WASHINGTON — The Army on Thursday named a new commander at Kansas’ Fort Riley to replace an officer fired three days earlier, just weeks before soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division deploy to Iraq.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin takes the helm of the division on the 17,000-troop base and replaces Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby, who is the subject of an Army investigation and was removed from command Monday for what the Army cited as a loss of confidence in his ability to lead.