October 25, 2009 – 1:48 pm
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Osvaldo Sanchez
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria – Joint Task Force-East wrapped up another successful combined training rotation during a closing ceremony here, Oct. 22. A week prior, Oct. 14, was the closing ceremony in Romania.
Service members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Romanian and Bulgarian land forces took part in this [...]
October 23, 2009 – 9:22 am
Vilseck soldiers mindful of combat danger seen by unit they will replace
Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team carry a wounded soldier to be medically evacuated after his vehicle hit an anti-tank mine in Zabul province, Afghanistan, in August. Seventeen Stryker soldiers have died since the unit deployed to Afghanistan [...]
October 21, 2009 – 1:50 pm
By Jeff Schogol, Stars and Stripes
The following correction to this story was posted October 21: Because of incorrect information provided by the Pentagon, a story in the Oct. 21 edition wrongly stated that the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based out of Vilseck, Germany, would deploy to Afghanistan in the spring. The deployment will begin in [...]
October 20, 2009 – 1:58 pm
The Department of Defense announced today major units scheduled to deploy as part of upcoming rotations of forces operating in Afghanistan. The announcement involves two active duty brigade combat teams totaling 7,700 personnel, and one National Guard brigade with approximately 3,500 personnel. The scheduled rotation for these forces will begin in the spring of [...]
October 16, 2009 – 4:31 pm
Written by Will Stroock, A Line Through The Desert is a fictional story based on the 2003-04 deployment of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment to the war in Iraq. Following is a review of Will’s book from Cavalry Journal.
Reviewed by Trooper Phil Bolté- This is a book of modern war, soldiers, and romance. Author Stroock has [...]
October 13, 2009 – 1:43 pm
Story by Sgt. Marla Keown
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIRFIELD, Romania – Soldiers of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment based in Vilseck, Germany, have been training for the past three months in Romania and Bulgaria as part of their preparations for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan this spring.
U.S. Soldiers offloaded 30 Stryker combat vehicles in early August at [...]
October 9, 2009 – 1:40 pm
2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Public Affairs Office
Vilseck, Germany – More than 100 Dragoons from the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment gathered at the Vilseck Theater Monday Sept 28 to hear some thought provoking words from a very courageous and equally awe-inspiring Soldier, Lt. Col. Greg Gadson.
In May of 2007 Lt. Col Gadson was the Battalion Commander [...]
October 2, 2009 – 1:36 pm
Vilseck, Germany – The War Eagles of 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment received a visit recently from the Command Sergeant Major of the Polish Land Forces, Command Sergeant Major Jaroslaw Kolacz.
While in Germany to speak at the Warrior Leaders Course graduation at the NCO Academy in Grafenwoehr, Kolacz took the time out to meet [...]
