Monthly Archives: October 2008

2nd Cavalry Stable Call

2d Cavalry Association

You are invited to a
2d Cavalry Stable Call

Stable Call

2d Cavalry Association

DATE:                 24 November 2008
TIME:                   18:30 - 20:30
LOCATION:         Angerer Turmhotel
                                Vilseck, Germany
Refreshments and Food:
Cash Bar and a light food service  will be available.
Civilian Uniform: business casual with Stetson and Spurs
Military Uniform: duty uniform with Stetson and Spurs

2d Cavalry Association
Temporary Field Headquarters
Angerer Turmhotel
Vilseck, [...]

Dragoon’s case their colors for return home

Col. John RisCassi and Command Sgt. Maj. Victor Martinez, regimental commander and regimental command sergeant major of 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, case the regimental standard during a transition of authority ceremony, Oct. 27, 2008.
 

Story and photos by Pfc. Alisha Nye
14th Public Affairs Detachment

Stryker Dinner With the Shiek Abu Ikhlaas

Photos by SPC Bobbie Allen, Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Douglass Sims of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, presents a portrait of the unit to Sheik Abu Ikhlaas, on Oct. 24, 2008. Sheik Ikhlaas is hosting the Farewell/New Beginning Sphere of Influence Transition dinner at his home where the 2nd Stryker Cavalry [...]

New, old commands meet with influential local leader

DIYALA, Iraq – The commanders and command sergeants major from both the new Coalition unit entering the Diyala province of Iraq and the unit leaving the province met with Sheik Abu Ikhlaas, an influential local Iraqi leader Oct. 24.
The purpose of the meeting was to help bridge the transition with the local Iraqi population and [...]

Dragoon’s return to Vilseck

As the first of the Dragoon’s begin to trickle into Vilseck, a community shows its appreciation.

2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Work Hard, Wash Hard

Pvt. Jason Degendorfer, a tanker within the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, washes a Stryker vehicle at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, late October before the unit completes its redeployment to Germany. The wash racks stay busy around the clock with units heading home from their 15-month deployments in Iraq.After completing basic and advanced training as a tanker, [...]

Breathtaking courage under fire

By Stephanie Slepian
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Company E had just assumed control of its command outpost in Al Hadar. The unit spent the first 24 hours fortifying its position. As dusk turned to dawn, a rooftop firefight erupted that would last more than six hours.
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Soldiers arrive home to changing Vilseck

By Seth Robison, Stars and Stripes
VILSECK, Germany — Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment are coming home to a community that has changed drastically during the 15 months they were deployed to Iraq.
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