ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley partnered with the Kansas City Chiefs for a ‘Meet Your Army’ community relations and recruitment engagement, Aug. 17 at the Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The 1st Inf. Div. held the event alongside the U.S. Army Kansas City Recruiting Battalion to speak and interact with local Kansas City area residents during the Chiefs training camp’s 8th Annual Military Appreciation Day.
“Working with 1ID has been amazing and we’re thankful for all of the assets that they brought with them today,” said U.S. Army Lt. Col. Christopher Collins, the KC Recruiting Battalion Commander. “We’re humbled and honored to be here with the Chiefs. Having them allow us to partner and highlight a portion of the military and its capabilities is super exciting.”
Following the training camp practice, one service member from each U.S. military branch received a specialized football from Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. Big Red One Soldier U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Enriquez, assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, was the Army’s game ball recipient.
1st Inf. Div. key leaders also participated in a gift exchange with Reid and the Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes II. Reid and Mahomes both received an encased 1st Inf. Div. helmet and Reid gifted the division a signed Super Bowl champion poster, while Mahomes autographed keepsakes for individual service men and women.