U.S. Army

Greenland Should Be America’s Next Frontier – And Fort Drum Could Play a Role

What It Means for Fort Drum For Northern New Yorkers, this isn’t just some far-off foreign policy issue. Fort Drum, home to the 10th Mountain Division, could become the training and logistical hub for Arctic operations if Greenland came under U.S. control. Soldiers stationed at Drum already train for cold-weather warfare in conditions similar to Greenland’s rugged terrain. A Greenland annexation would likely expand Arctic rotation deployments, meaning more jobs, more investment, and more attention to our region as the tip of America’s Arctic spear. Local contractors and businesses could see new defense spending flow into Jefferson County as equipment, winter gear, and support services ramp up to meet the mission. Imagine Watertown becoming the nerve center of America’s newest frontier—where soldiers trained on Tug Hill snowpack deploy straight to Greenland to keep Putin’s Arctic ambitions in check.

Greenland Should Be America’s Next Frontier – And Fort Drum Could Play a Role

Watertown Post July 18, 2025

By HP Wilder, Watertown Post WATERTOWN, N.Y. – As Russian President Vladimir Putin makes headlines over his...

Honoring 250 Years: The U.S. Army’s Northern Pivot and Sackett’s Harbour’s Wartime Legacy Hans Wilder owner of The Watertown Post as a young lad participating in the battle of Sackets Harbor reenactment.

Hans Wilder owner of The Watertown Post as a young lad participating in the battle of Sackets Harbor reenactment.

Honoring 250 Years: The U.S. Army’s Northern Pivot and Sackett’s Harbour’s Wartime Legacy

Watertown Post June 13, 2025

A young Hans Wilder—now owner and editor of the Watertown Post—captured at age 10 during the...