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Friday, May 17, 2013  Tonight more than one hundred family and friends gathered for a funeral at the Auburn United Methodist Church. In his second tour of duty Staff Sgt. Francis Phillips was killed in Afghanistan when an IED bomb exploded on May 4th killing him and four others.

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.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The public will have a chance to pay their respects to a local soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frank Phillips Jr. is proud of his grandson, Staff Sgt. Francis Phillips IV, who died in Afghanistan over the weekend.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Military officials say five Fort Bliss soldiers have died in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.

Friday, April 26, 2013  he mother of a Fort Drum Army helicopter pilot who grew up in Washington says he was killed Tuesday in Afghanistan.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A federal judge has ruled there's enough evidence to extradite a central New York man to Bosnia to face trial for war crimes committed in the 1990s, including the torture of one prisoner and the slaying of another.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Lt. Col. Joseph Biehler, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has taken command of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Team.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Four soldiers from Fort Drum in northern New York will be heading south soon but they're not headed to spring break in Florida. Instead they'll spend more than two days being pushed to the limits of their physical and mental endurance.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Syracuse Truce is a partnering between law enforcement and community service agencies that will push the new standard of “zero-tolerance” when it comes to gun violence.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Department of Defense workers in New York could be the state's biggest losers in automatic cuts to the federal budget set to take hold this week.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  If you don't choose between direct deposit or debit cards, the government will do it for you

Thursday, February 07, 2013  A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be the next commander of the New York Army National Guard's Syracuse-based 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

Friday, January 25, 2013  National Guard officials say about 80 members of the Syracuse-based 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are expected to arrive Friday morning at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  The 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team based in Syracuse is one of nine Army National Guard brigades in the country participating in the initial test program moving women into positions in combat battalions.