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Army
Announces Name For Interim Armored Vehicle
On February 27, 2002,
The Army formally named its new Interim Armored Vehicle the “Stryker”
in a ceremony at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Stryker, the combat vehicle
of choice for the Army’s Interim Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs), is
a highly deployable-wheeled armored vehicle that combines firepower, battlefield
mobility, survivability and versatility, with reduced logistics requirements.
The vehicle was named
in honor of two Medal of Honor recipients: Pfc. Stuart S. Stryker, who
served in World War II, and Spc. Robert F. Stryker, who served in Vietnam.
The Stryker will be a primary weapons platform for the IBCTs. It will
assist the IBCT in covering the near-term capabilities gap between our
Legacy Force heavy and light units. The Stryker-equipped IBCT will provide
the joint and multinational force commander increased operational and
tactical flexibility to execute the fast-paced, distributed, non-contiguous
operations envisioned across the full spectrum of conflict. For the full
release click here.
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