Modern training facilities and ranges at Fort Riley provide warfighters of the 1st Infantry Division the capability to hone their skills in advance of deployments in support of our nation's freedom.
1st Infantry Division 100th Anniversary
The 1st Infantry Division known as the "Big Red One" celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2017.
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WHO WE ARE
Fort Riley is located in the Flint Hills Region of Kansas. We are home to Soldiers and families of the 1st Infantry Division known as "The Big Red One" which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2017. There are approximately 15,000 active duty service members assigned to Fort Riley with more than 18,000 family members, 29,000 veterans and retirees and 5,600 civilian employees who live in the region and/or work at the post. The 1st Infantry Division as well as National Guard and Reserve units from several states use the modern training facilities at Fort Riley to gain skills necessary to defend our nation. Garrisons, also called an installation or post, are communities that provide many of the same types of services expected from any small town. Law enforcement, fire protection, sports & recreational facilities, religious activities, child & youth programs are just a small sample of the support and services we provide every day.
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FORT RILEY HOUSING TOWN HALL —DEC. 11 AT RILEY'S COMMUNITY CENTER
THERE'S STILL TIME TO COMPLETE THE ON-POST RESIDENT SATISFACTION SURVEY
COMING JANUARY, 2020; EXPANDED PRIVILEGES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS
The Department of Defense is expanding Commissary, Military Exchange and Morale, Welfare and Recreation privileges on U.S. Military installations. Starting Jan. 1, 2020, access will expand to include all veterans with service-connected disabilities, veterans who are Purple Heart recipients, veterans who are former prisoners of war and individuals approved and designated as the primary family caregivers of eligible veterans under the Departnemt of Veterans Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. Details for these new privileges are being finalized. Information will be announced soon regarding installation access and the authentication process for these privileges. For more information visit, https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2015599/department-of-defense-expanding-access-to-commissaries-military-exchanges-and-r/ and https://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Factsheets/expanding-access-fact-sheet.pdf
The road will be closed from Sheridan Place to Pleasonton Avenue to all traffic Dec. 9 to 13 for utility work.
Custer Avenue Repairs
The project to repair bridge 204 which closes Custer Ave. from McCormick Road to Beeman Place is suspended and road closure and detour routes are extended indefinitely
SPEED LIMIT ENFORCEMENT
The 97th Military Police Battalion and Fort Riley police will focus enforcement of speed limits in the following locations and dates to ensure the safety of families and their children. Driving is a privilege and responsibility at all times and in all locations; we depend on one another to always drive cautiously and observe all traffic laws. Enforcement will be conducted via radar, and the temporary placement of speed bumps. The locations for speed bumps are:
