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Welcome Letter
Welcome to Fort Drum and the North Country, home of the 10th Mountain Division. I honestly believe that you have been assigned to the greatest military community in the country. Thanks to the efforts of the Soldiers, DA Civilians, Family members, contractors and members of the local communities, Fort Drum
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Health Care
The mission of the MEDDAC is to provide high-quality health care and leadership to maximize medical readiness of the force and improve, restore and sustain the health of our patients that is responsive to the needs of the 10th Mountain Division (LI) and the Fort Drum community. The MEDDAC
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Education
Welcome to the Army Education Center at the Robert C. McEwen Education Complex. The Army Education Center provides a wide range of services to both Soldiers and family members at Fort Drum. Co-located with the post library in Building P-4300, the center provides traditional and nontraditional educational opportunities and
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Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation & More
Fort Drum has a multitude of resources available to ID card holders and their guests. There are on-post recreational activities, eating establishments, shopping and more. All active-duty military, reservists, National Guard, retired military and their family members and DOD civilian employees are eligible to use the recreational facilities. Call
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Off-Post Leisure & Travel
If you’re looking for something to do around Fort Drum, there’s no lack of activities or events! Outdoor recreation can be found on Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, the Black River and Indian Lake. These bodies of water provide some of the best fishing, boating and sailing, canoeing,
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Fort Drum & the 10th Mountain Division
The land on which the Fort Drum military reservation sits has been used as a military training site since 1907. In 1908, Brig. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant, son of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, was sent here with 2,000 regulars and 8,000 militiamen. He found Pine Plains to be an
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All The Way, One Step at a Time: NY Army National Guard Medic Earns Expert Field Medical Badge
Story by MSG Raymond Drumsta on 09/29/2016 FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- On the heels of a major training exercise, New York Army National Guard Specialist Brady Douglass rose to the top of his field to earn the coveted Expert Field Medical Badge, or EFMB, here in early September. Douglass was
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NY moves more than Twelve Million Pounds to JRTC
Story by CPT Amy Hanna on 07/17/2016 FORT POLK, La. -- The New York Army National Guard shipped more than 5,400 tons of vehicles and equipment from Fort Drum, N.Y. to Fort Polk, La., Friday, June 21 in preparation for the Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team training at the
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Up and Ready to Crush: NY Army National Guard Quarry Detachment Ready for Work
Story by MSG Raymond Drumsta on 06/07/2016 FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- After some fast repair work on their crusher here in mid-May, the New York Army National Guard's 204th Engineer Detachment (Quarry) is set to turn big rocks into fine-ground construction materials during their annual training (AT) period here in
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