Monthly Archives: April 2006

New Stryker model tooled for detection

April 20, 2006 – 8:14 pm

By Christian Hill, THE OLYMPIAN
FORT LEWIS - Soldiers have welcomed the newest member of the Stryker family of vehicles.
The 2nd Cavalry Regiment recently received three vehicles that can detect radiation or biological and chemical hazards while keeping the soldiers safe inside.
Stryker vehicles share the same chassis but there are nine other variants that fulfill different missions. [...]

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Newest Stryker fielded

April 18, 2006 – 8:11 pm

By Matthew Cox, Army Times
The Army has fielded the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle, the latest variant to the Stryker vehicle series.
Soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash., received the first three NBCRV Strykers in February, according to an Army press release.
The NBCRV is designed to locate, mark and report NBC [...]

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First wave of Stryker soldiers to arrive at Grafenwohr in May

April 14, 2006 – 8:08 pm

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
GRAFENWOHR, Germany - The first of 3,100 soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment and another 5,500 family members will arrive in Vilseck next month, the Army has announced.
The Stryker brigade, which the Army previously said would arrive some time over summer, is preparing to leave its base at Fort Lewis, [...]

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