A Fort Drum & 10th Mountain Division Publication
THE SUN NEVER SETS ON THE 10TH MOUNTAIN PATCH December 2018, Vol. 1 Issue 10
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment pull security during 10th Mountain Division’s Mountain Peak OUR LEGACY
Operation Restore Hope began in December of 1992 in Somalia. Task Force Mountain was built around 2nd Brigade Combat Team and, at its peak, consisted of approximately 10,000 Soldiers. Coalition forces including large components from France, Italy, Belgium, Morocco, Australia, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Canada soon joined U.S. forces and the U.S. Army. During the course of Restore Hope, some 38,000 Soldiers from 23 different nations and representatives from 49 different humanitarian relief operations worked together to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Somalia.
1 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW 21 - GUN SALUTE FOR PRESIDENT BUSH
Soldiers from 10th Mountain Division performed a 21-gun salute Dec 6 to honor the former President George H.W. Bush.
2 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW 50 - GUN SALUTE TO THE NATION
The 10th Mountain Division honored the former president George H. W. Bush on Dec. 6 with a 50 Gun Salute - one for each state - to honor his service to the nation on the day of his internment.
3 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW VETERAN’S DAY COMMUNITY EVENTS
10th Mountain Soldiers attend the annual Veteran’s Day Wreath Laying Ceremony to honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. military, Nov. 8 at Fort Drum.
Service Members from the Fort Drum area salute the flag before a speech was given to students about resilience during the Sackets Harbor Central School 11th Annual Veteran’s Day Celebration, Nov. 9.
Sudents from the local North Country celebrated Veteran’s Day as part of the 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade’s SNAP partnership with Indian River School District and Gouverneur.
4 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW ANNUAL WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY
The Watertown German-American Club hosted their annual wreath-laying for German and one Italian POWs buried on Fort Drum with the support of the 10th Mountain Division and the German War Graves Commission.
5 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW MOUNTAIN PEAK 2018
Soldiers from across 10th Mountain Division participated in Mountain Peak 2018 during the end of November into the beginning of December on Fort Drum. The training event is designed to evaluate subordinate units before their mission rehearsal exercises, which will take place during the beginning of 2019.
The intensive training gave Soldiers the skills needed for future deployments while offering them the know-how to operate in a deployed environment. During the exercise, Soldiers got to test out a prototype transport - a robotic pack-mule that can carry up to 1,000 pounds of grear, lightening the load for small infantry squads.
6 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW Capt. De Lao, a Soldier from 1st Brigade Combat Team, pulls security in a mock chemical environment during subterranean training at the platoon level at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility at Fort Drum on Nov 15.
1st Brigade Combat Team Soldiers use a robot during subterranean environment training.
Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team use a smoke screen to move across a simulated battle field Nov. 6 on Fort Drum. This was part of a training exercise to prepare for Mountain Peak.
7 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW A Soldier from 2nd Brigade Combat Team places the 10th Mountain Division patch on a Soldier’s right sleeve during the Task Force Caisson patching ceremony in Afghanistan.
A Soldier from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, currently deployed to Afghanistan, guards a post in Uruzgan Province Nov. 8.
Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, currently deployed to Afghanistan, carry a bundle of concertina wire to place along a road.
8 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW An Army Expert Infantryman Badge candidate from 3rd Brigade Comabt Team uses binoculars to verify an enemy target during EIB testing Fort Polk, Louisiana, Nov. 6.
Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team kicked off the holiday season with their annual Turkey Bowl. Families and Soldiers gathered for a big tailgate party and flag football tournament.
Soldiers from 3rd Brigade Combat Team led a 21-gun salute at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Dec. 6. The 21-gun salute was conducted in honor of the late George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States.
9 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General James C. McConville, visited Fort Drum on Nov. 14. Gen. McConville met with brigade leadership and spoke with Soldiers as he toured the airfield.
Soldiers from 10th Combat Aviation Brigade completed aerial gunnery tables I-XII. The tables include: individual crew qualifications with the M240H, advancing to multi-ship training and culminating in a platoon live-fire qualification.
10th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers practice sling loads with Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team during Mountain Peak.
10 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW A Soldier from 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade ground guides a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, a military carrier truck, into position during the preparation step of Mountain Peak. The training event is designed to externally evaluate subordinate Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division units before their mission rehearsal exercises. Sustainment Brigade celebrated The intensive training will give Soldiers the Veteran’s Day with local North Country skills needed for future deployments while students as part of the brigade SNAP offering them the know-how to operate in a partnership with Indian River School deployed environment. District and Gouverneur.
Soldiers assigned to the 110th Composite Truck Company, 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade conducted a troop transport mission during Mountain Peak on Fort Drum on Nov. 29. 11 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW THANKSGIVING
10th Mountain Division held its annual Thanksgiving competition across all of its dining facilities. Soldiers and family members were treated to a Thanksgiving spread and was served to them by some of their command staff.
12 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW COL SULLIVAN MOUNTAIN SALUTE
10th Mountain Division welcomed Col. Brian P. Sullivan to the 10th Mountain team during a Mountain Salute Ceremony Nov. 19 at Fort Drum.
13 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW 510TH REDEPLOYMENT
The 510th Human Resources Company returned home to Fort Drum on Nov. 28 after a nine month deployment to Afghanistan. The unit provided postal support, processed more than 12 million pounds of mail and care packages in and out of Afghanistan, and operated the largest Army post office in the Central Command.
14 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW FORT DRUM LOST VILLAGES HISTORY TOUR
Nearly 100 community members attend the Fort Drum Lost Villages History Tour on Nov. 9, hosted by Cultural Resources and Natural Resources staff, with stops at several historic locations to include the villages of Sterlingville, Woods Mills and Lewisburg.
Dr. Laurie Rush, Fort Drum Cultural Resources manager, talked with some attendees at Gates Cemetery on Nov. 9 during the Lost Villages History Tour at Fort Drum.
Sepp Scanlin, 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Museum director, welcomed attendees to the museum during the Fort Drum Lost Villages History Tour on Nov. 9.
15 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW CHANCELLOR OF SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY VISITS FORT DRUM
Chancellor and President of Syracuse University, Kent Syverud, visited Nov. 29W the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum to observe a live-fire training exercise and learn more about how the Division trains at Fort Drum, New York.
16 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH
10th Mountain Division Equal Opportunity Office with support from the 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade hosted its annual National American Indian Heritage Observance Nov. 14 with guest speakers Mr. Perry Ground, Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and Command Sgt. Maj. Roy Young at The Commons on Fort Drum.
17 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW 2018 ALL ARMY HOCKEY AT FORT DRUM
All Army Ice Hockey returned to Fort Drum for the sophomore season as nearly 30 Soldier-athletes gathered Nov. 28 at Watertown Municipal Arena for their first practice of the two-week trial camp. The training session included some skills and conditioning drills as the players got to know each other’s abilities on the ice.
18 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW ANNUAL TREE AND MENORAH LIGHTING CEREMONY, TREES FOR TROOPS
Fort Drum Soldiers and community members gathered outside the Commons Nov. 29 for the annual Tree and Menorah Lighting Ceremony. Attendees were treated to hot chocolate, roasted chestnuts and cookies, while the 10th Mountain Division Band provided a holiday soundtrack for the event and a choir of children from the Fort Drum Girl Scouts and Service Unit 512 sang carols.
19 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW HAYES HALL RENOVATION
20 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW HAYES HALL RENOVATION
21 READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
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READY NOW, RELEVANT TOMORROW A Soldier from 10th Mountain Division issues the order to fire a cannon during the 50-Gun Salute to honor the former president George H. W. Bush on Dec. 6
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