Monthly Archives: June 2007

Stryker soldiers learn Iraq ropes in “The Box”

June 11, 2007 – 11:02 pm

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, June 11, 2007
HOHENFELS, Germany – More than 3,500 soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment are scouring the training area here for “insurgents” and doing bilateral meetings with Arabic-speaking role-players as part of an exercise that will prepare them for a 15-month mission to Iraq.
Joint Multinational Training [...]

By David Gettman Posted in Historical Archives, Iraq War, Site Notes, Today's Regiment No Comments

2nd Cav bound for Iraq, exact spot uncertain

June 11, 2007 – 11:00 pm

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Monday, June 11, 2007
HOHENFELS, Germany – When it deploys to Iraq in August, the 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment will replace 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, which recently moved from Mosul to Baghdad.
The 3rd “Arrowhead” Brigade is working in Baghdad alongside Iraqi forces and extra U.S. troops brought in [...]

By David Gettman Posted in Historical Archives, Iraq War, Site Notes, Today's Regiment No Comments

Dragoons mourn loss of trooper from training accident

June 9, 2007 – 1:51 pm

VILSECK, Germany — Iraq-bound soldiers of the 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment were prepared for loss, strife and difficult days, but they didn’t expect to lose one of their own so soon, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cav commander Lt. Col. Rod A. Coffey said Friday.
Coffey was speaking at a memorial for one of his Company H soldiers [...]

By David Gettman Posted in Current Events, Current News, Fiddler's Green, Pipes & Drums, Today's Regiment No Comments

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