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...
Army Division Bars Leaders from Bothering Their Soldiers After Work Hours Maj. Gen. David Doyle, commander of the Fort Carson, Colorado-based 4th Infantry Division, issued a memo last week barring...
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
A Group Aims to Rebuild Tun Tavern, Birthplace of the Marines, as a Tavern and Restaurant National Park Service rangers in the historic district field questions all day from visitors. One of the most-asked is:...