Officials at Fort Riley have confirmed that Brigadier General Douglas A. Sims II will be the next commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley.
The announcement became official April 30. Sims is currently the Deputy Director for Regional Operations and Force Management, with the Joint Staff. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and also has a Master’s Degree from Webster University. His career has included multiple deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq.
A change of command date for the Big Red One has not been set.
