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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  The brother of a New York native killed in Afghanistan says his sibling and another Marine were slain by an Afghan soldier they were training.

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.

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

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.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  29 Soldiers  returned to their families Tuesday after a year long deployment to Kuwait and Afghanistan, with 125 more on the way.

Monday, December 24, 2012  More than 100 National Guard Soldiers of the 27th Infantry arrived at the Thompson Road Armory Monday night.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  It's a special homecoming just in time for the holidays: 21 soldiers are returning home to Central New York.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  A former Fort Drum soldier and Chaplin Assistant will spend more than 12 years in prison for enticing minors to engage in unlawful sexual contact.

Monday, November 12, 2012  Mourners overflowed a rural western New York church for the funeral of a U.S. Army Reservist killed in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Flags will be flown at half staff on state office buildings on Wednesday to honor three soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Governor Andrew Cuomo is directing that flags on all state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, November 6 in honor of a fallen Marine.

Monday, October 29, 2012  A Fort Drum soldier is accused of driving while intoxicated and going on a vandalism spree.

Monday, September 10, 2012  On the 11th anniversary of 9/11 the Oswego community will honor a hero. Funeral arrangements for Army Specialist Kyle Rookey have been announced.