A comprehensive, enduring operation to make every Soldier, Civilian, and Family Member on Fort Riley more resilient and stronger across the five dimensions of strength: physical, emotional, social, family, and spiritual.
HONOR
1st Infantry Division
Fort Riley is home to the 1st Infantry Division.
1st Infantry Division celebrates Big Red One Year of Honor in 2021
The Big Red One Year of Honor is a year-long celebration to enhance esprit de corps, foster leader development, and increase unit morale and cohesion through leader development focused on authentic examples of virtue, leadership and living a life of honor
Fort Riley was established in 1853 along the Santa Fe Trail to protect settlers and travelers as they moved westward. This is the Main Post in 1866.
Readiness
Modern training facilities and ranges at Fort Riley ensure our warfighters are prepared to deploy around the globe in support of our nation's freedom.
Physical Fitness
Fort Riley features six physical fitness centers with top-of-the-line equipment and programs designed to offer what you need to stay in shape and be healthy.
Training
Fort Riley delivers the full spectrum of the live, virtual, construct, and gaming integrated training environment to the Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division and partnered National Guard and Army Reserve units.
The Flint Hills region offers residents a diverse array of activities. Explore the natural wonders of the Central Flint Hills and Milford Wetlands, visit cultural and historic sites, or try your hand at indoor and outdoor recreation activites both on and off post.
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.
A comprehensive, enduring operation to make every Soldier, Civilian, and Family Member on Fort Riley more resilient and stronger across the five dimensions of strength: physical, emotional, social, family, and spiritual.
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HENRY DRIVE ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
MARCH 26, 2021 -APRIL 16, 2022
Starting March 26, Henry Drive will be closed to all traffic from the Ray Road round-about to the Smoky Hill intersection for complete road replacement, construction of a new round-about and other improvements. The estimated time until the road is open for 2-way, 2-lane traffic is the end of October 2021. Henry ACP will remain open during the entire project, but there could be intermittent lane closures at the ACP. During the road closure traffic will be rerouted around the airfield via Smokey Hill Road, Marshall Drive, Runway Road and Ray Road.
Fall Apple Day Festival 20 Sep 2021 15:58 The 2021 Fall Apple Day Festival is Saturday, September 25th. DOD ID cardholders can register for the morning (9 am - 12 pm) or afternoon session (1 pm - 4 pm).
All your favorite activities return this year, including: Historical re-enactors and exhibits, Military equipment displays, Cavalry and Military Dog Demos, and apple pie!
Free entry, masks required, no pets, bring cash. Click here for more information
Victory Wellness and Leaders' Guide 10 Sep 2021 21:24 Check out Operation Victory Wellness and the UPDATED Leaders’ Guide available on the official 1st Infantry Div./Fort Riley Victory Wellness web page – hosted by Fort Riley Family & MWR – learn more about the 5 dimensions of strength: physical, spiritual, emotional, family and social and be inspired by spotlights of others. Click here for more information
COVID-19 Community Transmission rate high 10 Sep 2021 21:23 The community transmission rate for COVID-19 remains high since late July. View the CG COVID-19 General Order and 1st Infantry Division COVID-19 SOP updated July 29 at the Coronavirus Information page for the latest updates. Click here for more information
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Publication - The 1st Infantry Division Post
Sep 24, 2021
This week's issue contains stories about: - SHARP Leaders Summit held September 21; September Big Red One Year of Honor commemoration; historic Fort Riley building profile, Quarters 13; The Podcast highlights Master Resilience Training program at Fort Riley; new option avail. to Solders-in-transition, piloted at Fort Riley; and more!
This Fort Riley Friday we continue our look at the houses on Officer's Row, commonly known as Forsyth Avenue on Main Post. The street is named for Col. James A. Forsyth (1836-1906), the first commandant of the Cavalry and Light Artillery School.
Quarters 14 was built in 1894 with limestone walls and foundation, wood floors and a slate roof.
14 Forsyth Ave. was one of the duplexes constructed using Capt. George Pond's further modification of the standard Army duplex which Pond had previously updated. He introduced a new duplex design to Fort Riley (and to Army construction) featuring an added four-bay projecting gable to the front. A 1988 report found that this may have been the prototype for several series of standardized plans that were widely used during the 1890s and the first decade of the twentieth century.
Pictured: Quarters 14 Forsyth Ave. in 1930, top, and as it appears today, bottom.
