Ein Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) ist eine verstärkte Brigade (Brigade Combat Team) der US Army mit ca 3900 Soldaten und damit die größte Variante der drei Kampfbrigadentypen der Army und wurde erstmals 2002 aufgestellt. Die Besonderheit der Stryker-Brigaden ist ihr Transport- und Kampfmittel, der Stryker, ein vierachsiger 8x8-Radpanzer und die damit verbundene weltweite Verlegbarkeit innerhalb von 96 Stunden (mit Transportflugzeugen der Typen C-5 Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III und C-130 Hercules). (Quelle: wikipedia.de)

The Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT) is a mechanized infantry force structured around the Stryker eight-wheeled variant of the General Dynamics LAV III, chosen as "interim armored vehicle" for the US Army. A full Stryker brigade was intended to be C-130 Hercules air transportable into theatre within 96 hours, while a division-sized force is expected to need 120 hours. The Stryker brigade is an organic combined arms unit of light armored vehicles, and is organized differently than the infantry or heavy brigade combat teams. The Stryker brigades are being used to implement network-centric warfare doctrines, and are intended to fill a gap between the United States' highly mobile light infantry and its much heavier armored infantry. The BCT Ground Combat Vehicle Program is the planned successor of the interim armored vehicle. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org)