READY FOR THE FIGHT The DVH provides Soldiers with a level of protection consistent with the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle while maintaining the Stryker’s signature mobility. As of Febru- ary 2013, Stryker DVH variants had been in the fight for more than 20 months. Here, Soldiers of the 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (1/3 ID), Combined Task Force Raider navigate their Stryker vehicle through the Dab Pass near Forward Operating Base Apache in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. (Photo by SSG Christopher Blakeslee, 1/3 ID)


100 times, and so far no deaths have been directly attributed to a hull failure.


Improved survivability is just one of the advantages of


the DVH design. DVH


Strykers also boast a readiness rate that is currently above 95 percent. Tis means that DVH Strykers are survivable in the field and consistently ready to execute warfighter missions.


DVH EXCHANGE PROCESS Te Army has two full brigades of Stryker DVH vehicles and has determined that any future DVH construction probably would come from the exchange process, because it can provide the platform’s


increased


survivability at a significantly lower pro- duction cost than for a new vehicle.


To begin the exchange process, the


Army must determine which brigades will supply the FBH Strykers, Frutchey


said. Ten PM SBCT coordinates with the brigade commanders to des- ignate which vehicles will be inducted into the exchange program. “Te only stipulation is that the commanders must provide a complete vehicle; they can’t strip them beforehand,” Frutchey said. “A large portion of the savings in the exchange program stems from reus- ing the MEP, so if a brigade strips the vehicles for spare parts beforehand, then we won’t realize any savings during the exchange process.”


Vehicles inducted into the program are shipped to Anniston for disassembly. Once they arrive, technicians carefully inspect every aspect of the MEPs and common Stryker parts to determine what is suitable for reuse. Te technicians then order the needed parts through the Army’s Logistics Modernization Program. Te new V-hull for the exchange vehicles


is produced through the combined efforts of GD’s


facilities in London, Ontario,


and Lima, OH. After the hulls are assembled, painted and lined, they are shrink-wrapped and shipped to Anniston for production. Tere, they go onto the assembly line and are put out together using a combination of new and refur- bished parts, along with the MEPs from the FBH exchange vehicles.


Each completed exchange vehicle is


shipped to its new unit, which trades it for an old FBH Stryker. Tat FBH Stryker is then shipped back to Anniston to be exchanged, and the process starts all over again.


Ultimately, the pilot program will enable the Army to make informed decisions on the benefits of further DVH exchange production, based on the effectiveness of


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