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The training area is about midway between Hilo, on the east coast and the Army landing site at Kawaihae Harbor. [5] It is used by both the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. The only road access is via the Saddle Road (Hawaii Route 200), which is paralleled by a tank trail. Heavy equipment is either flown into Hilo, or else shipped via barge to ...
The post was established in 1908 to provide mobile defense of Pearl Harbor and the entire island. It has been the home of the 25th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Tropic Lightning" division, since 1941, as well as the headquarters for United States Army Hawaii (USARHAW). Schofield is home to the Pacific field office of the Army CID. [1]
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Hawaii (13 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Hawaii" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The 9th Mission Support Command is a U.S. Army Reserve Command under the operational control of U.S. Army Pacific. Headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, the command consists of approximately 3,500 Army Reserve Soldiers and 160 civilians throughout the Pacific, including Hawaii, Alaska, American Samoa, Japan, Korea, Guam and Saipan.
In 1979, the Army established U.S. Army Western Command, which was renamed U.S. Army, Pacific in 1990. In 1983, the Army conveyed to the State of Hawaii 750 acres (3.0 km 2) of undeveloped land on the northern end of post. Today Fort Shafter remains the focal point for command, control, and support of Army forces in the Asia-Pacific region; it ...
This list details only current or recently closed facilities; some defunct facilities are found at Category:Former military installations of the United States. A military installation is the basic administrative unit into which the U.S. Department of Defense groups its infrastructure, and is statutorily defined as any “base, camp, post ...
Bibliography of Hawaii Army National Guard History Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History; Hawaii National Guard Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 20 Nov 2006; GlobalSecurity.org Hawaii Army National Guard, accessed 20 Nov 2006
The Hawaiian Division was constituted in the Regular Army on 1 February 1921 and activated at Schofield Barracks, Territory of Hawaii, on 1 March 1921.The division was the primary ground force of the Hawaiian Department and was given the mission of defending the Hawaiian Islands from potential invaders.