The deployment cycle continues for Fort Riley 1st Infantry Division troops.

During a recent visit on the JC Now program on 107.9 FM and 1420 KJCK, the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, Mark Edwards noted that one brigade is training for their next deployment. “Second Brigade got back and they’re training now getting ready to back to NTC, the National Training Center. They’re the ones that you hearing firing all the time at the moment, trying to get ready to go.” Troops often train at NTC before they deploy overseas.

Another brigade is prepared to go to Europe in the near future. “The 1st Brigade will be shipping out here. They’ve already loaded all their equipment. They’re going to head for the port of Charleston. It will go on over the holidays. The equipment is going to head on to Belgium. Our 1st brigade will join up with their equipment and head on out of Belgium over to Poland. ”

A brigade typically consists of approximately 3,500 soldiers.