The 1st Infantry Division cased its colors during a ceremony at Victory Park, on Fort Riley, Kansas, June 16, 2026. Maj. Gen. Monte Rone, commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Hughbanks, 1st Infantry Division senior enlisted leader, furled and cased 1ID’s unit flag marking the official start of the division’s movement to Europe in support of U.S. Army operations on the continent. B-roll contains color casing and remarks by Maj. Gen. Monte Rone. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Chase Murray)
It begins with flashing blue lights in the rearview mirror. A lane drift. A rolling stop. A burned-out taillight. For Soldiers stationed near Fort Stewart, the drive home from Savannah’s River Street can end in an instant — and what follows that traffic stop can unravel years of military service, strain families to their breaking point, and leave a Soldier questioning everything they worked to build.
