By Dewey Terrill
JC / Little Apple Post
Fort Riley had a total direct economic impact of $2,011, 977,246 in 2025. Factoring in an economic multiplier the total came in at $4,426, 552,041.
Those numbers were reported by Garison Commander Col. Gerald Nunziato during the Military Affairs Council breakfast on Thursday at JC Naz in Junction City.
The total population served by the Post was calculated at 58,450 including soldiers, families, reserves and the civilian workforce.
In 2026 1st Infantry Division troops will deploy including the 2nd Armored Brigade to the National Training Center in the spring and to Europe in the fall, and the Division Headquarters to Europe in the summer. 1st Brigade troops return home to Fort Riley in the spring. At the lowest point 6,000 to 8,000 soldiers will remain on the installation. Approximately 15,000 family members will stay here.
The next full nest at Fort Riley will occur in the fall of 2027.
Military construction projects will include a deployment ready reaction facility, three barracks, child youth center repairs and a new air traffic control tower.
Other MAC Breakfast news notes included:
--a $7 milion reduction in federal impact aid for education
--A concert planned on Post on May 8.
--An 8% reduction in the civilian workforce on the installation in 2025.
This was the first MAC breakfast in 2026.