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Two family members of a Fort Drum soldier remain in immigration detention in Buffalo. Concepcion and Margarito Silva, both Brooklyn residents, were arrested on July 4 when they tried to visit their son-in-law for the holiday.
President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Army secretary will make it a priority to visit Fort Drum in Upstate New York if he's confirmed by the Senate, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday afternoon. Schumer, D-N.Y., said Mark Esper, a defense lobbyist nominated by Trump last month to serve in the Army's top civilian post, made the promise in a private meeting earlier Wednesday.
A panel of military and civilian leaders, including U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand, touted the north country's healthcare system as a potential model for other military communities. The post is the lone Army installation with a division in America that does not have an on-post hospital.
Congress is reviewing a bill that aims to prohibit federal tax relief for wind energy projects located within 40 miles of an active military air base. The Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act would, if signed into law, incorporate revisions to the Internal Revenue Code that will prevent wind energy developers from pursuing renewable electricity production credit and energy credits, both of which provide tax relief, for projects within tens of miles from military airfields.
An honor guard from the 10th Mountain Division of Fort Drum approaches the casket of 2nd Lt. Mohsin Naqvi, killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb on September 17, 2008, during his burial service on Monday, Sept.