Army, Air Force test Stryker capabilities Published Oct. 17, 2002 ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AFPN) -- Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry, Alpha Company from Fort Lewis, Wash., prepare to upload a Stryker infantry carrier vehicle while configuring another Stryker after off loading it from a C-130 Hercules belonging to the Kentucky Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron during a demonstration here Oct. 16. Senior Department of Defense and congressional leaders witnessed firsthand the Air Force's capability to quickly deploy Strykers to the most austere locations worldwide. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)