The 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley will be busy throughout this year.

During Thursday’s joint Junction City Military Affairs Council and Manhattan Military Relations Committee Breakfast at Riley’s Conference Center Maj. Gen. Wayne W. Grigsby Jr., 1st Infantry Division Commanding General, explained that the division will not be all together at Fort Riley for the foreseeable future.

“Your Division Headquarters, the Big Red One, and 1st Brigade Combat Team are already in intensive training cycles getting ready for their next mission,” said Grigsby. “Right now I’m in the middle of a command post exercise with second and three before the war-fighter exercise in April.”

The aviation brigade is also picking up training for a future deployment to Afghanistan. The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team is currently deployed to Kuwait and are roughly half way through a nine month deployment.

Due to this action Grigsby said that it will be important to continue to communicate closely so Fort Riley and the surrounding communities can continue to provide support for one another.