New 2nd Cav Website in Germany
Stryker scouts give favorable report on Vilseck
2nd Cavalry Regiment moving to Germany this

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By Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Monday, March 6, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Army
An advance party from the 2nd Cavalry (Stryker)

Regiment, which is due to move to Grafenwöhr

and Vilseck, Germany, from Fort Lewis, Wash.,

this summer, was impressed with the facilities

in the area. This Stryker is based in Fort

Richardson, Alaska.

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Facilities here

impressed an advance party from the 2nd

Cavalry (Stryker) Regiment, which is due to

move to nearby Vilseck from Fort Lewis, Wash.,

this summer.
Grafenwöhr Garrison officials, who also oversee

Vilseck, are hard at work preparing for the

regiment — also known as the Stryker Brigade

Combat Team — which includes more than 3,500

soldiers and thousands of family members.
I Corps and Fort Lewis public affairs chief of

external communication Joseph Piek said the

26-person advance party visited Grafenwöhr and

Vilseck for four days last month to touch base

with various offices and agencies.
“The goal was to help ensure minimal stress and

turbulence during the transition for the soldiers

and families of the brigade once they begin

arriving in Germany this summer,” he said.
The team was happy with what it found at

Vilseck and within U.S. Army Europe, he said.
“We appreciate the open arms approach that all

of USAREUR are taking in the preparation of

Vilseck for our arrival and ensuring all of our

soldiers and families are taken care of,” he said.
The facilities at Vilseck were “top notch,” Piek

said. “With the construction that is currently

ongoing, the future of the SBCT looks bright.”
For example, the fitness facilities within

Grafenwöhr Garrison were some of the best in

the Army and would help support the soldiers

with their rigorous training, said Piek, who also

praised the garrison’s medical facilities, schools

at Vilseck and a new Post Exchange being built

at Grafenwöhr.
“In regards to training, the great aspect of

Vilseck is that we will have a training area in

our backyard. In all, the leaders and soldiers are

excited about the quality of life that the Vilseck

community has to offer,” he said.
One item that came out of the visit was

increased awareness of the need to train

soldiers on driving the Strykers in Europe, Piek

said, adding that it was something any unit

deploying overseas needed to do and something

that would help establish a good relationship

with neighbors.
“Germany will be a great tour for the soldiers

and officers because it offers great

opportunities for off-duty time,” Piek said