FORT LEWIS - The Army post won't be the only thing the second Stryker Brigade Combat Team leaves behind as it moves to Germany this summer.
The 3,600-member brigade received a new name Thursday during a rain-drenched ceremony.
The move and name change are part of the Army's reorganization to increase the number of active-duty combat brigades, and it didn't have to look far to find a new moniker. The 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, became the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
FORT LEWIS - The Army post won't be the only thing the second Stryker Brigade Combat Team leaves behind as it moves to Germany this summer.
The 3,600-member brigade received a new name Thursday during a rain-drenched ceremony.
The move and name change are part of the Army's reorganization to increase the number of active-duty combat brigades, and it didn't have to look far to find a new moniker. The 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, became the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
By end of ceremony, two units at Fort Lewis have new names, flags
Link to Full ArticleBy Christian Hill, The Olympian
FORT LEWIS - The Army post won't be the only thing the second Stryker Brigade Combat Team leaves behind as it moves to Germany this summer.
The 3,600-member brigade received a new name Thursday during a rain-drenched ceremony.
The move and name change are part of the Army's reorganization to increase the number of active-duty combat brigades, and it didn't have to look far to find a new moniker. The 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, became the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.
