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Suggest a Feature →Annual BASOPS for Fort Drum, New York — home to the 10th Mountain Division and approximately 18,000 assigned soldiers. Located near Watertown in northern New York, Fort Drum's operations budget includes significant cold-weather maintenance costs for heating, snow removal, and cold-weather equipment. The 10th Mountain is one of the most-deployed Army divisions and the installation sustains a continuous high operational tempo. Fort Drum is the economic anchor of the Jefferson County region.
FY2025 MILCON for Fort Drum. Projects include a cold-weather equipment maintenance facility ($30M) and soldier readiness processing center ($22M). The extreme cold of northern New York requires specialized infrastructure for vehicle and equipment maintenance that is significantly more expensive than temperate-climate installations.
Base-level spending data from Military Construction (MILCON) appropriation requests, installation status reports, and Army/Navy/Air Force installation management budget justification documents.