Fort Drum

Joshua Michael, a student at the Disable Persons Action Organization and his ‘buddy’, Pvt. Jeffrey Mora, an unmanned aerial vehicle maintainer assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2n More

Earners of the Barnes-Messer Award attach their dog tags to the Barnes-Messer plaque, May 23, during a Memorial Day Ceremony hosted by 4-31 IN on Fort Drum, N.Y. (Photo by Pvt. William L. Collins)

(Left to right) Lt. Col. David L. Sanders III, Maj. Todd Clark and Lt. Col. Robert F. Griggs "troop the line" during a change of command ceremony. Sanders turned over command of the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry R More

More than a dozen soldiers from 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, joined residents and Theresa Primary School students in a Flag Day celebration, June 14. 1-89 Cavalry troopers marched at the head of the day More

Soldiers from Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI) finish up the last leg of the brigade's Best Fire Support Team Competition, June 11-15, More

For the past 10 years, single and unaccompanied Soldiers haven’t had far to look for comfortable and convenient housing at Fort Drum. The award-winning Timbers offers accommodations and hospitality that keeps o More

A fire team from Company A, 102nd Infantry Battalion, practices room clearing procedures before entering the "shoot house" at a training site at Fort Drum, N.Y., June 21. The "shoot house" is a training buildin More

Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army stands with senior leaders from the 10th Mountain Division and senior leaders from 2nd Brigade June 28 during an awards ceremony held on Division Hill. The awards ceremony was the More

Spc. Phillip Fagner, heavy machine operation specialist at the 770th Engineer Battalion, operates an excavator during restoration of a runway at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield July 13.

Four soldiers of the 444th Engineer Company, Oswego, N.Y., receive lateral transfer from specialist to corporal rank, here July 14. In an evening ceremony, during the company's annual training event, Barry J. B More

New York National Guard Spc. Daniel Hoysradt, of Ancram, N.Y., prepares to lob a dummy hand grenade from behind cover here on July 18. He is one of the many soldiers deploying to Afghanistan with the 101st Expe More

Petroleum specialists from A Company, 277th Aviation Support Battalion, 10th CAB, fuel up an OH-58 Kiowa helicopter July 30, at the Fort Drum training area. The Soldiers are members of the Eagle Forward Arming More

Soldiers give the pilot of a New York Black Hawk the thumbs up after they completed hooking their 105 mm howitzer to the bottom of the aircraft during training at Fort Drum in Aug., 2012.

A M777A2 howitzer fires a 155 mm high explosive round during a live fire training exercise held Aug. 4, on Fort Drum.

(Left to right) Maj. Nicholas Ploetz, Lt. Col. Eric Johnson and Maj. Marc Beckage flip a massive truck tire as part of an event during “field grade” physical readiness training Aug. 8. About 36 officers from t More

Female soldiers of the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion conduct premobilization training Aug. 10, 2012. The battalion, based in Yonkers, deployed to Afghanistan in October 2012. (Courtesy photo)

A crew chief with the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) takes in an aerial view of Fort Drum, N.Y., from the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Aug. 16, 2012. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. More

The view of a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) as seen from inside another of the unit's CH-47s on a training flight on Aug. 16, 2012. (U.S. Army National Guar More

Tina Wildhaber, the president of the AUSA Northern New York and Fort Drum Chapter presents the Salute a Unit plaque to Lt. Col. Christopher Wendland, Aug. 17, for the battalion’s outstanding contributions to th More

Cpl. Eric Smith, a medic with the 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, leads a team of Soldiers transporting a “casualty” to a waiting helicopter during the best medic competition this week. The annual event pi More

U.S. Army soldiers from 50th Brigade, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry mortar platoon, New Jersey Army National Guard, fire 81mm mortars at Fort Drum, N.Y., during training on Aug. 19. The 1-114 IN has its headqua More

U.S. Army soldiers from 50th Brigade, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry mortar platoon, New Jersey Army National Guard, fire 81mm mortars at Fort Drum, N.Y. during training, Aug. 19. 1-114 IN has its headquarters i More

Mortar men assigned to 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment set up their mortar system with the new One Tactical Engagement Simulation System, Aug. 22, in the Fort Drum training area.

Col. Dennis Sullivan, commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, speaks to 2nd BCT key leaders during a Counter Insurgency seminar held Aug 20-24 at Fort Drum’s Missions Training Complex.

Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, plot points on a map during Company Intelligence Support Teams training, Aug 27-30, held at the Brigade head More

(Left) Lt. Col. James Gonyo II, commander of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry “Fighting 69th”, speaks with Vernon Downs Hotel and Casino owner Jeff Gural before the start of a concert featuring Bruce Springstee More

Soldiers of 2nd Engineer Battalion from White Sands Missile Range, N.M., work with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI) in conducting mine clearance Sept. 3 while at the National Training Ce More

Members of Fort Drum's emergency services teams approach the 9/11 memorial at Clark Hall.

Brig. Gen. Richard D. Clarke promotes his driver, Sgt. Ryan Kay to staff sergeant while deployed to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Clarke and Kay are participating in the Division Tactical C More

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment provided security for the Security Force Assistance Advisory Team from 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii National Guard during a More

Maj. Brian Roeder (L), a member of Security Forces Advise and Assist Team Gray 1, and his Afghan counterpart role player discuss security strategies during a traffic control point training exercise at the Natio More

Members of Security Force Advise and Assist Team Gray 1 and their notional Afghan Border Patrol counterparts question a role player at an improvised traffic control point Oct. 6 during training at the National More

Members of Security Force Advise and Assist Team Grey 1 and their notional Afghan Border Patrol counterparts question a role player at an improvised traffic control point Oct. 6 during training at the National More

Maj. Brian Roeder, one of the officers assigned to a Security Force Assistance Team from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, works with an Afghan National Security Force role-player during Rotation 13-01 at the National T More

Soldiers from 210 brigade support battalion run logistical patrols to FOB Spin Buldak and FOB Tarin Kowt in order to support SFAATs and 2nd brigade soldiers

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle equipped with Capability Set 13 (CS 13) assets delivered to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Oct. 1. CS 13 is the first More

A soldier from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 10th Mountain Division uses Capability Set (CS) 13 equipment at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Oct. 10. The 3rd BCT at Fort Drum and the 4th BCT at Fort Polk, La., were th More

Firefighters from Fort Bragg seal leaking hazardous containers during the Hazardous Materials Technician Course culmination exercise on Fort Bragg, Oct. 18. (Photo by Army Sgt. Katryn Tuton/ 50th Public Affair More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Languirand with the 513th Engineer Detachment dons a Level A chemical protective suit during the Hazardous Materials Technician Course culmination exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C., Oct. 1 More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 3-10 General Support Aviation Battalion, Task Force Phoenix, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, transports Federal Emergency Management Agency Region II representatives to assess d More

Sgt. Richard Schuh of Fort Drum receives the USO Volunteer of the Year Award from Daniel E. Walker, left, chief talent officer for JC Penny department stores, and retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, 1 More

A convoy comprised of 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI) HEMTT Fuelers departed Fort Drum on Nov. 5. The convoy's destination is Joint Base McGuire-Dix-La More

Soldiers from the 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, line up a convoy of vehicles to prepare for departure home from contingency operating location (COL) Victory Nov. 13. The Fort Drum-bas More

Second Lt. Mark Myers, 710th Brigade Support Battalion convoy commander, speaks to the tactical operations center Nov. 13, 2012, about his orders to begin the convoy at the Contingency Operating Location at Joi More

Members of the Security Forces Assistance Team, 2nd Security Forces Assistance Brigade, search for an active shooter threat at the Syracuse Police Department shoot house Nov 27. Searching for an active shooter More

Fort Drum residents gather around and admire the Main Post Chapel holiday tree as it was lit for the first time this year.

Two Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), recon what the SFAAT (Security Force Advisory and Assistance Team) had identified as an IED during the best SFAAT competition Dec 11. More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Wentzell, assigned to the 725th EOD at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, gives an after action review of training with Afghan National Security Force soldiers conducting e More

New York State Sen. Patty Ritchie and Fort Drum Soldiers visit Julian Ross, an Oswego County second-grader who has been battling cancer. The soldiers presented Julian gifts, including a uniform, and named him a More

Muslim scholars serving with the Jordanian Engagement Team, top left, share lunch with Afghan soldiers and their U.S. counterparts assigned to the 320th Tactical Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Company, 12th P More

U.S. Army Pfc. Dannesha Jones, prepares to perform a dead lift during a 1,000 lb. Club challenge hosted by Morale, Welfare and Recreation, at Forward Operating Base Gamberi in Lagham province, Afghanistan, Apri More

In January, soldiers with 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (4/10) at Fort Polk, La., receive Joint tactical Radio System Enterprise Network Manager (JENM) outcomes-based training as part of the unit’s Capabi More

U.S. Army mortar men with 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, fire a 120 mm mortar round from an M120 mortar system during Operation Ice Fall on Fort Drum, N.Y., Feb. 7, 2013. The Squa More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's personnel office participate in a planning exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y., Feb. 9, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Jeffrey Rivard/Released)

Sgt. Jeffrey Laursen, an air assault instructor with the Air Assault School at Fort Drum, N.Y., practices rappelling at the Air Assault Compound on Fort Polk, Tuesday. Laursen is rappelling face down, this mane More

Soldiers assigned to the 10th Sustainment Brigade cross-country ski through the woods on a groomed trail during the Mountain Winter Challenge Feb. 21. Soldiers from throughout the 10th Mountain Division (LI) pa More

U.S. Army Pfc. Jacob Fontes assigned to Task Force “Golden Dragons,” Company E, 210 Brigade Support Battalion, 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, inventories h More

A member of 2nd Platoon, D-30 Battery, 4th Kandak, 2nd BDE, 203 Corps, Afghan National Army pulls the lanyard on his D-30 cannon at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2013. (U.S. Army photo b More

Cooks from Company E, 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, assigned to Task Force “Golden Dragons,” in the “Boris Cafe,” at Forward Operating Base Boris, March 3, 2013. Pict More

U.S. Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment pose for a picture with the leadership of a Jordanian Armed Forces company after a friendly game of soccer at Forward Operating Base Shar More

Jaye Lindsay, left, and John Sechser, both former Polar Bears, place a red rose at the monument of their fallen comrades March 11 during a remembrance ceremony at 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment,2nd Briga More

U.S. Army Capt. Meghan Ederle reads the oath of enlistment to U.S. Army Spc. Stevie Stephens from Cairo, Ga., assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, Task Force More

U.S. Army Pfc. Shaneika L. Jackson, a cook assigned to Company E, 210 Brigade Support Battalion, Task Force “Golden Dragons,” 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Forward Operating Base Boris, carries a bo More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Terry, center left, the commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, greets Col. Dennis Sullivan, the commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Divi More

Soldiers of the Afghan National Army engineer tolai of the 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps march past one of the new guard towers at Afghan National Army Base Super FOB, prior to the ceremonial opening of More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ross Kryda, far left and Capt. Alexander Schade, far right, both assigned to the Security Forces Advisory and Assistance Team, Green Two, attached to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Re More

Afghan National Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, alongside U.S. Army soldiers assigned to a Security Force Advisory Team, attached to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, Task Fo More

Afghan Border Police and Afghan Uniformed Police celebrate the safe return of a patrol element to the Wali-Was border check point at Orgun in Balkh province, Afghanistan, March 26, 2013. The combined Afghan and More

A Jordanian army soldier adjusts his M240 machine gun during a demonstration of his role as a tower guard at Forward Operating Base Sharana in Paktika province, Afghanistan, March 30, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by More

U.S. Army Spc. Jose Santos, assigned to the survey section, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, aligns a global broadcasting system dish to connect with a weathe More

U.S. Soldiers listen to a briefing as they train for an Expert Field Medical Badge qualification event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 1, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Miranda/Released)

Chief Justice Mohammad Hakim Kunari, Chief Judge of the Paktika Appellate Court, opens a seminar on evidenced based operations, rule of law, and proper detainee treatment, hosted by the National Directorate of More

U.S. Army Col. Dennis Sullivan, right, the commander of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, escorts Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during his visit to Forward O More

An Afghan National Army soldier assigned to the 1st Kandak, 2nd Luwa, 203rd Corps, fires an M4 carbine assault rifle during the third iteration of the Wolverine’s Leader Course at Forward Operating Base Sharana More

U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Thomas, an intelligence analyst assigned to 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force “Wolverines,” 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, aligns his shot with his M4 carbine durin More

U.S. Army Spc. Courtney Stephenson, left, assigned to the 248th Medical Detachment, Veterinary Support Services, based at Fort Bragg, N.C., and U.S. Army Spc. Bum Kwak, assigned to Charlie Company, 210th Brig More

U.S. Army Pfc. Christopher Anderson, a combat medic assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, Fort Drum, N.Y., finishes the last stretch of a 12-mile road march as part of the Expert Field Medical Badg More

An Afghan National Army D-30 Howitzer Cannoneer from 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, brings a round to the ANA section chief to verify the correct projectile, April 18, near Orgun, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christian Stephenson, second section chief of 1st Platoon, Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, verifies rounds before the rounds are loaded and fired at Forward Operati More

The flags of Afghanistan and the U.S. fly over the headquarters of Forward Operating Base Boris, Afghanistan, April 25, 2013.

Explosive ordinance disposal static display includes one of the bomb suits used on the battlefield. Here, an EOD soldier talks another soldier through the mobility test, demonstrating the difficulties of moveme More

Competitor and co-winner of the first 1st Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, H.J. McChrystal Competition, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ryan Youngman takes aim at the marksmanship range at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Ap More

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, pull security during a patrol April 27, 2013. The Sold More

Afghan National Security Force soldiers work together to construct an Afghan Border Patrol checkpoint near the village of Manikandow, Afghanistan, April 28, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Douglas Mize, 2nd Ba More

U.S. Army Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment stand with Afghan National Army soldiers after a soccer game on Forward Operating Base Boris, Paktika province, Afghan More

Maj. Gen. Steve Townsend, 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Fort Drum commander, and division Command Sgt. Maj. Rick Merritt pause for a photo with Col. David J. Francis, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade commander, a More

Spc. Andy Ayotte, an UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief with A Company, 2-10 Aviation Regiment, attached to Task Force Phoenix, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, scans the airspace near Kabul, Afghanistan, May More

Afghan National Army medical soldiers assigned to the 203rd ANA Corps with U.S. Army medical advisers assigned to 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade and a cultural advisor pause for a photo while discussin More

Spc. Jacob M. Grubbs, an armament, electrical, and avionics repairer for the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter with B Company, 277th Aviation Support Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, holds a grounding cab More

U.S. Army Col. Dennis S. Sullivan, commander of 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, and Lt. Col. Christopher Wendland, commander of 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, attach a streamer for safet More

Sgt. 1st Class Allan Welchez, a chief food management noncommissioned officer assigned to 10th Sustainment Brigade, plays basketball with a mentee from a Watertown Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America branch. H More

Afghan National Army artillerymen assigned to 4th Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, emplacing D-30 Howitzers in the village of Warzhanah Khalay, Afghanistan, May 21, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joseph Griff More

Afghan Nation Army soldiers assigned to 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, stationed at Afghan National Army Base, Khair Kut Garrison, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, move expeditiously through the village of More

U.S. Army Sgt. Tomas Martinez, Green 3 Security Force Advisory Team, 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade, advises Afghan National Army medics to record their assessment of a combat casualty on a piece of ta More

Afghan National Army Sgt. Sayd Sharif, gunner, Weapons Company, 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps, poses on his Humvee before beginning a route clearance mission from Observation Post Yankees to Combat Outpo More

Sgt. Thor, tactical explosive detection dog, searches for his ball on Spc. Logan Ellard, TEDD handler, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2/10 Security Forces Assistance Brigade at Combat Outpost Zerok, May More

U.S. Army Spc. Sean Kelly instructs patrolmen from the Sar Howza Afghan Uniform Police on the proper application of a tourniquet during medical training, July 17, 2013, at the district center, Sar Howza, Afghan More

Program Manager Soldier Warrior and Tobyhanna Army Depot have fielded over 10,000 complete Nett Warrior Systems since forming a partnership in 2012.

Capt. Joshua Meador, operations officer assigned to 10th Special Troops Battalion, and teammate 1st Lt. Julia Neutkens, deputy operations officer assigned to 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, drag wei More

Afghan National Army 1st Lt. Nasir (white coat) trains medics with the ANA’s 3rd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 203rd Corps at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, June 20, 2013.