Stryker Brigade

BEHOLD.....THE STRYKER COMBAT VEHICLE!

I have just received assignment to the 101st Airborne Division and further farmed to the 172ndSBCT (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) in Mosul, Iraq. First of all, the weather is much better here. Not so much cooler, but not so humid. I was able to ride on top of one of these things for 5 hours in a convoy from Tikrit to Mosul. It is awesome to see a multi million dollar piece of combat machinery operated so professionally by a group of 20 year old guys.

I am still with the Central Criminal Court of Iraq but serving here as a Liaison Officer and Law Enforcement Advisor. There is no better way to show what you know than to teach others and see them in action.

I have no real idea as to how long I will be here, but this is certainly a tour highlight.