Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise Courage Ready 18-02

Photo By 1st Lt. Christopher Barber | Capt. Alex Purdy, Charger Company Commander, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, issues a company order during EDRE Courage Ready 18-02 supporting 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team at Joint Base Lewis McChord, August 3. This EDRE provides an opportunity to exercise critical skills both in planning, integration, and execution of missions with units that we don't typically work with.  

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, UNITED STATES

08.03.2018

Story by Maj. Sonie Munson 

2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division

This EDRE tests our ability to deploy and operate as part of an integrated, cohesive team and strengthen's America's First Corps cohesion and tactical proficiency.

Exercises like Courage Ready 18-02 demonstrate I Corps readiness to rapidly deploy, fight and win decisively in any environment.

• Date Taken: 08.03.2018
• Date Posted: 08.04.2018 05:17
• Story ID: 287254
• Location: JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, US