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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Army says the coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at Fort Hood, Texas, is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged misconduct. He has been suspended from all duties.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The chairman of a Senate committee says the sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the branch's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit underscores how far the Defense Department has to go in addressing the plague of sexual crimes in the military.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The Navy is inaugurating its first squadron with unmanned aircraft, formally adopting drone technology amid debate over its growing use in warfare.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A former U.S. military command center built to withstand a nuclear attack is on the market in the Syracuse area.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Helicopter units from the northern New York Army base are now in position to assist in recovery efforts in the Northeast.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  A judge has ordered New York state to pay $3.5 million to the estate of an Air Force retiree who was killed eight years ago when his car plunged off a snowy interstate highway overpass in Syracuse.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  He spent 20 years as a Master Sergeant in the Air Force, now he's a master of the billiards. Ken "Serge" Aylesworth, is one of the top trick shot pool artists in the world, and  Wednesday, he brought his act to Central New York.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  New York's senators are hailing the re-admittance of Griffiss International Airport in Central New York to a federal program that qualifies it for improvement grants.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  Authorities say a military helicopter has helped rescue two people after a small plane crashed in a remote Adirondacks lake.

Saturday, June 02, 2012  Syracuse Air Guard now trains entire Air Force

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  The Utica Police Department gave Central New York reporters a look at the way it trains police officers on the use of deadly force on Wednesday.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  A petition is circulating online, urging the U.S. Air Force to reunite Sergeant Rex, a military working dog, with his former partner, Corporal Megan Leavey, an Iraq War Veteran.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Funeral services are scheduled for an upstate New York veteran who was among the dwindling ranks of the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II fame.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Members of New York's Congressional delegation are asking the Air Force to keep supporting cyber defense research at the Air Force Research Lab in Rome.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  If you're a veteran, you may be able to take part in an important new research project.