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Former Fort Riley sergeant retires in Alabama

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 20 Mar 2026
An Army Command sergeant who previously served at Fort Riley retired March 13 in a ceremony at Fort Rucker, Alabama ... .
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Soldiers represent Fort Riley in St. Louis' St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 20 Mar 2026
The sound of marches and rhythm of hoofbeats echoed through downtown St. Louis on March 14 as the 1st Infantry Division Band and the Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard of Fort Riley took part in the city’s annual St. Patrick’s ... .
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Colbert pokes fun at Trump's St. Patrick's Day remarks about Fort Riley

cjonline 18 Mar 2026
Patrick's Day fun March 17 at a reference President Donald Trump made earlier that day to the Irish-American namesake of a Kansas fort ... Riley, a hero of the War of 1812 who died in 1852, one year before the fort was named.
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President Trump awards 39th Fort Riley Medal of Honor to soldier

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 04 Mar 2026
President Donald Trump awarded three soldiers with the Medal of Honor on Monday, including one from Fort Riley. This marks the 39th time a Fort Riley soldier has received this military decoration ... .
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Number of soldiers on Fort Riley to fluctuate as units deploy and return

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 24 Feb 2026
Officials are planning for a lot of comings and goings at Fort Riley over the next two years ... .
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Fort Riley soldiers head Army training in Germany

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 21 Feb 2026
In the hills of eastern Bavaria, a Fort Riley combat team leads one of the army’s biggest training operations ... .
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Fort Riley civilian employees furloughed during partial shutdown

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 04 Feb 2026
Civilian employees at Fort Riley were briefly furloughed this week when federal funding lapsed ... .
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Fort Riley unveils unmanned aircraft troop

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 30 Jan 2026
Fort Riley’s newest unit will strengthen the Army’s ability to detect and engage airborne threats ... .
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Fort Riley reports uptick in families on base in 2025

Stars and Stripes 27 Jan 2026
Gerald Nunziato said that Fort Riley recorded an increase in the population of military families on base in 2025. “That’s good news for the local economy and a positive trend for Fort Riley soldiers,” he said.
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US Sen. Marshall visits, advocates for hospital at Fort Riley

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 13 Jan 2026
FORT RILEY — U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall anticipates a new agreement later this month expanding healthcare access for local veterans ... .
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Army reverses deactivating Fort Riley mounted color guard

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 31 Dec 2025
After concluding operations in July, the Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard can now return to Fort Riley after the Army reversed its decision ... .
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Horses to stay at Fort Hood, Fort Riley as Army reverses past decision

Stars and Stripes 30 Dec 2025
The 1st Infantry Division Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard at Fort Riley — with 30 soldiers, 18 horses and four mules — is reminiscent of Civil War-era soldiers ... “It empowers the Fort Hood and ...
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Fort Riley holds ceremony adding battalion to 1st Infantry Division

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 19 Dec 2025
Fort Riley added nearly 250 soldiers and their families to the Flint Hills region Tuesday ... .
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