Fort Riley News

Spc. Tony Carrasco Jr., a 25-year-old soldier from Berino, N.M., died Wednesday when his unit was attacked by insurgents while providing security in Ad Dawr, Iraq.

Success in Afghanistan is measured in Washington by the ability to create an indigenous army that will battle the Taliban, provide security and stability for Afghan civilians and remain loyal to the puppet government of Hamid Karzai.

Officials say distribution of sensitive information could lead to a potential terrorist attack.

Military justice in the case of Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan, suspected in Thursday's shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, will be swift, efficient and open to public scrutiny, a local lawmaker and Army veteran said Friday.

Phlebotomist Sumer Mosley takes a blood donation from a U.S. Army Pfc. Jose Estrada, with the 411th Military Police Company at Fort Hood, Thursday, at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas.

The entrance to Fort Hood, Texas, was closed after a shooting on the base left 13 people dead Thursday.

In the coming months, the 1st Infantry Division will roll up its "Big Red One" flag and plant it in Iraq for a year, the scene of a fight that's slowly becoming America's other war.

Major Smith and Iraqi children during a humanitarian mission with Iraqi forces. During this mission the advisor team and Iraqi soldiers distributed clothing and toys donated by people in the United States, medicine, and school supplies.

Will Joines is pictured next to a pallet of school supplies that he, along with members of the Cherokee Hy-Vee Distribution Center, gathered together to send to needy children in the war-torn county of Afghanistan.

The Department of the Army announced today a series of planned unit activations and conversions at Fort Riley, Kan.

An 8-year-old girl remains in Children's Mercy Hospital fighting the H1N1 flu . Doctors said Grace Silva-Rivera was deathly ill days ago, but her condition is improving.

Fort Riley hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in anticipation of construction for the new state of the art Irwin Army Community Hospital Friday afternoon.

" U.S. Senator Sam Brownback applauded today's groundbreaking for the new hospital to be built at Fort Riley, Kansas.

Photo credit Courtesy photo Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Nolan takes a moment for a family portrait.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says construction on Fort Rileys new hospital is likely to begin next month.

The Kansas City Chiefs will salute the dedication, the devotion and the bravery of all those who have served, or are serving in our Armed Forces during the club's "Military Appreciation Day" at Arrowhead on October 25th.

There are just a few days left before U.S. Army Capt. Nathan Williams finally gets to go home.

Afghanistan and Iraq are two totally different environments, each demanding different approaches by U.S. and allied forces engaged in the war on terrorism.

Fort Riley will be the first installation in the Army to deploy its full headquarters staff when the 1st Infantry Division's headquarters moves to southern Iraq in January 2010 for a yearlong tour of duty.

Family members of Army Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth W. Westbrook remember the former Shiprock resident as a dedicated soldier and father.