Inside the Army’s combat training centers | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA

 

TRACKING THE STRYKER BRIGADES

 • The 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from Fort Lewis is now in Baghdad on its second deployment to Iraq. It was the initial Stryker brigade to see action, in 2003-04.

 • The 2nd Cavalry Regiment – previously the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division from Fort Lewis – is stationed in Germany. As the 1-25, the brigade spent a year in Iraq in 2004-05.

 • The 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, stationed in Alaska, recently reflagged as the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and is resetting after returning in December from a 15-month deployment in Iraq.

 • The 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division will leave Fort Lewis next month for Iraq.

 • The 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division is in the early stages of development at Fort Lewis.

 • The 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii is converting from light infantry to a Stryker brigade, although its development is tied up in a federal court lawsuit brought by environmentalists who oppose Stryker training in the islands.

 • The 56th Brigade of the Pennsylvania National Guard is scheduled to complete its transformation to a Stryker brigade in 2008.

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