The Executive Director of the Governor’s Military Council John Armbrust feels 2015 was certainly a period of change for Fort Riley.

Armbrust stated he felt it was positive. “I think we have worked our way through it. There are some places we’re still working through that. But I expect that we’ve seen in 2015 continues in 2016 in terms of units deploying, the activity here on Fort Riley is going to have to be at a very high tempo.” Armbrust added, “I think that we just have to in the communities as a state keep working with them and understanding that tempo, and understanding how we might be able to help them achieve that mission better.”

During the past year there were multiple deployments, major changes in the leadership of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, and another big issue involved concern about the impact of budget sequestration on the post.