Task & Purpose lists the active-duty units deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border….
The area around Fort Drum, N.Y., has been declared the most politically tolerant community in the country by The Atlantic, based on analysis from PredictWise. “These are places where people can disagree on politics but still, it appears, give one another the benefit of the doubt,” according to The Atlantic, which has an interactive map of all communities’ rankings. The North Country-Fort Drum region is one of five members of the 2019 class of Great American Defense Communities.
Fort Drum community members at a Jan. 24 celebration of the installation’s civilian employees. Photo by Glenn Wagner, Fort Drum Visual Information
Military Construction Budget Focuses on Housing Development
The DOW budget request for military construction includes $21.5 billion for barracks improvements across the services, Military Times reported. “The degraded state of our installations is no longer a future problem. It is a direct and present threat to our ability...
