The Army plans to eliminate one of the three Stryker brigades at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state as part of the reduction in forces as the war in Afghanistan comes to a close, Rep. Denny Heck announced Tuesday. The 4th Stryker Brigade will be deactivated, but Lewis-McChord will remain an important installation, Heck, D-Olympia, said in a statement after he was briefed on the changes. The Army planned an official announcement later in the day. That 4th Stryker brigade has about 4,000 soldiers, around 1,000 of whom are finishing a deployment in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province, The News Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/17bs5r4 ). Heck was told the Army also would close or reduce...
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