OPM officials announce start
of Federal Benefits Open Season

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) began this year’s Federal Benefits Open Season, allowing enrollees to select their health, dental, vision, or flexible spending account benefits for 2021.

Eligible federal employees and retirees can elect to stay with their current plan or select a new one. Open season ends Monday, Dec. 14.

Enrollees can use OPM’s Plan Comparison Tool to compare the cost of different plans’ monthly premiums, deductibles, and annual out-of-pocket maximums. These tools enable customers to learn their coverage options and make an informed decision for the coming year.

For a complete listing of plan information, rates, and open season resources, visit www.opm.gov/openseason.

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Check out the Fort Drum Food Truck!

For more information, click HERE.

Installation Status

Weather Outlook:

 

Currently: Overcast 43°F. Humidity 68% . Wind Speed West 15 mph.
 

Saturday Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

 

Saturday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Light south wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

 

Sunday: Showers. High near 48. Windy, with a southeast wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. 

 

Sunday Night: Occasional showers. Low around 38. Windy, with a southwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

 

Road Conditions:

Main Post: GREEN as of  14 Nov 20  2:00 AM

 

Training Areas: GREEN as of 14 Nov 20  2:00 AM

For more information, click HERE.

Gate Access

Cerjan and Gas Alley Access Control Points are open.

Mount Belvedere Access Control Point is open 24/7 to all authorized ID card holders, including valid local access badges and passes.

Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield Gate is open to all patrons with valid ID cards and passes from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays; closed on days of no scheduled activity (DONSAs), weekends, and holidays. When WSAAF Gate is closed, ID card / pass holders should enter through Gas Alley Gate and cross over Route 26 via Nash Boulevard to Bomporto Bridge. Sponsors / visitors with an exception to policy should report to the Visitor Control Center at Cerjan Gate before attempting to use WSAAF Gate.

The Trusted Traveler Program is suspended.

All personnel wishing to access Fort Drum must adhere to COVID-19 security and medical screening requirements.

For more information, see our COVID-19 page.  

 

 

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Announcements 

Commander issues General Order 1F, revised local travel area map

The 10^th Mountain Division (LI) and Fort Drum commander has issued General Order 1F for all individuals subject to military orders and stationed, assigned and/or attached to Fort Drum, and U.S. government civilian employees as indicated. To read the general order in its entirety, click HERE. Appendix A (updated Nov. 13, 2020) can be found HERE.

All Fort Drum Soldiers are limited to travel within the local travel area, which is defined as the state of New York and its five contiguous states (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont) excluding the areas listed in Appendix A (updated Nov. 13, 2020).

Any travel outside of the local area will result in a 14-day in-residence restriction of movement. During the restricted period, only the restricted service member and his or her family members or dependents are authorized to be in the residence.

Commanders (O-3) can grant ordinary leave, regular pass or special pass to unrestricted areas. Commanders (O-6) can approve travel for medical and legal appointments within off-limit areas (except Canada).

For more information, visit our COVID-19 page.

 

New state traveler policy in effect

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced new guidelines allowing out-of-state travelers to New York to "test out" of the mandatory 14-day quarantine. The new policy is now in effect.

Travelers from states that are contiguous with New York will continue to be exempt from the travel advisory; however, covered travelers must continue to fill out the Traveler Health Form (https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory). Essential workers will continue to be exempt as well.

For more information, click HERE.

 

Parents face new requirements
to prevent spread of COVID-19

If you’re a TRICARE beneficiary at Guthrie Clinic and your child is experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19, or if your child has been sent home from school with symptoms, call the Fort Drum MEDDAC appointment line at (315) 772-2778 to speak with a triage nurse.

For more details, visit www.guthrie.tricare.mil.  

 

Cloth face coverings are required
in public areas on and off post

All Soldiers on Fort Drum will wear face coverings when they cannot maintain six feet of social distance in public areas or places of work.

Face coverings / masks are required to enter AAFES, PX and Commissary facilities. 

Off post: Soldiers will comply with New York state face covering guidance when in public.

Face coverings must cover the nose and mouth.