(Source: State of Washington) Col. Bryan Grenon, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team commander and Command Sgt. Maj. Alfonso Cadena, 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team Command Sergeant Major, uncase the brigade's new colors during their re-patching and re-flagging ceremony on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, December 3, 2016. The exchange of brigade colors is part of the unit's official transformation from an armored brigade to a Stryker brigade. (Washington Army National Guard photo by SPC Brianne Kim) For more than 45 years the Washington National Guard's 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) has worn the iconic Ravens patch, officially approved for wear in May 1970. Today, they adopt the 2nd...
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