Monthly Archives: May 2007

Army struts Stryker’s stuff

May 26, 2007 – 10:56 pm

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Saturday, May 26, 2007
GRAFENWOHR, Germany - The U.S. Army got a chance to show off its Stryker armored personnel carrier this week to delegates from the 56-member Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

By David Gettman Posted in Historical Archives, Site Notes No Comments

President Bush Names Lieutenant General Douglas Lute as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan

May 23, 2007 – 9:01 pm

As quoted from http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070515-9.html

I have chosen Lieutenant General Douglas Lute to serve as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan. General Lute is a tremendously accomplished military leader who understands war and government and knows how to get things done. While serving at Central Command, General Lute played an [...]

By Isaac Golding Posted in 70th COR, Current News 3 Comments

Vilseck businesses brace for deployment of U.S. troops

May 18, 2007 – 10:49 pm

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Friday, May 18, 2007
VILSECK, Germany - Shops, bars and restaurants here are bracing themselves for hard times while 3,500 soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment are in Iraq.

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2nd Cavalry will rehearse at Hohenfels for mission in Iraq

May 10, 2007 – 10:28 pm

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Thursday, May 10, 2007
VILSECK, Germany - The 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment will conduct a mission rehearsal exercise in June at Hohenfels’ Joint Multinational Readiness Center to prepare troops for deployment to Iraq in August.

By David Gettman Posted in Historical Archives, Site Notes No Comments

2d Cav Alerted for Iraq Deployment

May 9, 2007 – 9:07 pm

From the New York Times - Electronic Edition
WASHINGTON, May 8 - The Pentagon said Tuesday that it had informed an additional 35,000 soldiers that they were likely to be heading to Iraq by December, a move that would allow the Army to maintain heightened American troop levels into next year.

By Isaac Golding Posted in Iraq War, News from the ARMY, Site Notes, Today's Regiment No Comments

DoD Announces Force Adjustments

May 8, 2007 – 10:18 pm

May 8, 2007
The 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Stryker) is on the list of scheduled deployments announced by the Pentagon.

By David Gettman Posted in Historical Archives, Site Notes No Comments

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