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The 25th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Tropic Lightning") [1] is a United States Army division based at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. The division, which was activated on 1 October 1941 in Hawaii, conducts military operations primarily in the Asia-Pacific region.
Most notably, 25th DIVARTY planned and executed fires support that aided in 25th Infantry Division's ability to take Highway 5 and Battle of Balete Pass, which was defended by the 2nd Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army). Throughout the 160 days of sustained combat in the Philippines, the 90th FA BN fired over 42,000 rounds in support of the ...
Marcus S. Evans (born 1970) is a United States Army major general who has served as commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division since August 25, 2023. [1] [2] He most recently served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Special Operations Command from September 2021 to November 20, 2024.
Following the advent of the armored division, infantry divisions became officially designated by "Infantry Division" (with the 25th Infantry Division being the first constituted by the adjutant general as such). All of the 1917–1941 (non-cavalry) divisions, with the exceptions of the 10th through 20th and 101st Divisions, would be ...
25th Panzergrenadier Division (Wehrmacht) 25th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Hunyadi (1st Hungarian) 25th Infantry Division (India) 25th Infantry Division Bologna, Kingdom of Italy; 25th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 25th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) 25th Infantry Division (Poland) 25th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 25th Guards ...
On the right, Major General J. L. Collins, commander of the 25th Division and, on the left, Major Charles W. Davis, commanding the 3rd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment confer on New Georgia, August 14, 1943. Davis reached the rank of colonel and served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars before leaving the Army.
The 25th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army activated in 1866 and deactivated in 1957. One of the "Buffalo Soldier" units, the racially segregated regiment saw action during the American Indian Wars, Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War and World War II.
He became Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division (Light) in June 1997, and served in that position until he was named Commanding General, I Corps and Fort Lewis, in September 1999. From 2002 until his retirement, Hill was the Commanding General of the United States Southern Command [SOUTHCOM], overseeing all US military forces in Central ...