VILSECK, Germany -- The Department of Defense announced Tuesday that the 2nd Stryker Cavalry
Regiment is scheduled to deploy as part of upcoming rotations of forces operating in Afghanistan.
Approximately five thousand personnel with 2nd SCR will deploy in the spring/summer rotation to further
improve security and stability operations in a full spectrum environment in the southern region of
Afghanistan.
As part of their ongoing preparation for future missions, the unit has been training in Romania and
Bulgaria this summer as part of U.S. Army Europe's Task Force East rotation. The rotation significantly
increases the level of cooperation between strong allies through training activities and exercises to
develop U.S. and allied military capabilities and interoperability.
Task Force East uses a gate training strategy that focuses on the traditional squad level training and
culminates with company troop/battery level events. This multi-echelon training allows Dragoon
Troopers the chance to operate in austere conditions that are different from the Bavarian countryside and
prepare for the upcoming deploymen
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