HELL ON WHEELS: The U.S. Army's Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Abstract
When a Kiowa Warrior Helicopter was shot down over Northern Iraq, the exact location of where it landed was unknown and radio contact with the pilots could not be established. Soldiers from Task Force Olympia, the Stryker Brigade Combat Team based in Mosul, Iraq, looked at the computer screens located in their vehicles and found where the chopper had crashed. The battle for control of the aircraft and security of the pilots was won by the warrior ethos that lives in the heart of every American Soldier. The ability to find the aircraft, move through enemy-held urban terrain and bring enough firepower to the fight to destroy a numerically superior enemy was facilitated by the Stryker vehicle that the soldiers rode in. In the modern contemporary operating environment that soldiers are expected to fight in, flexibility and responsiveness are paramount to success. The Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) is ideally organized and equipped to fight across the spectrum of conflict in the current and future operating environments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 08, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA505224
Entities
People
- S. Lucas
Organizations
- Marine Corps University