ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Eight Soldiers with the 7th Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Wash., are training at Anniston Army Depot for two weeks this month.

"In Fort Lewis, the 7th ID plans to stand up a full up powerpack shop, so this training gives us a hand up in understanding the maintenance mission we will perform," said Sgt. Almont Ashley, one of the Soldiers here.

Each of the Soldiers will spend time with the depot's Stryker engine mechanics, learning to dismate the Stryker's engine from its transmission, perform basic troubleshooting and mate the engine and transmission back together.

While the engine components are the main reason the Soldiers are here for training, they are learning other areas of Stryker maintenance as well because, as Ashley says, "As 91Bs, we often step outside our military occupational specialty to help other MOSs."

Chief Warrant Officer 3 James Parm said the Soldiers training here would return to Fort Lewis as trainers themselves, teaching their fellow mechanics to work on the Stryker vehicles.

"With the knowledge we receive here, we'll be able to train our fellow Soldiers. We'll be able to teach them to take apart the suspension and dismate and troubleshoot the powerpack," said Parm.