Home » Archives » "Public gets look at Army’s future"

Public gets look at Army’s future

Jul-27-2004 » Filed Under: 2/25 SBCT , 3/2 SBCT

Last week we linked to a number of stories about the Stryker vehicle demonstrations in Hawaii, which included soldiers from 3rd BDE, 2nd ID. I wanted to post this article separately because it has two very good photos of the vehicle from the event.

[Link to Full Article]
By Gregg K. Kakesako

More than 50 local politicians, foreign dignitaries and military supporters got a glimpse yesterday of the future of the U.S. Army in the Pacific: three 19-ton Stryker combat vehicles and a twin-hulled, high-speed cargo vessel. [...]

The Army brought in two versions of the Stryker -- which can be configured in 10 different ways -- and seven Stryker crew members from Alaska and one from Washington. One of the Strykers -- configured to carry nine soldiers and a two-man crew -- also sported what has been described as a large catcher's mask that surrounds the vehicle to protect it from rocket-propelled grenades.

Capt. Cathy Turner, 25th Division spokeswoman, said yesterday that on the Big Island, about 200 people showed up at Waimea on Saturday and 1,000 in Hilo on Sunday to check out the vehicles.


Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by a site administrator before your comment will appear. We appreciate your patience.)

Advertisements