Fort Riley

Fort Riley and one other installation received a bronze medal in the 2019 Army Communities of Excellence Award, a program that has existed since 1989. The awards are intended to promote excellence in installation management as well as process improvement and forts are assessed based on strategy and measurable business outcomes. Along with Wisconsin’s Fort [...]

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Fort Riley is holding a pair of town hall meetings to provide housing information to army personnel and their dependents both Tuesday and Wednesday. It’s part of an Army-wide effort to review conditions in Army family housing and ensure the post is meeting safety standards after poor housing conditions were highlighted in a hearing by [...]

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Icy conditions affecting the area didn’t spare Big Red One soldiers stationed at Fort Riley. Due to the weather, Fort Riley will be operating with minimal manning and limited services on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The Irwin Army Community Hospital will keep all scheduled patient appointments, though dental and medical clinics outside of IACH will not [...]

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FORT RILEY — A ribbon cutting was held Thursday for Fort Riley’s newly renovated SpareTime Interactive Entertainment Center. The entertainment center will give soldiers on base a place to spend their “spare time” but also have interactive activities available to any general member of the public to partake in. Visitors who don’t have a Department [...]

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FORT RILEY — Career Skills Coordinator, Kelly Castiano and prior service member of the Army, talks about the Career Skills Program during KMAN’s In Focus Thursday to tell us how Soldiers can get plugged into the program. The Career Skills Program at Fort Riley is a growing program that is available Army-wide and helps Soldiers [...]

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FORT RILEY — Governor’s Military Council Executive Director Perry Wiggins spoke on KMAN’s In Focus program recently and discussed changes in the government administration and military activity both nationally and stateside. While Defense Secretary James Mattis’ replacement is to be determined, the country is curious to see what changes will come along even with just [...]

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