fort Drum in congress.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 5:39 PM EDT
|By Sandy Torres
Soldiers are hitting a target - not using guns or tanks, but axes.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 6:22 AM EDT
|By Zach Grady
The top-ranking official for the American Legion was in the north country Wednesday meeting with soldiers, veterans, and community leaders.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 4:38 PM EDT
|By Scott Atkinson
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said Wednesday that more needs to be done by both the military and congress to reduce the number of suicides in the service.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 2:44 PM EDT
|By Sandy Torres
Dozens of people gathered at St. James Catholic Church in Carthage Wednesday to mark the 5th anniversary of National Vietnam War Veterans Day.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 4:40 PM EDT
|By Brendan Straub
It’s is rolling out new perks to attract more recruits, like 2-year enlistments instead of the usual commitment of 4 to 6 years.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 5:19 PM EDT
|By Sandy Torres
Local water rescues on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River could soon have help from the air thanks to Fort Drum.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 4:57 PM EDT
|By Sandy Torres
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited Fort Drum Monday to announce $27 million for five new water wells.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 4:36 PM EST
|By 7 News Staff
The Fort Drum Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers, or BOSS, program will have a functional fitness challenge Friday.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 4:16 PM EST
|By Zach Grady
Since 1802, West Point Military Academy has helped mold and shape future soldiers. For Fort Drum’s 1st Lt. June Copeland, the academy has become a symbol of legacy, tradition and family.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 4:57 PM EST
|By 7 News Staff
President Biden’s State of The Union speech had good news for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:38 PM EST
|By 7 News Staff
It has been a message Fort Drum brass has been hitting hard lately: suicide prevention and awareness.