Marking the first step toward a potentially significant increase in the number of Stryker Brigade Combat Teams, the Army chief of staff has approved converting a heavy brigade combat team to become the eighth SBCT, according to a notification provided to Congress. The Sept. 23 message, provided by the offices of the legislative liaison chief and the Army secretary and obtained by Inside the Army , notes that the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division has been selected for the conversion...
