The Army's seventh Stryker brigade will be officially activated in a ceremony Friday at this post south of Tacoma.
The ceremony will include an uncasing of the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division's colors, to signify its status as an active duty military unit, Fort Lewis spokesman Joseph Hitt said Thursday. The 10 a.m. event will be held at Soldiers Field House on post.
The 5th Brigade is the fourth such brigade to be formed and trained at Fort Lewis, which is also home to the 3rd and 4th brigades - currently in Iraq. The Stryker is the Army's eight-wheeled, medium-weight vehicle.
