Professional songwriters from Nashville are in the north country to take part in Operation Song, an organization that has served the military community for a decade.
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.
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.
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.
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 Army Times reports that although the Army saw a decline in recent years, soldiers at 5 installations are dying of drug overdoses at more than double the rate of other Defense Department personnel.
According to the Army Times, service members welcoming a new child can now take 12 weeks of parental leave to bond with their children post-birth, adoption, or foster placement.
If you hear explosions or other loud noises coming from Fort Drum this week, it’s because the New York National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing is training there.
If you’ve been hearing explosions and other loud noises coming from Fort Drum, it’s because the New York National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing is training there.
On this Veterans Day, Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation dedicating a portion of state highway to a man who was instrumental in bringing the 10th Mountain Division to Fort Drum.