Held at the Fort Riley Outdoor Chapel, the capstone training sought to evaluate and test the knowledge and skills the UMTs gained in previous months’ training. 1st Inf. Div. brigade and ...

File photo The Kansas City Star About 500 soldiers ... About 200 of the soldiers from Fort Riley’s 1st Infantry Division, the “Big Red One,” will deploy directly to Baghdad and Irbil in ...

Veterans who have served in the Big Red One, or Fort Riley’s 1st Infantry Division, will gather for a reunion in Kansas City in July. The Wichita Eagle Veterans who have served in the U.S. Army ...

Most of the patients are influenza cases from incoming convoys.1918. Courtesy; Library of Congress Fort Riley, Kansas was a sprawling establishment housing 26,000 men and encompassing an entire ...