This article draws on the CJTF7 press release we linked to yesterday.
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2004 – Soldiers equipped with the Stryker -- a transformational, multi-wheeled armored vehicle -- are soon slated to take up duty in the Mosul, Iraq, area of operations, according to a Combined Joint Task Force 7 news release today.
The 1st Corps headquarters element from Fort Lewis, Wash., arrived in Mosul Jan. 17. In early February, the release noted, 1st Corps is slated to relieve the 101st Airborne Division of control of military operations around Mosul in northern Iraq.
The 1st Corps headquarters element will become the Multi-National Brigade North when authority is transferred from the 101st, according to the release. The transfer of authority is part of the rotation of U.S. forces to and from Iraq occurring over the next few months.
Army Stryker Brigade Moves Into Mosul Area Of Operations
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This article draws on the CJTF7 press release we linked to yesterday.
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2004 – Soldiers equipped with the Stryker -- a transformational, multi-wheeled armored vehicle -- are soon slated to take up duty in the Mosul, Iraq, area of operations, according to a Combined Joint Task Force 7 news release today.
