The 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Fort Wainwright continues to refit from its 16-month Iraq tour and isn’t slated to be considered for another deployment until at least October.
Until then, the brigade will continue its “reset,” or overhaul, of about 10,500 pieces of equipment used by the unit in Iraq when the unit was known as the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. The reset is expected to be completed by mid-June. More soldiers will continue to arrive at Fort Wainwright, replacing the more than half of the 172nd soldiers who rotated out after their return from Iraq in December.
Maj. Michael Blankartz said the brigade isn’t expected to be ready to deploy until the first quarter of the fiscal year, which for the Army and other federal entities runs from October through the end of December. At that time, he said, the unit will be placed in a pool of eligible units available to deploy.
October earliest deployment for Stryker Brigade
Daily News-MinerThe 1st Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Fort Wainwright continues to refit from its 16-month Iraq tour and isn’t slated to be considered for another deployment until at least October.
Until then, the brigade will continue its “reset,” or overhaul, of about 10,500 pieces of equipment used by the unit in Iraq when the unit was known as the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. The reset is expected to be completed by mid-June. More soldiers will continue to arrive at Fort Wainwright, replacing the more than half of the 172nd soldiers who rotated out after their return from Iraq in December.
Maj. Michael Blankartz said the brigade isn’t expected to be ready to deploy until the first quarter of the fiscal year, which for the Army and other federal entities runs from October through the end of December. At that time, he said, the unit will be placed in a pool of eligible units available to deploy.
