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FORT DRUM — As retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III was confirmed as the Secretary of Defense on Friday, many north country observers fondly remembered his time as Fort Drum’s
The Fayetteville Observer The Senate on Friday confirmed Lloyd Austin as the nation's first Black defense secretary, the second nominee of President Joe Biden to be confirmed by the chamber. Austin is a retired four-star Army general and former Fort Bragg commander who will be the first Black secretary of defense. He was the first Black general to command an Army division in combat and also the first to oversee an entire theater of operations as the commanding general of U.S. forces in Iraq. He is a 1975 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and served 41 years in uniform.
Two U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas died in separate vehicle accidents within 48 hours of one another, Army officials confirmed on Monday. Sgt. 1st Class Dejaun K. Frazier, 43, died in a motorcycle crash on Saturday in El Paso, Texas. Spc. Kenmaj D. Graham, 21, was traveling on foot on the East Side of El Paso on Sunday morning when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle. Frazier, a native of Tallahassee, Fla., previously served in the U.S. Marine Corps and joined the U.S. Army in February 2011 as a Telecommunications Operations Chief. “The 1st Armored Division (1AD) G6 tea...
By ROSE L. THAYER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 19, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Fort Bliss is mourning the loss of two soldiers who died in traffic accidents near the west Texas Army base over the weekend. Sgt. 1st Class Dejaun K. Frazier, 43, died in a motorcycle accident Saturday in El Paso, the city outside the gate of Fort Bliss, according to base officials. The native of Tallahassee, Fla., previously served in the Marine Corps and joined the Army in February 2011 as a telecommunications operations chief. Frazier arrived at Fort Bliss in November 2018 after serving as an Army instr...
Vice President Pence visits Fort Drum 7 News Staff © Provided by Watertown WWNY-TV Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen way to 10th Mountain Division soldiers at the end of the vice presidents address on Fort Drum Sunday. Watch the video for our full special report aired Sunday evening of the vice president’s visit. FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWNY) - “We are proud of you all.” That was the message from U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during his visit to Fort Drum Sunday. During the last few days of his term in office, Pence was on the local post to thank soldiers of the ...