Schofield Barracks

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Category: U.S. Military in Hawaii

Schofield Barracks, located in central Oahu near the town of Wahiawa. In April 1909, the War Department named the post Schofield Barracks after Lt Gen John M. Schofield.

Schofield Barrack houses the following:

• 25th Infantry Division (Light) unit
• Army Garrison
• 703rd Military Intelligence Brigade
• 45th Corps Support Group (Forward)
• Hawaii National Guard

The base has a large population of about 12,005 active-duty personnel with 11,380 family members, along with 3,000 Guard, 1,273 Reserve and 2,673 civilians.

External Links

• Schofield Barracks (GlobalSecurity.org)
• Kakesako, Gregg K. Stryker brigade leads isle military funding -- Hawaii construction accounts for $274M of the defense budget Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2-16-05.
• Kakesako, Gregg K. Readjusting to life at home -- Classes help soldiers deal with problems that may arise after being deployed for months in Iraq Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 3-20-05.
• Kakesako, Gregg K. Schofield soldiers recount chaos in Iraq -- A battle for Hawija was one of the most decisive in the war Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4-17-05.
• Kakesako, Gregg K. U.S. court ruling allows Army’s Stryker plans in isles to proceed Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4-26-05.
• Kakesako, Gregg K. Schofield's division headed back to Iraq -- Nearly 7,000 soldiers from the 3rd Brigade will deploy as early as next summer Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11-8-05.
• Kakesako, Gregg K. Reunited at last - The first contingent of 29th Brigade soldiers gets a hearty pre-holiday homecoming Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11-18-05.
• Kakesako, Gregg K. 84th Engineers heading to Iraq again -- At least half of the unit spent just less than a year at home Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 12-2-05.
• Cole, William. Schofield chief has key role in northern Iraq Honolulu Advertiser, 1-6-06.
• Ohira, Rod. Schofield uranium find prompts call for probe Honolulu Advertiser, 1-6-06.
• Bernardo, Rosmarie. Uranium revelation upsets isle activists -- Army e-mails detailing the presence of spent metal at Schofield are troubling, critics say Honolulu Star-Bulletin, January 6, 2006.
• Gordon, Mike. Schofield brigades heading to Iraq Honolulu Advertiser, 1-28-06.
• Kakesako, Gregg K. Schofield cleanup finds chemical arms By Gregg K. Kakesako Honolulu Star-Bulletin, February 4, 2006.
• Kakesako, Gregg K. Virtual Combat -- Schofield's new training center uses computer simulations to prepare soldiers for battle Honolulu Star-Bulletin, February 19, 2006.
• Kakesako, Gregg K. Virtual training helps soldiers bound for Iraq -- 2,500 Schofield troops face realistic scenarios before they deploy this summer Honolulu Star-Bulletin, June 11, 2006.