By Brian Dwyer Fort Drum PUBLISHED 2:48 PM ET Apr. 24, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:48 PM EDT Apr. 24, 2021
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The mission on this day is for members of the 10th Mountain Division’s 2nd Brigade 2-87 infantry to take over an enemy village.
It starts in the woods as they approach a building. It soon ends up in a fire fight.
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President Joe Biden recently announced that he wants to pull all troops from Afghanistan this fall
Fort Drum soldiers with the 2nd Brigade, 2-87 Infantry Regiment conducted a week long training event this week where they used live ammo and spend the week in a back woods range on post
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