A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. The Wickham Charter Major General Brian Mennes, commander of the 10th Mountain Division, leads this deployment. The group Black Lives Matter Potsdam held a candlelight vigil Saturday night to honor black lives lost to police brutality and to advocate for change. All rights reserved. The 10th Mountain Division (LI) continues its mission to provide trained and combat-ready forces for rapid global deployment in order to prevent, shape, or win in ground combat. Over the weekend, the 10th Mountain Division's Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion deployed to Afghanistan as part of a regular troop rotation. Copyright 2020 WWNY. The 10th Mountain Division (LI) is the trained and combat ready force of choice for rapid deployment. (Source: U.S. Army photo by Spc. Climb to Glory! May 18, 2020 at 2:12 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 2:12 PM, Candlelight vigil in Potsdam honors black lives lost to police brutality, Say “yes to recovery†walk in Ogdensburg Saturday, Saturday Sports: Clarkson hockey is back on the ice, Gouverneur’s Annual Pumpkin Fest brings people in from across the north country, Flame of Hope passed along at Special Olympics torch run in Ogdensburg, Massena firefighter loses home, department is fundraising to help his family. FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWNY) - It’s a sign things at Fort Drum are getting back to normal - deployments are happening. Say “yes to recovery†- that was the message shared in Ogdensburg Saturday morning. The 250 soldiers will support Afghan forces in Operation Freedom Sentinel. The 10th Mountain Division's Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion deployed to Afghanistan as part of a regular troop rotation.