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Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, on the Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 101,733 acres (41,170 ha) in Geary and Riley counties. [ 1 ]
Camp Funston. Coordinates: 39°05′46″N 96°43′35″W. Soldiers ill with Spanish influenza at a hospital ward at Camp Funston, Kansas, when the epidemic began in 1918. Camp Funston is a U.S. Army training camp located on Fort Riley, southwest of Manhattan, Kansas. The camp was named for Brigadier General Frederick Funston (1865–1917).
Marshall Army Airfield (MAAF) (IATA: FRI, ICAO: KFRI) is a military airfield located on Fort Riley, Kansas, United States. It was opened in 1921. The primary mission of MAAF is to provide fully integrated fixed base helicopter operations for the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. Airfield operations and services include Base Flight ...
LTC Hannah K. Caldwell. Command Sergeant Major. CSM Andy L. Hardy. Insignia. Distinctive unit insignia. The 299th Brigade Support Battalion, also known as the Lifeline Battalion is a United States Army support battalion stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas. The unit is a subordinate unit of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Infantry Division.
U.S. Cavalry Museum. / 39.06301°N 96.78149°W / 39.06301; -96.78149. The U.S. Cavalry Museum is a museum located on Fort Riley in Fort Riley, Kansas, United States. The Museum Division is responsible for exhibiting and interpreting the history of Fort Riley from its establishment to the present, to include its various schools, major ...
The 1st Infantry Division (1ID) is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army. [ 5 ] It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I. [ 6 ] It was officially nicknamed "The Big Red One" (abbreviated "BRO" [ 2 ]) after its shoulder patch ...
Brigade. Part of. 1st Infantry Division. Garrison/HQ. Fort Riley, Kansas. Nickname (s) Demons. The Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division[1] is the Army Aviation formation of the United States Army 's 1st Infantry Division. The current commander of this brigade is Colonel Chad P. Corrigan.
Constructed in 1855 of native limestone, the Custer House is a historic house museum located on Fort Riley in Kansas, United States. It reflects Fort Riley's earliest history and authentically depicts military home life on the western frontier during the Indian Wars Period. It is largely unchanged from its original design and furnished with ...