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☷Stryker Brigade Combat Team equips modernized missile system
U.S. Army ( By Press Release office)
May 04,2022
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Soldiers with 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team , 4th Infantry Division , mount an FGM - 148 Javelin missile to be fired using the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station - Javelin to a Stryker April 27 at Fort Carson , Colorado . 2nd SBCT is the only Stryker formation equipped with CROWS - J , making it the most agile and lethal formation in the U . S . Army . ( U . S . Army photo by Maj . Jason Elmore ) A Soldier with 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team , 4th Infantry Division , observes the impact area of an FGM - 148 Javelin missile to be fired using the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station - Javelin April 28 , at Fort Carson , Colorado . 2nd SBCT is the only Stryker formation equipped with CROWS - J , making it the most agile and lethal formation in the U . S . Army . ( U . S . Army photo by Sgt . Gabrielle Pena ) 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team , 4th Infantry Division , became the first ground combat force in the U . S . Army to fire a FGM - 148 Javelin using the Common Remote Weapon Station - Javelin system from a Stryker , making it the most lethal formation in the U . S . Army , April 28 at Fort Carson , Colo . The CROWS - J is a stabilized mount that contains a sensor suite and fire control software , allowing on - the - move target reference points , programmable target reference points , programmable sector surveillance scanning , automatic target racking and programmable no - fire zones . U . S . Army photo by Maj . Jason Elmore FORT CARSON , Colo . — Leaders of 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team , 4th Infantry Division gathered at the installation’s ranges on April 28 to witness the culmination and validation of the brigade’s year - long journey to become the U . S . Army’s most modern and lethal ground fighting force with the addition of the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station - Javelin , or CROWS - J . The CROWS - J allows Soldiers to fire the FGM - 148 Javelin anti - tank missile from within the vehicle , allowing for on - the - move target acquisition and engagement . “[The Javelins] are a very capable missile , ” said Capt . Jacob Poag , operations officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 2nd SBCT , 4th Inf . Div . “We are taking the opportunity to fire 12 Javelins today , which will get six crews across the brigade to fire . ” Firing the FGM - 148 using the CROWS - J had not been done previously by any Brigade Combat Team in the U . S . Army , outside of testing . The occasion provided Soldiers an opportunity to do so outside of simulated , virtual training . “There are portions of training you can’t get in a simulation that you can only get by firing a live missile , ” Poag said . “It’s incredibly important for the brigade to make us a lot more lethal by firing today . ” Before installing the CROWS - J onto Strykers , the FGM - 148 Javelin was designed to be shoulder - fired by a dismounted Soldier . “We have the ability to fire about 100 dismounted Javelins during any kind of training mission or [if we are] to be deployed , ” Poag said . “The addition of the CROWS - J gives us double that , making us very lethal in the anti - tank realm . ” “We are now the most lethal force there is , ” said Spc . Jerett Vermeis with 3rd Squadron , 61st Cavalry Regiment , 2nd SBCT , 4th Inf . Div . “We are ready for whatever the nation needs us for . ”
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