Tag: 3rd Armored Brigade
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Big swap at Fort Carson: Abrams tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles for Strykers
The armored fleet at Fort Carson will be departing this fall, as the 4th Infantry Division swaps tanks for brand new Strykers. The change will mark a shift in identity for Fort Carson, which will house only Stryker brigades going forward as 3rd Armored Brigade gives up its tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles for the…
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Fort Carson testing medical sensors to improve battlefield care
Future Army medics and doctors may obtain real-time vital signs from casualties in the field through wearable sensors, allowing them to provide better, more consistent care and potentially save more lives. Fort Carson soldiers tested the wearable sensors during a recent simulated mass casualty event as part of a larger exercise focused on building a…
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Fort Carson to swap tanks for more Strykers with planned departure of 3rd Armored Brigade
Fort Carson is expected say goodbye to its Abrams tanks and Bradleys in the coming years and hello to more eight-wheeled Strykers. In two or three years, Fort Carson is expected to swap its 3rd Armored Brigade for a Stryker brigade at Fort Hood . The Texas-based fort will welcome 3rd Armored Brigade to its…