Stryker Roundtable and Air Deployability Demonstration

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Stryker Brochure	*Stryker Air Deployability-- Media Roundtable and Demonstration* Lt. Gen. James C. Riley, Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Director, Army Transformation Experiment 2002 (ATEX 02, the Army's portion of Millennium Challenge 2002) hosted a media roundtable to discuss the ATEX 02, Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs), the Stryker program and the Stryker family of vehicles at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the OCPA Conference Room, Room 1E462, The Pentagon. For a transcript of the Roundtable go to: http://www.dtic.mil/armylink/news/Oct2002/r20021021transcrip101502.html Members of the media were also invited to observe a Stryker air deployability demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Md. on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 16. During the demonstration, a Stryker off-loaded from a C-130 aircraft and reconfigured for operations. Strykers also off-loaded from a C-17 aircraft with one Stryker immediately on-loading to a C-130 aircraft. The demonstrations occured in close proximity (approximately 60 meters to 100 meters) to the media vantage point. After the demonstration, the participating officers and soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry, Ft. Lewis, Wash., and Stryker subject matter experts and C-17 and C-130 aircrew and loadmasters were available for interviews. To read the narrative for the demonstration go to: http://www.dtic.mil/armylink/news/Oct2002/r20021016t-02-01.html (To read the original Memorandum for Correspondents go to: http://www.dtic.mil/armylink/news/Oct2002/r20021010m-02-60.html) *Stryker Deployability/HSV-X1 Demonstration* On Oct. 19, members of the media were invited to attend a demonstration of the Army's high- speed vessel, the HSV-X1 Joint Venture, with Stryker and Bradley combat vehicles on board, on a trip on the Potomac River. During the demonstration, the HSV-X1 transported Stryker infantry carriers and a Bradley fighting vehicle. Media had the opportunity to interview experts on the HSV and transport for Army units, HSV crewmembers, and leaders and soldiers from Stryker units. (Read the original Memorandum Correspondents here: http://www.dtic.mil/armylink/news/Oct2002/r20021016m-02-61.html) Click image for Stryker Brochure
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	Soldiers of Co. A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry, from Ft. Lewis, Wash., configure their Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) after off loading it from a C-130 Hercules during a demonstration Oct. 16 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. This C-130, assigned to the Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron, along with a C-17 Globemaster aircraft, participated in the exercise, serving to highlight the Air Force's capability to deploy Stryker in the most austere locations in support of Combatant Commanders around the world. Senior DoD and Congressional leaders witnessed the joint combat capabilities exercise. The Stryker is an integral part of the Army's effort to transform into a more strategically responsive force, and fulfills an immediate requirement to provide Combatant Commanders with a primary combat and combat support platform. Photo courtesy Joint Combat Camera Center.

Secretary of the Army Thomas E. White talks to soldiers of the Co. A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regt., 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash., during a Stryker deployability demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Oct. 16, 2002. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcia T. Hart.	One of three Strykers rolls off the C-17 during a Stryker deployability demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Oct. 16, 2002. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcia T. Hart.	A member of Co. A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regt., 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash., leads a Stryker off a C-130 during a Stryker deployability demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Oct. 16, 2002. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcia T. Hart.	Members of Co. A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regt., 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash., kneel at the ready during the Stryker deployability demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Oct. 16, 2002. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcia T. Hart.

A soldier from of Co. A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regt., 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash., gives former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich driving instructions during the Stryker deployability demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Oct. 16, 2002. U.S. Army photo by Ann Zetterstrom.	A soldier from of Co. A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regt., 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash., gives former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich driving instructions during the Stryker deployability demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Oct. 16, 2002. U.S. Army photo by Ann Zetterstrom.	Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric K. Shinseki talks with a soldier from of Co. A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regt., 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash., during the Stryker deployability demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Oct. 16, 2002. U.S. Army photo by Ann Zetterstrom.	The Army displays its highly deployable combat vehicle, the Stryker, during an air deployablilty demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Prince George's County, Md. Oct 16. The Stryker is the newest member of the Army's family of vehicles and is part of the Army's transformation into a more strategically responsive force. U.S. Army photo by Courtney Brooks.

The Army displays its highly deployable combat vehicle, the Stryker, during an air deployablilty demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Prince George's County, Md. Oct 16. The Stryker is the newest member of the Army's family of vehicles and is part of the Army's transformation into a more strategically responsive force. U.S. Army photo by Courtney Brooks.	The Army displays its highly deployable combat vehicle, the Stryker, during an air deployablilty demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Prince George's County, Md. Oct 16. The Stryker is the newest member of the Army's family of vehicles and is part of the Army's transformation into a more strategically responsive force. U.S. Army photo by Courtney Brooks.	The Army displays its highly deployable combat vehicle, the Stryker, during an air deployablilty demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Prince George's County, Md. Oct 16. The Stryker is the newest member of the Army's family of vehicles and is part of the Army's transformation into a more strategically responsive force. U.S. Army photo by Courtney Brooks.	The Army displays its highly deployable combat vehicle, the Stryker, during an air deployablilty demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base, Prince George's County, Md. Oct 16. The Stryker is the newest member of the Army's family of vehicles and is part of the Army's transformation into a more strategically responsive force. U.S. Army photo by Courtney Brooks.


Two Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles depart a C-17 in Victorville, Calif., where they were transported to take part in the Army Transformation Experiment 2002 at Fort Irwin, Calif.		Lt.Gen. Edward Soriano, Commander I Corps and Ft. Lewis observes the tiedown procedures of the Stryker medium armored vehicle inside an Air Force C-130 aircraft. I Corps is a designated Joint Task Force in support of U.S. Pacific Command's missions in the Pacific. The unit is training to demonstrate the vehicle's deployability by Air Force C-130, C-17 and Experimental High Speed vessel later this week.