Task Force Regulars head to NTC

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Northrup | Soldiers from the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, board a charter aircraft Aug. 25, 2018, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. These Soldiers had received notice to deploy to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. In response, a battalion-sized element known as “Task Force Regulars” conducted an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise and sent Soldiers by air through McChord Field to NTC.  

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

08.25.2018

Story by Staff Sgt. Samuel Northrup 

1-2 SBCT, 7th Infantry Division

Soldiers from the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, received notice to deploy to the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. A battalion-sized element known as “Task Force Regulars” conducted an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise and sent Soldiers by air through McChord Field Aug. 25, to NTC. Soldiers and their equipment are weighed before being checked in for manifest. While waiting to board the aircraft, Soldiers enjoyed the USO facilities and were given a brief by Col. Leo Wyszynski, the 1-2 SBCT commander.

• Date Taken: 08.25.2018
• Date Posted: 08.27.2018 15:55
• Story ID: 290478
• Location: JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US