FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. 15, 2006 -- The 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team was officially redesignated the 25th Infantry Division’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team during a ‘reflagging’ ceremony here yesterday. U.S. Army Col. Burnett K. Thompson stands with his daughters after giving up command of the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Also during the ceremony, at Fairbanks, Alaska, on Dec. 14, the unit was redesignated 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division. Photo by William D. Moss '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. During the ceremony, the brigade commander who led the unit for 16 months in...
