The Army may decide to "populate" its fighting units with additional "Stryker-type" vehicles, Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Schoomaker said today. The service is committed to purchasing more than 2,100 of the 19-ton, wheeled Strykers to equip six units. Asked whether the Army is considering building more than six Stryker Brigade Combat Teams, Schoomaker said the topic had recently been broached within the Pentagon and added that the Army is asking itself whether some version of the Stryker could be...
