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Stryker brigades at center stage in documentary

May- 4-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

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MICHAEL GILBERT; The News Tribune

From the opening scenes, the Fort Lewis-based Stryker brigade figures prominently in the new NOVA TV special "Battle Plan Under Fire" tonight on Channel 9.

The documentary features extensive coverage of the Army's first Stryker brigade operating in Mosul and the second Stryker brigade training at Fort Lewis.

The joint production of NOVA and The New York Times examines the technology-driven changes in the U.S. military and their effectiveness in Afghanistan and Iraq - the "chat room war," as one expert calls it.

The producers' point: Precision-guided bombs and satellite communications toppled the Taliban and Saddam Hussein, but the high-tech U.S. arsenal has not proved as decisive in the guerrilla war that has taken hold in Iraq.

"Technology may win battles, but can it win the war?" the producers ask.

The Stryker brigades are highlighted as a leading example of the U.S. military's drive for greater speed, technological superiority and precision weapons.


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