Military tells panel Stryker unit is vital
An environmental group and Hawaiian
activists want a halt to all related activities
By Gregg K. Kakesako
gkakesako@starbulletin.com
Government lawyers say that halting Schofield Barracks' $1.5
billion Stryker unit would do "irreparable harm" to the Army,
soldiers of the 2nd Brigade and the nation's security.
They oppose a motion by island environmentalists and
Hawaiian activists who want the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to approve a
temporary order halting all work on Stryker-related activities in Hawaii.
U.S. Justice Department attorneys Andrew Mergen
and Michael Gray on Monday said "national security concerns" are more
compelling today than they were on Nov. 5, 2004, when a federal court judge
rejected environmentalists' first petition for a preliminary injunction.
The Army argued that the 2nd Brigade is scheduled to become
a "fully manned, trained and equipped Stryker Brigade Combat Team, ready
for deployment by November 2007."
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