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FORT DRUM — When he took the reins in 2019 as the new commander of Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division, Maj. Gen. Brian J. Mennes said it was like coming home. During a Change of Command Ceremony Monday afternoon, he passed those reins on to Brig. Gen. Milford H. “Beags” Beagle Jr., who shared a similar sentiment. Maj. Gen. Mennes will soon be relocated to Washington state where he will serve as the deputy commanding general, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Brig. Gen. Brett T. Funck, who currently serves as deputy commanding general of operations and acting senior comma...

FORT DRUM — When he took the reins in 2019 as the new commander of Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division, Maj. Gen. Brian J. Mennes said it was like coming home. During a Change of Command Ceremony Monday afternoon, he passed those reins on to Brig. Gen. Milford H. “Beags” Beagle Jr., who shared a similar sentiment. Maj. Gen. Mennes will soon be relocated to Washington state where he will serve as the deputy commanding general, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Brig. Gen. Brett T. Funck, who currently serves as deputy commanding general of operations and acting senior comma...

FORT DRUM — The 10th Mountain Division will soon be getting a new commanding general, but he’s no stranger to the north country. Since 2019, Maj. Gen. Brian J. Mennes has served as Fort Drum’s commanding general, but he will soon be relocated to Washington state where he’ll serve as the deputy commanding general, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Maj. Gen. Mennes’ departure will make room for Brig. Gen. Milford “Beags” Beagle Jr. to take over. Brig. Gen. Beagle currently serves as the commanding general at the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson in F...

Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn slated to command US Army Pacific, and 14 other promotions January 26 Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn, assistant deputy chief of staff for G-3/5/7, has been tapped to lead U.S. Army Pacific. (Staff Sgt. Scott Longstreet/Army) Fifteen general officer assignments were announced by the Army chief of staff Monday, including the ascension of Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn to command U.S. Army Pacific out of Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Flynn, who currently serves as deputy chief of staff for Army operations, plans and training at the Pentagon, was key in crafting a new Army force genera...

FORT DRUM — An argument between two Fort Drum soldiers swapping their vehicles with each other apparently led to one of them being shot to death in a wooded area in northern New Jersey. First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller told the New Jersey Herald that the body of Cpl. Hayden A. Harris, 20, was found on Saturday in a wooded area in Byram Township, Sussex County, N.J., and a fellow soldier was taken into custody in connection with his death.  Pvt. Jamaal Mellish, 23, remains in the custody of Fort Drum Military Police. Cpl. Harris was meeting with Mellish “for some type of...