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Fort Riley

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Fort Riley

Military reservation in Riley and Geary counties, northeast Kansas. It is situated on the Kansas River, to the north of Junction City. It was established in 1852 on the Santa Fe Trail to protect westward-bound pioneers from hostile American Indians, and became a cavalry post in 1855. When the Kansas Pacific Railroad was built after the Civil War, the fort was a command centre for operations against American Indian uprisings. It is now the headquarters of the First Infantry Division. A cavalry museum is located here.



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In another November article, Michael Gordon reported in The New York Times from Fort Riley, Kansas: "This wind-swept stretch of Kansas has become the hub of a major new push by the United States Army to overhaul its effort to advise Iraq's fledgling security forces.
Shameful by Peters, Charles / Washington Monthly
Thomas commanded D Battery, 1-5 FA, at Fort Riley and served as a Fire Direction Officer (FDO) for the battalion while deployed for OIF I and II.
1-5 FA in OIF II: maintaining FA competencies while deployed by Thomas, Douglas M. / FA Journal
Having served on inactive duty since 1938, he entered active duty in the Army at Fort Riley, Kan.
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