U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division relax before attending an after-action review of a live-fire exercise at the Pohakuloa Training Area, Mauna Loa, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2012. The Soldiers conducted a month-long exercise focused on platoon-level collective training. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth, U.S. Air Force/Released)

U.S. Soldiers return from the firing range after completing an alternating movement while engaging targets at 200 to 1,000 meters during a live-fire training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Sept. 19, 2012. The Soldiers, with the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, were conducting a month-long exercise at the Pohakuloa Training Area which focused on platoon level collective training with enabler integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth/Released)

U.S. Army Sgts. Peter Bitter and Michael Resendez, left, and fellow Soldiers fire a Javelin anti-tank missile during exercise Yudh Abhyas 2009 in Babina, India, Oct. 23, 2009. The Soldiers are assigned to Bravo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. Yudh Abhyas is a bilateral exercise hosted by the Indian army and is designed to promote cooperation between the U.S. and Indian militaries through training, cultural exchanges and the building of joint operating skills. (DoD photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson, U.S. Army/Released)

CAMP CHITOSE, HOKKAIDO, Japan (Oct. 28, 2014) - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Weir (left), a Petroleum Systems Section sergeant, and Staff Sgt. Rafael Nunez, a Petroleum Systems Section noncommissioned officer in charge, with the 3rd Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Regiment from Wheeler Field, Hawaii, explain the U.S. Army's Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck or HEMTT Tanker Aviation Refueling System (HTARS) components and capabilities to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force aviation personnel during Orient Shield 14 here. The aviation refuelers are supporting Soldiers from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and JGSDF members from the 11th Infantry Regiment, 7th Division, Northern Army conducting field training exercises, Oct. 27 - Nov. 7. (Photo by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo) 141028-Z-NU174-011

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U.S. Army Pfc. Kharon L. Mitchell, left, a combat engineer with the 3rd Platoon, 66th Engineer Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Staff Sgt. Ichiro Umemoto establish perimeter security during improvised explosive device training at the Aibano Training Area near Imazu City, Japan, Oct. 28, 2012, during Orient Shield 2012. Orient Shield is an annual bilateral combined arms training exercise between U.S. Army Japan, the JGSDF and U.S. National Guard forces that is designed to improve joint operations, combat readiness and interoperability through focused tactical level training exercises. (DoD photo by Sgt. Jesse Houk, U.S. Army/Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division escort members of the embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team to Karkh water treatment plant outside of Ahmad Jamil, Iraq, May 14, 2008. EPRT contractors inspected the plant and spoke with Iraqi workers to gauge the conditions of the facility. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Daniel Herrera)

U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Jobst, left, Cpl. Arthur Fread and other Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, Alpha Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division exit a helicopter flown by Indian army aviators from the 201st Army Aviation Squadron at Camp Bundela, India, Oct. 23, 2009. The Soldiers are conducting static load training with the Advanced Light Helicopter, an Indian-made helicopter, during exercise Yudh Abhyas 2009. Yudh Abhyas is a bilateral exercise involving the armies of India and the United States. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Crista Yazzie/Released)

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – More than 60 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Soldiers compete to earn the Army’s Expert Field Medical Badge on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 19-24 Oct. The EFMB recognizes excellence in medical personnel through the opportunity to earn the coveted badge, while enhancing medical proficiency, combat readiness and esprit de corps. The EFMB testing consists of a written test, three combat testing lanes, a day and night land navigation course and a 12-mile foot march. (U.S. Army photo by staff Sgt. Carlos R. Davis, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released).

CAMP CHITOSE, HOKKAIDO, Japan (Oct. 23, 2014) - Sgt. 1st Class Jesse Queck, a platoon sergeant with Headquarters and Headquarters Company Mortar Platoon, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. introduced the 60mm mortar system (M224A1) to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members. The demonstration was part of Orient Shield 14, an annual bilateral training exercise, which brings the two forces together to share military experiences, tactics and practices. The exercise takes place Oct. 27 - Nov. 7. (Photo by 1st Lt. Amy Hanna) 141023-Z-RR285-011

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HALEIWA, Hawaii – Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Steiger, a native of Grass Valley, Calif., the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team surgeon cell non-commissioned officer in charge as well as the pregnancy and postpartum program manager, leads an off-site physical training expo March 10 at the Haleiwa Beach in Haleiwa. More than 70 Soldiers and family members took part in the event as they built esprit de corps within their unit.

“Just because a Soldier is pregnant or is recovering from birth; it doesn’t necessary mean that they have to miss out on fun activities and events,” she said. “By having them come out here to the beach it allowed them to branch out a little bit and let their hair down while building commodity within our unit.”

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released).

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – More than 60 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Soldiers compete to earn the Army’s Expert Field Medical Badge on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 19-24 Oct. The EFMB recognizes excellence in medical personnel through the opportunity to earn the coveted badge, while enhancing medical proficiency, combat readiness and esprit de corps. The EFMB testing consists of a written test, three combat testing lanes, a day and night land navigation course and a 12-mile foot march. (U.S. Army photo by staff Sgt. Carlos R. Davis, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released).

FORT IRWIN, Calif. -- U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provide medical care to a simulated casualty during a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation during Decisive Action Rotation 16-03 at the National Training Center here, Jan. 18, 2016. The NEO trains Soldiers on how to deal with vast crowds of noncombatant personnel in a hostile environment. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kyle Edwards, Operations Group, National Training Center)

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Sgt. Kerry A. Eagan, a medical operations noncommissioned officer with 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, prepares to change her 9-month-old son Tobias at 2-2 SBCT "Mothers Room," at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 29. The "Mother's Room" was created by the 2-2 SBCT's Family Readiness Group, the unit and volunteer organizations to provide breastfeeding mothers a place to nurse their infants or pump breast milk. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 23, 2009) - With Indian Army soldiers looking on, U.S Soldiers Sgt. Peter Bitter (right), and Sgt. Michael Resendez, get eyes on target before the first Javelin missile launch in India during Yudh Abhyas, a bilateral exercise involving the armies of India and the United States. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson)

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 12, 2009) Spc. Lance Rainey, a Soldiers assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division shares information with Indian Army personnel on U.S. weapons systems at the static display after the opening ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09 at the Babina Indian Army base, Oct. 12. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson)

Pfc. Nathan Thompson, an infantryman with 2-1 Inf. from JBLM, demonstrates the proper fit of a U.S. Army chemical protective mask to Pvt. Gen Suzuki from the 7th Chemical Unit, 11th Infantry Regiment, 7th Armor Division, while Staff Sgt. Mensah Ward, decontamination team leader from the 110th Chem. Bn., JBLM supervises during a capabilities demonstration in Japan Oct. 28. Soldiers from the 110th Chem. Bn. and 2-1 Inf. from JBLM have been in Japan supporting Orient Shield 14, an annual bilateral training exercise co-hosted by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Army Japan, Oct. 27 to Nov. 7. The exercise brings together elements of the 2nd Bde., 2nd Inf. Div. from JBLM and JGSDF members from the 11th Infantry Regiment, 7th Armor Division, Northern Army for combined light infantry, squad-level and urban assault training.

Sgt. Kerry A. Eagan, a medical operations noncommissioned officer with 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, rocks her 9-month-old son Tobias after breastfeeding him at 2-2 SBCT "Mothers Room," at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Sept. 29. The room was created by 2-2 SBCT's Family Readiness Group, the unit and volunteer organizations to provide breastfeeding mothers a place to nurse their infants or pump breast milk. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 14, 2009) - Staff Sgt. Jeremy Reynolds, a range safety non-commissioned officer, stands outside s Stryker vehicle while Indian Army personnel get an inside seat. The Indian Army Soldiers rode in Strykers during range training that was part of exercise Yudh Abhyas. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the two armies. Reynolds is assigned to Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment 'Strykehorse,' 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Crista Yazzie)

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 12, 2009) – First Sgt. Anthony Coates, senior enlisted Soldier for Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, shares information about the M4 carbine with an Indian Army Soldier during a static display, after the opening ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09 at the Babina Indian Army base, Oct. 12. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson, 18th Medical Command Public Affairs)

HALEIWA, Hawaii – Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Steiger, a native of Grass Valley, Calif., the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team surgeon cell non-commissioned officer in charge as well as the pregnancy and postpartum program manager, leads an off-site physical training expo March 10 at the Haleiwa Beach in Haleiwa. More than 70 Soldiers and family members took part in the event as they built esprit de corps within their unit.

“Just because a Soldier is pregnant or is recovering from birth; it doesn’t necessary mean that they have to miss out on fun activities and events,” she said. “By having them come out here to the beach it allowed them to branch out a little bit and let their hair down while building commodity within our unit.”

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released).

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 12, 2009) - Sgt. Romeo Delrosario, emergency care sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 'Strykehorse,' 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, shares information about the combat application tourniquet and emergency bandage with Indian Army Maj. Gen. Anil Malik, general officer commanding, 31 Armored Division, after the opening ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09 at the Babina Indian Army base, Oct. 12. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson, 18th Medical Command Public Affairs)

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – More than 60 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Soldiers compete to earn the Army’s Expert Field Medical Badge on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, 19-24 Oct. The EFMB recognizes excellence in medical personnel through the opportunity to earn the coveted badge, while enhancing medical proficiency, combat readiness and esprit de corps. The EFMB testing consists of a written test, three combat testing lanes, a day and night land navigation course and a 12-mile foot march. (U.S. Army photo by staff Sgt. Carlos R. Davis, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released).

Leaders of the Thai and U.S. military forces watch a special performance by the Royal Thai Army 3rd Infantry Division drill and ceremony team as part of an opening ceremony for the Field Training Exercise (FTX) portion of Exercise Cobra Gold, February 12 at Camp Suratham Phithak, Korat. Following the performance, commanders of each unit welcomed each other to the exercise and expressed how much they are looking forward to working together and building greater interoperability between both nations. The FTX is a vital part of the Cobra Gold mission to support peace and security in the region by maintaining the readiness and interoperability between Thai and U.S. forces, as well as forces within the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Brianne Kim)

CAMP BUNDELA, India- (Oct. 14, 2009) – Staff Sgt. Jeremy Reynolds, range safety non-commissioned officer, "Comanche" Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment “Strykehorse,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and other Soldiers from the troop ride to the next section of interactive range training during Exercise Yudh Abyas 09, a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Crista Yazzie, U.S. Army, Pacific Public Affairs)s

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 12, 2009) – Sgt. Romeo Delrosario, emergency care sergeant, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, shares information about the combat application tourniquet and emergency bandage with Indian Army Maj. Gen. Anil Malik, general officer commanding, 31 Armored Division, after the opening ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09 at the Babina Indian Army base, Oct. 12. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson, 18th Medical Command Public Affairs)

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 12, 2009) – Sgt. Patrick Malone, Troop C, 2nd squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division demonstrates how to apply the combat application tourniquet t for 31 Armored Division, Indian army personnel during the medical workshop at Exercise Yudh Abhyas in Babina India, Oct. 12. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson, 18th Medical Command Public Affairs)

Players from the Seattle Mariners join Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and fellow service members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord and surrounding military installations on the field for the national anthem before the 14th Annual Seattle Mariners ‘Salute to Armed Forces Day’ game April 19. The Mariners host this day as a small token of appreciation for the dedication and sacrifice of all the service members.

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 12, 2009) – Indian Army Soldiers leave the parade field after the official ceremony that kicked off Exercise Yudh Abhyas09 in Babina India, Oct. 12. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson, 18th Medical Command Public Affairs)

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division download Stryker vehicles for a static display in front of Safeco Field before the 14th Annual Seattle Mariners ‘Salute to Armed Forces Day’ game April 19. The Mariners host this day as a small token of appreciation for the dedication and sacrifice of all the service members.

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, "Gimlets" 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25 Infantry Division are conducting a month-long exercise at the Pohakuloa Training Area, on Hawaii which is focused on platoon level collective training with enabler integration. The training will culminate in a combined arms live fire exercise later this month. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 16, 2009) – Spc. David Swan (right), Infantryman, and Sgt. Jason Couturier, Calvary Scout, both Bravo Troop, 2nd squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, gets an unmanned aerial vehicle ready for operation, as a 31st Armored Division, Indian army soldier watches, during Exercise Yudh Abhyas in Babina India, Oct. 16. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson, 18th Medical Command Public Affairs)

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 1, 2009) – Staff Sgt. Jeremy Reynolds, range safety non-commissioned officer, assigned to Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment “Strykehorse,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii stands outside the vehicle while Indian Army personnel get an inside seat. The Indian Army Soldiers rode in Strykers during range training for Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09, Oct. 14. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States.

WAIANAE, Hawaii – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, volunteer to assist with the evaluation process during the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Waianae Adventure Challenge at the Pililaau Army Recreation Center and Albert Silva Ranch in Waianae on April 18-19. More than 30 schools from all over the Island participated in the events such as: water crossing, swimming physical fitness test, rope bridging, rappelling, outrigger canoe paddling, and other challenging events. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released).

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 12, 2009) - Indian Army Soldiers and a 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 'Strykehorse,' 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Soldier share information on the stryker vehicles mortar system during a static display after the official ceremony kicking-off Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09 in Babina India, Oct. 12. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson, 18th Medical Command Public Affairs)

HALEIWA, Hawaii – Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Steiger, a native of Grass Valley, Calif., the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team surgeon cell non-commissioned officer in charge as well as the pregnancy and postpartum program manager, leads an off-site physical training expo March 10 at the Haleiwa Beach in Haleiwa. More than 70 Soldiers and family members took part in the event as they built esprit de corps within their unit.

“Just because a Soldier is pregnant or is recovering from birth; it doesn’t necessary mean that they have to miss out on fun activities and events,” she said. “By having them come out here to the beach it allowed them to branch out a little bit and let their hair down while building commodity within our unit.”

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released).

Camp Bundela, India – Sgt. Peter Bitter (firer), Calvary scout team leader and Javelin/Stryker gunner, and Sgt. Michael Resendez (left), truck commander and Javelin gunner, both B Troop, 2nd squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division fire the Javelin missile system, as Dan Copson (second from right, also known as Javelin Dan on Camp Bundela), Defense contractor Javelin engineer, and Sgt. 1st Class William Drussell (right), Platoon sergeant, B Troop, 2nd squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division assist, at a live-fire exercise during Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09, here, Oct. 23. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson 18th MEDCOM PAO)

A Japanese spotter with the 12th Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, looks through his scope to locate enemy targets on the training field and relay the location to their sniper counterparts, during an urban live fire exercise, as part of Rising Thunder 2016, at Yakima Training Center, Sept. 19, 2016. Rising Thunder is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army and the JGSDF. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 12, 2009) An Indian Army officer explores the inside of a Stryker vehicle belonging to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment 'Strykehorse,' 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, during the static display portion of the opening ceremony for exercise Yudh Abhyas 09. YA09 is an annual bilateral exercise, the U.S. Army and Indian Army have an opportunity to exchange staff and organizational tactics, techniques and procedures. (U.S. Army Photo)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. -- U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, detains people dressed as members of the Atropian police force during a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation during Decisive Action Rotation 16-03 at the National Training Center here, Jan. 18, 2016. The NEO trains Soldiers on how to deal with vast crowds of noncombatant personnel in a hostile environment. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Kyle Edwards, Operations Group, National Training Center)

Camp Bundela, India – Sgt. Peter Bitter (left), Calvary scout team leader and Javelin/Stryker gunner, and Sgt. Michael Resendez, truck commander and Javelin gunner, both B Troop, 2nd squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division take a break on the lunching mound shortly before destroying the target with the Javelin missile system at a live-fire exercise during Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09, here, Oct. 23. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson 18th MEDCOM PAO)

HALEIWA, Hawaii – Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Steiger, a native of Grass Valley, Calif., the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team surgeon cell non-commissioned officer in charge as well as the pregnancy and postpartum program manager, leads an off-site physical training expo March 10 at the Haleiwa Beach in Haleiwa. More than 70 Soldiers and family members took part in the event as they built esprit de corps within their unit.

“Just because a Soldier is pregnant or is recovering from birth; it doesn’t necessary mean that they have to miss out on fun activities and events,” she said. “By having them come out here to the beach it allowed them to branch out a little bit and let their hair down while building commodity within our unit.”

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released).

Camp Bundela, India – Sgt. Peter Bitter, cavalry scout team leader and Javelin/Stryker gunner, and Sgt. Michael Resendez (left), truck commander and Javelin gunner, both assigned to Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, complete the first Javelin missile firing in India as part of Yudh Abhyas 09 in Babina, India, Oct. 23. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson 18th MEDCOM Public Affairs)

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 12, 2009) – Indian Army Maj. Gen. Anil Malik, general officer commanding, 31 Armored Division, salutes Soldiers from the Indian Army and 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, before his remarks at the opening ceremony of Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09 at the Babina Indian Army base, Oct. 12. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson, 18th Medical Command Public Affairs)

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 12, 2009) – Indian Army Soldiers and a 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Soldier share information on the stryker vehicles mortar system during a static display after the official ceremony kicking-off Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09 in Babina India, Oct. 12. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson, 18th Medical Command Public Affairs)

HALEIWA, Hawaii – Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Steiger, a native of Grass Valley, Calif., the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team surgeon cell non-commissioned officer in charge as well as the pregnancy and postpartum program manager, leads an off-site physical training expo March 10 at the Haleiwa Beach in Haleiwa. More than 70 Soldiers and family members took part in the event as they built esprit de corps within their unit.

“Just because a Soldier is pregnant or is recovering from birth; it doesn’t necessary mean that they have to miss out on fun activities and events,” she said. “By having them come out here to the beach it allowed them to branch out a little bit and let their hair down while building commodity within our unit.”

(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released).

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 23, 2009) – Sgt. Charles Jobst, followed by Cpl Arthur Fread and other U.S. Soldiers, exit a helicopter flown by Indian army aviators during static load training as part of Yudh Abhyas, a bilateral training exercise designed to develop and expand upon the relationship between the two armies. The U.S. Soldiers are from 2nd platoon, Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment “Strykehorse,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The indian soliders are from the 201st Army Aviation Squadron. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Crista Yazzie)

CAMP BUNDELA, India (Oct. 12, 2009) – Indian Army soldiers and 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, "Strykehorse," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Soldiers share information about vehicles and weapons systems at the static display after the opening ceremony for Exercise Yudh Abhyas 09 at the Babina Indian Army base, Oct. 12. YA09 is a bilateral exercise involving the Armies of India and the United States. The primary goal of the exercise is to develop and expand upon the relationship between the Indian and U.S. Army. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Jackson, 18th Medical Command Public Affairs)

Capt. Devin Richter, Commander of 63rd Ordnance Company, 13th Combat Support Battalion, shows Admiral Harry B. Harris, Command of U.S Pacific Command, and Brig. Gen. Jack Haley, Commander of 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, a brief overview of the Contingency Stock Warehouse Sept. 8 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The contingency stocks provides a tailorable and scalable package cable of supporting up to 800 personal on short notice.