The Department of Defense has reported that Major General Paul E. Funk II, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, has received his next assignment.  He will be moving to the Pentagon.

Funk will become Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, District of Columbia.

JC Post confirmed two months ago that the next commanding general for the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley will be Major General Wayne Grigsby Jr., who has more than 30 years of service as an infantryman, and has been the commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.

His previous assignmens with the 1st Infantry Division include serving as the “Big Red One’s” operations chief from 2003 to 2005, and commander of 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment from 2001-2003.