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Fort Drum is a census-designated place and U.S. Army military reservation in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 12,955 at the 2010 census. It is home to the 10th Mountain Division. Fort Drum consists of 107,265 acres (434 km²).〔http://www.drum.army.mil/AboutFortDrum/Pages/AboutFortDrum_lv1.aspx〕 Its mission includes command of active component units assigned to the installation, provide administrative and logistical support to tenant units, support to tenant units, support to active and reserve units from all services in training at Fort Drum, and planning and support for the mobilization and training of almost 80,000 troops annually. ==History== This section of the article incorporates text taken from a public-domain document prepared by the US military.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.drum.army.mil/AboutFortDrum/Pages/History_lv2.aspx )〕 A portion of the present Fort Drum was purchased for use as a military training site since 1908, when it was named Pine Camp. However, the army's presence in the North Country may be traced back to the early 19th century. In 1809 a company of infantry soldiers was stationed at Sackett's Harbor to enforce the Embargo Act and control smuggling between northern New York and Canada. Following the outbreak of the War of 1812, Sackett's Harbor became the center of United States naval and military activity for the Upper St. Lawrence River valley and Lake Ontario. During the 1830s and 1840s, the Lower Canada Rebellion in Canada prompted a new round of military preparations and Madison Barracks became the home of artillery units. Beginning in 1959 testing of Agent Orange, on over 1,000 acres, began at Fort Drum.〔http://www.agentorangerecord.com/information/what_is_dioxin/sites/P1/〕 Several U.S. communities at or near Agent Orange manufacturing or storage sites continue to report dioxin levels above recommended safety standards, including Fort Drum.〔http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/agent-orange/us-situation〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort Drum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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