2CR commander 'very happy' with role in Stryker lethality upgrade

By Courtney McBride / October 18, 2017 at 5:00 AM
The commander of the Europe-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment says his unit’s participation in the Stryker lethality upgrade process has paid dividends. Next year, the regiment is set to receive for testing the first vehicles equipped, separately, with a 30 mm cannon and a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station-Javelin. The Army has spent the past two years working to add capability to the vehicles in response to a 2015 operational needs statement from the unit's then-commander. The current 2CR commander, Col...

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