Fort Riley News

Kirk Schulz, university president, and Noel Schulz, associate dean for research and graduate programs in the College of Engineering and Paslay professor of electrical and computer engineering, both received the Fort Riley Distinguished Trooper Award on June 12. Created in 2001, the award recognizes the sustained public service and contributions of ... (more)

The Westboro Baptist Church became famous for picketing outside of funerals with vulgar, homophobic signage, but even their most vile message is no match for their newest critic - and she's just a 5-year-old girl.

Fort Riley is "the greatest place to come home to in the world," Maj. Gen. Paul E. Funk II, commanding general at Fort Riley, said as he opened the eighth annual Symphony in the Flint Hills on Saturday at the historic post.

The Mount Mitchell Prairie Guards will have its annual open house from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Saturday at the Mitchell Farmstead and Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie, 29213 Mount Mitchell Road in Wamego, according to a news release.

It's been quite a week at Fort Riley, one in which the annual Victory Week has been celebrated between some important birthdays.

The Marine Corps and Army have developed quick-reaction forces to respond to attacks such as the one in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador.

The eighth-annual Symphony in the Flint Hills, a day-long festival of music, will be held at Fort Riley Saturday.

The Big Red One held its annual Victory Park Ceremony this Wednesday morning at Fort Riley.

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Fort Riley, Kan- Soldiers and their families gathered Tuesday afternoon to celebrate the Big Red One's 96th birthday -which is also the U.S. Army's 238th- with a traditional cake-cutting ceremony.

A ceremony was held at Bagram Air Field on June 8 to denote the transfer of authority of sustainment operations and retrograde support from Task Force Durable to Task Force Lifeliners of Fort Campbell's 101st Sustainment Brigade.

Six U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters being shuttled from Fort Riley, Kan., to Fort Stewart spent the night in Rome on Monday night.

A celebration of life memorial gathering for Melvin L. Krom will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the First Southern Baptist Church in Great Bend with Pastor Doyle Smith officiating.

A man and a woman were transported to Irwin Army Community Hospital Saturday after a one vehicle accident on Fort Riley Boulevard.

The Junction City community is mourning the loss of a well-respected local veteran who was heavily involved in the area when it came to giving back to soldiers and their families.

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"The Flint Hills region is one of the state's premier natural attractions," said Abby Amick, Wabaunsee County Economic Development Director and chair of the Flint Hills Tourism Coalition.

The soldiers made the five hour drive to Moore over the Memorial Day weekend, hoping to help with clean up from an EF-5 tornado.

On June 10, the 1st Infantry Division will kick off Victory Week with a four-mile Victory Run on the historic post's Custer Hill.

Fort Riley's garrison commander is thanking members of the community for being advocates for the installation- home of the Army's oldest division.