Schofield Barracks News

Memorial Day observances have been held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl and at Schofield Barracks today.

The Japanese assault of Dec. 7, 1941, is fittingly known as "Pearl Harbor." The fleet at anchor in the harbor near Honolulu was the primary target of the surprise attack that killed more than 2,400 Americans and launched the United States into World WarII.

The wife of a U.S. soldier stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, has released a song, "There You Go Again" dealing with the all too familiar heartache military families face when the military member deploys.

James J. Lee of Chino is a Pearl Harbor survivor. He was serving with the Army anti-aircraft unit at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec.

Female soldiers this week are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what has already happened in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In a May 9, 2012 photo, Capt. Sara Rodriguez of the 101st Airborne Division walks through the woods during the expert field medical badge testing at Fort Campbell, Ky., on May 9, 2012.

Spc. Chung Lee, right, of the 797th Engineer Company, 411th Engineer Battalion, 9th Mission Support Command, assesses a leg wound of a simulated casualty at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on May 8. Lee garnered the 9th MSC BWC Soldier of the Year award and will go on to represent the Pacific Army Reserve in the Army Reserve Best Warrior Competition at ... (more)

Beginning today, women serving in the Army can apply for combat-related positions.

The 4,000 soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division 3rd Brigade Combat Team have spend the last year conducting counterinsurgency operations in Eastern Afghanistan.

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, conduct section training and qualification on the M777 cannon on May 4, 2012 at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jerry Walls and Lt. Gary biro, both of Aurora, saw heavy combat when they were stationed together in the central hightlands of Vietnam in 1968.

Staff Sgt. James Gray, deployed from Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, inspects the failed transformer at Breshna Kot in Kandahar City in late April.