Coming full circle: Army transformation returns to Louisiana
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The U.S. Army Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, LA, was the site of development and training for Arrowhead Lightning II, a new military strategy. The strategy uses the Stryker fire support vehicle and newer technology.
Publication Name: Army
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0004-2455
Year: 2003
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Significant events in Transformation: Stryker battalions enter evaluation phase
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The external evaluation of (EXEVAL) of a Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) unit incorporated scenarios that allowed the battalions to demonstrate combat capabilities such as offensive operations, raids, military operations in urban terrain and defense against an integrated opposing force (OPFOR) attack and brought to the fore the advantages of the integrated combined arms structure. The success of this evaluation should see the movement of the SBCT transformation process to a brigade level EXEVAL followed by a certification exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) that will mark initial operational capability for the SBCTs.
Publication Name: Army
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 0004-2455
Year: 2003
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