Monthly Archives: May 2006

Class prepares Stryker GIs for all things German

May 23, 2006 – 8:42 pm

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
VILSECK, Germany - Don’t fondle the fruit and don’t tip the waiters.
The soldiers of the 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment are getting a crash course on all things German.
“For example, in the U.S. it is polite for a man to hold a door open for a woman and let her enter a [...]

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First of 3200 Stryker Soldiers arrive at Vilseck from Ft Lewis

May 18, 2006 – 6:40 pm

by Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
VILSECK, Germany – The first big influx of soldiers who will become the 2nd Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment arrived Wednesday, charged with paving the way for hundreds more who will arrive over the next month.
A total of 180 soldiers, accompanied by family members and pets, got off the bus at Vilseck [...]

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Army looking for room to let Strykers roam

May 6, 2006 – 8:18 pm

By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
GRAFENWOHR, Germany - The imminent arrival of ‘land-hungry’ Stryker armored personnel carriers has the range staff at Grafenwohr Training Area looking for some wide-open spaces.
Providing enough training room for the ultra-mobile, eight-wheeled vehicles was one of several topics discussed at a workshop in Amberg this week, according to Nate Whelan, the [...]

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