3rd Cavalry Regiment receives, christens first Strykers

FORT HOOD, Texas -- The 3rd Cavalry Regiment is scheduled to host a Stryker Arrival Ceremony and champagne christening at 10 a.m. April 2 at the Fort Hood Rail Yard.

The event will commemorate the arrival of 150 Stryker vehicles to Fort Hood.  The 3rd Cavalry Regiment is the last scheduled unit in the Army to transform to a Stryker brigade combat team, bringing the Army’s newest warfighting capabilities into the battlefields of the future.  

A press kit with information on the ceremony, the 3d Cavalry Regiment, and the Stryker vehicle can be found here. 

NOTE: Any media desiring to cover this event should register NLT 2 p.m. Mar. 30 here.  For more information, contact Sgt. Julie Wallace-Myles ([email protected]) at (254) 287-3895. A 3rd CR public affairs representative will meet media at the TJ Mills Visitor Center for gate processing between 9-9:30 a.m. April 2.