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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 ]
The Fort Riley CDP is located primarily in southern Riley County at (39.088222, -96.814092 A small portion of the CDP crosses the county line south into Geary County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.1 km 2 ), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km 2 ), or 0.17%, is water.
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.
Riley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Manhattan. [3] As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,959. [1] The county was named after Bennet Riley, the 7th governor of California, and a Mexican–American War hero. Riley County is home to Fort Riley and Kansas State University.
Located north of the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers, the Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 100,656 acres (407 km 2) in Geary and Riley counties. The fort has a daytime population of nearly 25,000 and includes one census-designated place .
Nov. 6—Navy Federal Credit Union celebrated the grand opening of a branch located on Fort Riley US Army Base in Kansas. Base dignitaries, along with executive vice president of branch operations ...
Camp Funston is a U.S. Army training camp located on the grounds of Fort Riley, southwest of Manhattan, Kansas. The camp was named for Brigadier General Frederick Funston (1865–1917). It is one of sixteen such camps that were established at the outbreak of World War I for use as infantry division training camps.
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 commands, and community life.