WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Chuck Schumer issued the following press release:
After years of advocacy, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that they have delivered $18 million in federal funding to make long-needed upgrades to Fort Drum's Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield as part of the just-passed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Defense funding bill, which was signed into law earlier this week. Schumer and Gillibrand explained that upgrading the airfield's outdated lighting system is a top priority for Fort Drum leadership.
"Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum is mission-critical to the 10th Mountain Division, our most deployed US Army unit. Without Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, the 10th Mountain Division would...