Commanders Hail Stryker's Performance in Urban Combat

By Anne Plummer / December 9, 2004 at 5:00 AM
An Army commander who led a Stryker battalion in Iraq told reporters today that he believes the vehicle is ideal for the urban-combat mission because of its unique mix of mobility and protection and wouldn't hesitate to bring it into the next vicious city firefight. "I would have no reservations whatsoever in taking my battalion task force as part of a larger coalition effort to take down a target in Fallujah," said Lt. Col. William "Buck" James, who leads a...

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