Srtykers on the Ground

When I went to Iraq this past January, it wasn’t only to report on the “awakening”/Concerned Local Citizens/Sons of Iraq movement--take your pick as to what you want to call them--I also requested to be embedded with Stryker units, so I could see how the new-ish Stryker vehicles were performing in combat situations, and what the soldiers thought of them.

I hadn't seen any stories that looked at how effective the vehicles were in combat, so I figured that I'd go out there and poke around myself.

Turns out, the Joes love ‘em. I have the story (Nextbooks file!) of the Army's success in fielding the fast, highly maneuverable, and best of all, relatively comfortable, vehicles in this month’s issue of Defense Technology International magazine.