Retiree Appreciation Day coming to Fort Riley
Fort Riley will be hosting military retirees of all services, and their spouses, widows or widower at Retiree Appreciation Day. Fort Riley Retirement Services Officer Kevin Walker explains the purpose of this event. Many veterans service organizations will also be on available for more information. Command Sergeant Major (retired) Ricardo Guiterrez speaks about who the [...]
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The Fall Apple Festival is Fort Riley’s annual open house. It is free and open to the public, with a number of family-friendly activities. Event Coordinator Ron Stewart gives an overview of some of the attractions that visitors will see at the event. The event will take place on the historic main post of Fort [...]
Fort Riley officials hosted the Secretary of the Army Wednesday for a tour of the installation, including the remodeled 4+2 barracks Wednesday afternoon. Army Secretary Christine E Wormuth visited one of the newly remodeled barracks and spoke about the state of the Army’s overall infrastructure. The 4+2 barracks include four rooms with two bathrooms shared between a [...]
The Department of the Army announced Friday the deployment of the 1st Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade to Europe in support of European Allies and partners. Officials at Fort Riley say the team deploying will replace the 3rd Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade, as part of a regular rotation of forces to support the United [...]
Senator Jerry Moran visited with KMAN this week about the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), recently passed by the Senate. The bipartisan bill authorizes a 5% pay raise for soldiers, as well as construction funds for a number of projects for the military. The bill also allows for supply chain alterations that would allow stockpiles [...]
A massive annual defense spending bill was passed by the Senate Thursday, that would give service members a better than 5% pay raise and investments into Fort Riley’s infrastructure. The vote was 86-11. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) applauded the passage of the Senate’s bill, saying it includes “critical investments for the nation’s weapons stockpile and cutting-edge [...]
Fort Riley has postponed the planned installation wide power outage, the Black Start exercise, initially planned for Wednesday due to extreme high temperatures and heat indices. Black Start will be rescheduled to a later date. Fort Riley will hold its annual full-scale exercise Wednesday as planned but won’t include shutting off power to the installation. [...]