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5/2 SBCT Almost Ready

Sep-29-2008 » Filed Under: 5/2 SBCT

Mike Gilbert of The News Tribune has a nice long article about the 5/2 SBCT as it trains to reach certification. Excerpt:

The Army’s seventh and final Stryker brigade is in the home stretch of its buildup to enter the U.S. fighting forces.

When that’s done, it will be the fourth Stryker unit built at Fort Lewis.

And it will further cement the reputation of the medium-weight, highly mobile combat brigades. They faced skepticism from no less than then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld – doubts that were quickly overcome after the original brigade left Fort Lewis five years ago for the proving grounds of Iraq.

Though all this may be a milestone, soldiers with the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division have their sights set on what’s likely to come next: a yearlong combat tour.


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