Judge: Army can resume Hawaii training

[Rich Parsons]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061230/ap_on_re_us/army_training_hawaii

HONOLULU - An Army unit that had been barred temporarily from training in Hawaii can resume some exercises as it prepares to deploy to
Iraq next year, a federal judge ruled Friday.

A Stryker Brigade, the Army's most modern fighting unit, had been ordered to halt training after a federal appeals court in October found that the Army had acted illegally when it decided to set up the brigade in the islands. The Army already has set up the brigades at bases in Alaska and Washington state.

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A link to information about the Stryker vehicle and whom it was named after: http://www.army.mil/features/stryker/default.htm

And for those who would like a little bit more info:
http://www.army.mil/features/stryker/stryker_spec.pdf

Since the Manufacturer was GDLS a former employer I searched on one of my old programs I worked on and I cannot believe I found this: http://www.aes.itt.com/S&T/S&T_Fox_1JCBM.pdf

Just bringing back the days when I used to roll in a 6x6. :lol:

 

[terryl965]

What is the big deal about setting up this bigade in the first place

 

[Rich Parsons]

What is the big deal about setting up this bigade in the first place

The vehicles tear up the ground. This causes damage to the environment.