U.S. STRYKER BRIGADE TO HOLD FIRST OVERSEAS TRAINING IN KOREA
US Forces Korea Press Release
Release Date: 7/28/2003
Seoul, July 28 (Yonhap) - The U.S. Army's first Stryker brigade, a mobile force specializing in rapid combat-ready deployment, will fly to South Korea next month for its first overseas training, the U.S. 8th Army said Monday.
"A U.S. Army Stryker platoon from the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division will arrive from Fort Lewis, Washington, for their first training exercise in the Republic of Korea," the U.S. 8th Army said in a press release.
The Stryker platoon is to arrive at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on Aug. 1 aboard a C-17 aircraft.
The brigade was set up last month around medium-armored Stryker attack vehicles. Five other brigade teams are being established in such U.S. states as Hawaii and Washington.
"The training exercise will afford soldiers and leaders of the Stryker platoon the opportunity to conduct realistic training and familiarize themselves with terrain and conditions on the Korean peninsula," the press release said.
The Stryker platoon is scheduled to return home after completing ten days of training exercises at a shooting range in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province.
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