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Today at 9:28 AM  The commander of New York's largest military complex tells state lawmakers that they shouldn't take the post for granted with Pentagon budget cuts looming.

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.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Miranda Mogg spent her childhood following her father whenever he was assigned to a new U.S. military post. This time they're headed overseas together.

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.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A study of Fort Drum's economic impact on a three-county area of northern New York finds the Army post pumped more than $1.4 billion into the region during the last fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.

Monday, March 11, 2013  A wreath-laying ceremony is being held at Fort Drum 10 years to the day after 11 eleven soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed on the northern New York military post.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Former Fort Drum solider Bradley Manning, charged in the largest leak of classified material in U.S. history, says he sent the material to WikiLeaks to enlighten the public about American foreign and military policy.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A World War II-era American flag that has flown at U.S. military posts from Texas to Afghanistan will be raised at Fort Drum in northern New York.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Imagine looking up toward the sky one day and realizing that many of the aircraft flying overhead would be unmanned, meaning no pilot.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  If you’re one of the 35,012 who has a ticket to Saturday’s Syracuse – Georgetown showdown, you may want to get to the Carrier Dome early.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Company and union officials say the job cuts, expected to start this spring, are a result of concerns over automatic spending cuts pending in Washington.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The Jordan-Elbridge High School Color Guard and drum line were featured on ‘Today in Central New York’ on Thursday.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Blue Man Group make their stop at Landmark Theatre this weekend, and while swirling and blowing snow may have been foreign for some, for drummer Randy Wooten, a 1992 Fayetteville Manlius graduate, it was a long awaited homecoming.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Soldiers at Fort Drum are preparing to be deployed to Afghanistan.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Authorities say they don't suspect foul play in the death of a man whose body was found outside a northern New York bar.