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| unit_name                     = 25th Infantry Division
| image                         = 25th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia.png
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| caption                       = [[Shoulder sleeve insignia]] of the 25th Infantry Division; the overall shape represents a [[taro]] leaf, indicating the division's Hawaiian origin.
| start_date                    = {{start date|1941}}
| country                       = {{flagu|United States}}
| allegiance                    = 
| branch                        = {{army|United States}}
| type                          = [[Brigade combat team|Infantry brigade combat team]]
| role                          = [[Air assault]]<br>[[Anti-tank warfare]]<br>[[Armoured reconnaissance]]<br>[[Artillery observer]]<br>[[CBRN defense]]<br>[[Close-quarters battle]]<br>[[Combined arms]]<br>[[Counter-battery fire]]<br>[[Counterinsurgency]]<br>[[Desert warfare]]<br>[[Electronic warfare]]<br>[[Fire support]]<br>[[Indirect fire]]<br>[[Jungle warfare]]<br>[[Maneuver warfare]]<br>[[Military communications]]<br>[[Military engineering]]<br>[[Military intelligence]]<br>[[Military logistics]]<br>[[Raid (military)|Raiding]]<br>[[Reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition]]<br>[[SIGINT]]<br>[[Tracking (hunting)|Tracking]]<br>[[Urban warfare]]
| size                          = [[Division (military)|Division]]
| command_structure             = {{Flagicon image|Flag of the United States Army I Corps.svg|size=23px}} [[I Corps (United States)|I Corps]]
| garrison                      = [[Schofield Barracks]], [[Wahiawa, Hawaii|Wahiawa]], Hawaii
| nickname                      = "Tropic Lightning" ([[Special Designation]])
| motto                         = "America’s Pacific Division"
| colors                        = Scarlet and yellow (the traditional colors of Hawaiian royalty)
| march                         = 
| battles                       = {{tree list}}
*[[World War II]]
**[[Pacific War]]
***[[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Pearl Harbor]]
***[[Guadalcanal campaign|Guadalcanal]]
***[[New Georgia Campaign|New Georgia]]
***[[Battle of Luzon|Luzon (1945)]]
*[[Korean War]]
**[[Battle of Pusan Perimeter|Pusan Perimeter]]
*[[Vietnam War]]
**[[Tet Offensive]]
*[[War on Terror|Global War on Terrorism]]
**[[Iraq War]]
**[[War in Afghanistan (2001–14)|War in Afghanistan]]
***[[War in Afghanistan (2015–2021)|Operation Freedom's Sentinel]]
**[[Syrian Civil War]]
***[[Operation Inherent Resolve]]
{{tree list/end}}
| anniversaries                 = 
| notable_commanders            = General [[J. Lawton Collins]], 1942–1943<br />Lieutenant General [[William B. Kean]], 1948–1951<br />Lieutenant General [[Samuel Tankersley Williams]], 1952–1953<br />Lieutenant General [[Jonathan O. Seaman]], 1960<br />General [[Frederick C. Weyand]], 1964–1967<br />General [[James T. Hill]], 1997–1999<br />Lieutenant General [[William E. Ward]], 1999–2000<br />Lieutenant General [[Robert L. Caslen]], 2008–2009
| ceremonial_chief              = 
| specialization                = 
| commander1                    = [[Major general (United States)|MG]] James B. Bartholomees
| commander1_label              = Commanding General
| commander2                    = [[Command Sergeant Major|CSM]] Shaun D. Curry
| commander2_label              = Command Sergeant Major 
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The '''25th Infantry Division''' (nicknamed "Tropic Lightning")<ref name=SUD>{{cite web|title=Special Unit Designations |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html |publisher=[[United States Army Center of Military History]] |date=21 April 2010 |access-date=24 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609010022/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html |archive-date=9 June 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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. Its present deployment is composed of infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) and aviation units. Tropic Lightning soldiers regularly train with other U.S. military branches to practice and maintain joint operations capabilities. The climate and terrain of the Pacific region demands Tropic Lightning soldiers be able to operate in physically demanding and harsh environments. In 2014, the division opened the Jungle Operations Training Center (JOTC) —the first such school in the Army since the closing of the old Jungle Warfare School at [[Fort Sherman]], Panama Canal Zone. Joint operations and training with partner states herald a new chapter in the history of Tropic Lightning—America's Pacific Division.

The division was originally activated from Hawaii garrison units during [[World War II]], slightly more than two months before the Japanese [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]] began the [[Pacific War]]. After spending almost a year training, it fought in the Allied counteroffensive during the [[Guadalcanal campaign]] from December 1942, helping to end organized Japanese resistance on that island by early February 1943. The 25th spent a period garrisoning the island, then moved on to fight in the [[New Georgia Campaign]] in July. After the Japanese defeat in the latter, it was sent to [[New Zealand]] later that year for rest and training, before moving to [[New Caledonia]] for further training. The division returned to combat in the January 1945 [[Battle of Luzon|invasion of Luzon]], reducing Japanese resistance on the island until late June, after which it was pulled out of the line for training. The division then served in the [[occupation of Japan]] after the surrender of the latter from September 1945.

When the [[Korean War]] began in June 1950, the division was deployed to South Korea, where it fought in the defense of and the breakout from the [[Battle of Pusan Perimeter|Pusan Perimeter]] in mid-1950, with elements advancing as far as the [[Yalu River|Amnok River]] in November. After being thrown back by the Chinese Communist intervention in the war, the division eventually took up positions south of [[Osan]]. It participated in a series of United Nations counteroffensives in early 1951, then fought in a [[Korean War#Stalemate (July 1951–July 1953)|stalemate]] close to the [[38th parallel north|38th parallel]] from the middle of the year. The division defended Seoul against Chinese Communist attack from May 1953 to the July [[Korean Armistice Agreement|armistice]], returning to Hawaii in late 1954.

After undergoing major reorganizations in 1957 and 1963 to adapt to changing tactics, the division deployed to [[South Vietnam]] to fight in the [[Vietnam War]] between late 1965 and early 1966. The 25th served in Vietnam until its withdrawal back to Hawaii in 1970–1971, participating in [[Operation Attleboro]], [[Operation Cedar Falls]], [[Operation Junction City]], the [[Battle of Saigon (1968)|Battle of Saigon]] during the North Vietnamese [[Tet Offensive]], and the [[Cambodian Incursion]]. It was reorganized as a [[light infantry]] division in 1985, and elements have participated in the [[Iraq War]] and the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–14)|War in Afghanistan]].

==History==

===Lineage===
Sources:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/025idhqbn.htm |title=Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division; Lineage and Honors |publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History |date=26 August 2014 |access-date=26 January 2015 |archive-date=4 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604140946/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/025idhqbn.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name=Wilson1999>{{cite book
 |last=Wilson|first=John B.
 |title=Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Separate Brigades
 |publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] |page=295
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* Constituted 26 August 1941 in the [[Army of the United States]] as Headquarters, 25th Infantry Division, based on a [[En cadre|cadre]] Force from the former [[Hawaiian Division]].
* Activated 1 October 1941 at [[Schofield Barracks]], Hawaii
* Allotted 27 June 1949 to the [[Regular Army (United States)|Regular Army]]
* Division headquarters reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1960 as [[Headquarters and Headquarters Company]], 25th Infantry Division
* Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 2005 as Headquarters and Tactical Command Posts, 25th Infantry Division
* Reorganized and redesignated 16 January 2010 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division

The 25th Division was originally formed in the [[Army of the United States]] from the [[27th Infantry Regiment (United States)|27th]] and [[35th Infantry Regiment (United States)|35th Infantry Regiment]]s of the Regular Army [[Hawaiian Division (United States)|Hawaiian Division]]− a pre–[[World War II]] "square" division composed of two brigades each with two infantry regiments, and the 298th Infantry Regiment of the [[Hawaii National Guard]]. The remaining units of the Hawaiian Division were reorganized in the Regular Army as the [[US 24th Infantry Division|24th Infantry Division]]. These steps, part of the [[Triangular division|"triangular" division]] reorganization, were undertaken to provide more flexibility, with direct divisional control of the three infantry regiments. On 23 July 1942, the 24th Infantry Division's 299th Infantry Regiment was inactivated after the transfer of many ''Nisei'' (second-generation Japanese-American) soldiers to form the [[100th Infantry Battalion (United States)|100th Infantry Battalion]] left its ranks depleted. The [[Washington National Guard]]'s [[161st Infantry Regiment (United States)|161st Infantry Regiment]], detached from the [[41st Infantry Division (United States)|41st Infantry Division]] and on duty in the Hawaiian Department, was at first attached, and then formally assigned as the 25th Infantry Division's third regiment on 3 August 1942.

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===World War II===
[[File:UPushuMaru.jpg|thumb|left|225px|U.S. Army soldiers push supplies up the Matanikau River to support the 25th Infantry Division's offensive on [[Guadalcanal]] in January 1943.]]
After the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|Japanese air attack]] on [[Schofield Barracks]] on 7 December 1941, the 25th Infantry Division moved to beach positions for the defense of [[Honolulu]] and [[Ewa Point]].
Following intensive training, the 25th began moving to [[Guadalcanal]], 25 November 1942, to relieve Marines near [[Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)|Henderson Field]]. First elements landed near the [[Tenaru River]], 17 December 1942, and entered combat, 10 January 1943, participating in the seizure of [[Kokumbona]] and the reduction of the [[Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse|Mount Austen Pocket]] in some of the bitterest fighting of the Pacific campaign. The threat of large enemy attacks caused a temporary withdrawal, but division elements under [[XIV Corps (United States)|XIV Corps]] control relieved the [[147th Infantry Regiment (United States)|147th Infantry]] and took over the advance on [[Cape Esperance]]. The junction of these elements with [[Americal Division]] forces near the cape, 5 February 1943, ended organized enemy resistance.

A period of garrison duty followed, ending 21 July: On that date, advance elements debarked on [[Munda (Solomon Islands)|Munda]], [[New Georgia]]. The 25th Infantry, under the Northern Landing Force, took part in the capture of [[Vella Lavella]], 15 August to 15 September 1943. Meanwhile, other elements landed on New Georgia, took [[Zieta]], marched through jungle mud for 19 days, and captured [[Bairoko Harbor]], winning the island. Elements cleared [[Arundel Island]], 24 September 1943, and [[Kolombangara]] island with its important [[Vila, Solomon Islands|Vila Airport]], 6 October. Organized resistance on New Georgia ended, 25 August, and the division moved to New Zealand for rest and training, last elements arriving on 5 December. The 25th was transferred to [[New Caledonia]], 3 February-14 March 1944, for continued training.

The division landed in the [[San Fabian, Pangasinan|San Fabian]] area of [[Luzon]] on 11 January 1945 to enter the struggle for the liberation of the [[Philippines]]. It drove across the [[Luzon Central Plain]], meeting the enemy at [[Binalonan]], 17 January. Moving through the rice paddies, the 25th occupied [[Umingan]], [[Lupao]], and [[San Jose, Nueva Ecija|San Jose]] and destroyed a great part of the Japanese armor on Luzon. On 21 February, the division began operations in the [[Caraballo Mountains]] in tandem with the [[32nd Infantry Division (United States)|32nd Infantry Division]] which fought the [[Battle of Villa Verde Trail]]. The 25th fought its way along Highway No. 5, taking [[Digdig, Carranglan|Digdig]], [[Putlan, Carranglan|Putlan]], and [[Capintalan, Carranglan|Kapintalan]] against fierce Japanese counterattacks and captured [[Balete Pass]], 13 May, and opened the gateway to the [[Cagayan Valley]], 27 May, with the capture of Santa Fe. Until 30 June, when the division was relieved, it carried out mopping-up activities. On 1 July, the division moved to [[Tarlac]] for training, leaving for Japan, 20 September.

{{Infobox command structure
|name=25th Infantry Division
|date=1942-1945
|parent=[[United States Army Pacific]] 
|subordinate=
* Headquarters, 25th Infantry Division
* [[27th Infantry Regiment (United States)|27th Infantry Regiment]]
* [[35th Infantry Regiment (United States)|35th Infantry Regiment]]
* [[161st Infantry Regiment (United States)|161st Infantry Regiment]] (attached 23 July-3 August 1942; assigned 3 August 1942)
* 298th Infantry Regiment (reassigned to 24th Infantry Division 3 July 1942)
* 65th Engineer Combat Battalion
* 25th Medical Battalion
* 25th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
* Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 25th Infantry Division Artillery
** [[8th Field Artillery Regiment|8th Field Artillery Battalion]] ([[M101 howitzer|105 mm]])
** 64th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm)
** 89th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm)
** 90th Field Artillery Battalion ([[M114 155 mm howitzer|155 mm]])
* Headquarters, Special Troops, 25th Infantry Division
** 25th Signal Company
** 725th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
** 25th Quartermaster Company
** Military Police Platoon
** Band
* 25th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment
}}

====Casualties====
*'''Total battle casualties:''' 5,432<ref name="Adjutant General 1953">Army Battle Casualties and Nonbattle Deaths, Final Report (Statistical and Accounting Branch
Office of the Adjutant General, 1 June 1953)</ref>

*'''Killed in action:''' 1,236<ref name="Adjutant General 1953"/>
*'''Wounded in action:''' 4,190<ref name="Adjutant General 1953"/>
*'''Missing in action:''' 4<ref name="Adjutant General 1953"/>
*'''Prisoner of war:''' 2<ref name="Adjutant General 1953"/>
The division's rapid movements during its campaigns led to the adoption of the nickname "Tropic Lightning". It remained on occupation duty in Japan for the next five years.

===Korean War===
[[File:105mm-howitzer-korea-195008.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gun crew of the 64th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, fire a 105mm howitzer on North Korean positions near Uirson, South Korea, 27 August 1950.]]
The Korean War began on 25 June 1950 when the [[North Korea]]n [[Korean People's Army]] (KPA) crossed the [[38th parallel north|38th Parallel]] to invade [[South Korea]]. Acting under [[United Nations Command (Korea)|United Nations]] (UN) orders, the division moved from its base in Japan to Korea between 5–18 July 1950 to join the [[Eighth United States Army]]. The division, then under the command of Major General [[William B. Kean]], successfully completed its first mission by blocking the approaches to the port city [[Pusan]]. For this action, the division received its first [[Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation]]. The division participated in the [[Pusan Perimeter Offensive|breakout from the Pusan perimeter]] commencing on 16 September and Eighth Army then [[UN September 1950 counteroffensive|began a general offensive northward]] against crumbling KPA opposition to establish contact with forces of the [[7th Infantry Division (United States)|7th Infantry Division]] driving southward from the [[Battle of Inchon|Inchon beachhead]]. Major elements of the KPA were destroyed and cut off in this aggressive penetration; the link-up was affected south of [[Suwon]] on 26 September. On 23 September the division was assigned to the newly activated US [[IX Corps (United States)|IX Corps]]. The UN offensive was continued northwards, past [[Seoul]], and across the 38th Parallel [[UN offensive into North Korea|into North Korea]] on 1 October. The momentum of the attack was maintained, and the race to the North Korean capital, [[Pyongyang]], ended on 19 October when elements of the [[Republic of Korea Army]] (ROK) [[1st Infantry Division (South Korea)|1st Infantry Division]] and US [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]] [[Battle of Pyongyang (1950)|captured the city]]. The advance continued, but against unexpectedly stiffening resistance. The Chinese [[People's Volunteer Army]] (PVA) entered the war on the side of North Korea, making their [[UN offensive into North Korea#Chinese First Phase Campaign (25 October-6 November)|first attacks]] in late October. The UN forces renewed their offensive on 24 November before being stopped by the PVA [[Second Phase Offensive]] starting on 25 November. The division was forced to carry out a systematic withdrawal and ordered to take up defensive positions on the south bank of the [[Chongchon River]] on 30 November 1950. Eventually, these lines failed and Eighth Army suffering heavy casualties, ordered a [[UN retreat from North Korea|complete withdrawal]] to the [[Imjin River]], near the 38th Parallel.

After a month and a half of planning and reorganization, a [[Operation Thunderbolt (1951)|new offensive]] was launched on 25 January 1951 and succeeded in recapturing [[Inchon]] and [[Gimpo International Airport|Kimpo Air Base]]. This was the first of several successful assaults on the PVA/KPA. The division next participated in [[Operation Ripper]], during which it drove the PVA across the [[Han River (Korea)|Han River]]. Success continued with Operations [[Operation Dauntless|Dauntless]] and [[UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive#Operation Piledriver|Piledriver]] in early 1951. These offensives secured part of the [[Iron Triangle (Korea)|Iron Triangle]] which enhanced the UN's bargaining position. With leaders of four nations now at the negotiating tables in the summer of 1951, Division activity slowed to patrol and defensive actions to maintain the line of resistance. This type of action continued into the winter of 1952. In January 1953 the division was transferred from IX Corps to [[I Corps (United States)|I Corps]] and assumed the responsibility of guarding the approaches of Seoul on 5 May 1953. 23 days later, when ceasefire negotiations at Panmunjom stalled, a heavy PVA assault hit the [[Battle of the Nevada Complex|Nevada Complex]], the division held its ground; the brunt of the attack was absorbed by the attached [[Turkish Brigade]] and the [[14th Infantry Regiment (United States)|14th Infantry Regiment]]. By successfully defending Seoul from continued attack from May to July 1953, the division earned its second Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. Again, negotiators moved toward peace. In July, the division again moved to reserve status at [[Camp Casey, South Korea|Camp Casey]] where it remained through the signing of the armistice 27 July 1953. Fourteen division soldiers were awarded Medals of Honor during the Korean War, making the division one of the most decorated US Army divisions of that war.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

The division's 14th Infantry Regiment had three recipients of the [[Medal of Honor]], [[Donn F. Porter]], [[Ernest E. West]] and [[Bryant E. Womack]]. The [[24th Infantry Regiment (United States)|24th Infantry Regiment]] had two recipients, [[Cornelius H. Charlton]] and [[William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1950)|William Thompson]]. The 35th Infantry Regiment had three recipients, [[William R. Jecelin]], [[Billie G. Kanell]] and [[Donald R. Moyer]]. Finally, the 27th Infantry Regiment had five recipients, [[John W. Collier]], [[Reginald B. Desiderio]], [[Benito Martinez (Medal of Honor)|Benito Martinez]], [[Lewis L. Millett]] and [[Jerome A. Sudut]]. The divisions patch is sometimes referred to as the "Electric Strawberry".

The division remained in Korea until 1954 and returned to Hawaii from September through October of that year. After a 12-year absence, the 25th Infantry Division had finally returned home.

{{Infobox command structure
|name=25th Infantry Division
|date=1955
|parent=[[United States Army Pacific]] 
|subordinate=
* 14th Infantry Regiment
*27th Infantry Regiment
*35th Infantry Regiment
**(each regiment had:
**three Infantry Battalions, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
**Service Company
**Medical Company
**Heavy Mortar Company
**Tank Company)
* Division Artillery
**8th Artillery Battalion (105T)
**64th Artillery Battalion (105T)
**69th Artillery Battalion (105T)
**90th Artillery Battalion (155T)
* Division Trains
**25th Quartermaster Company
**25th Medical Battalion
**725th Ordnance Battalion
* Division Troops
**25th Aviation Company
**25th Reconnaissance Company
**89th Tank Battalion
** 65th Engineer Battalion
** 125th Signal Company
** 25th Military Intelligence Company
** 25th Replacement Company
** 25th Finance Company
** 25th Military Police Company
**25th Inf Div Band
}}
On 1 February 1957, the division was reorganized as a [[Pentomic]] Division.  The division's three infantry regiments (the 14th, 27th and 35th) were inactivated, with their elements reorganized into five infantry battle groups (the 1-14 IN, 1-27 IN, 1-35 IN, 2-19 IN and the 2-21 IN).

In August 1963, the division was reorganized as a [[Reorganization Objective Army Division]] (ROAD).  Three Brigade Headquarters were activated and Infantry units were reorganized into battalions.

===Vietnam War===
[[File:Tank-saigon.gif|thumb|225px|Tank from 1st Battalion, 69th Armor, 25th Infantry Division, moves through Saigon shortly after disembarking from LST at Saigon Harbor, 12 March 1966]]
[[File:NARA photo 111-CCV-609-CC34255.jpg|thumb|right|Men of "B" Company, 1st Battalion, 5th (Mechanized) Infantry, 25th Infantry Division set fire to a Viet Cong supply hut during a search and destroy mission in the [[Michelin Rubber Plantation]] near [[Cu Chi Base Camp]], 8 April 1966]]
In response to a request from the U.S. [[Military Assistance Command, Vietnam]] (MACV), the division sent 100 volunteer helicopter [[door-gunner]]s to [[South Vietnam]] in late 1962 as part of Operation Shotgun. These soldiers received three weeks of training in Hawaii before serving for twelve weeks in Vietnam. After three months' service, the soldiers returned home to Hawaii and the division deployed in a new batch of three-month volunteers. 1,800 door gunners rotated through Operation Shotgun between the end of 1962 and the end of 1964. By 1965, MACV's door gunner requirement had grown steadily as its helicopter fleet had grown, from 100 men per quarter in 1962 to 340 men per quarter in early 1965, and the command felt the three-month rotation scheme was no longer sustainable. MACV asked that gunners serve for six months rather than three, but the Army rejected the suggestion claiming the longer separation from families would adversely impact morale. The program thus continued as originally designed until November 1965, by which time 2,200 shotgunners had served in the Vietnam.<ref>{{cite book|last=Birtle|first=Andrew|title=Advice and Support: The Middle Years, January 1964–June 1965|publisher=Center of Military History, United States Army|year=2024|url=https://history.army.mil/Publications/Publications-Catalog-Sub/Publications-By-Title/Advice-and-Support-The-Middle-Years/|isbn=9781959302056|pages=576–7}}{{PD-notice}}</ref>

By August 1965, further division involvement in the coming Vietnam War included the deployment of Company C, [[65th Engineer Battalion]], to South Vietnam to assist in the construction of port facilities at [[Cam Ranh Bay]]. By mid-1965, 2,200 men of the Tropic Lightning Division were involved in Vietnam. The division was again ordered to contribute combat forces in December of that year. Its resupply regiment, the 467th, was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George S Dotson through the end of the war.

In response to a MACV request, the division deployed the 3rd Brigade, a Reinforced Task Force, with 5,150 infantrymen and 9,000 tons of equipment from Hawaii in 25 days to the Northwest sector of South Vietnam to firmly establish a fortified enclave from which the division could operate. [[Operation Blue Light]] was the largest and longest airlift of personnel and cargo into a combat zone in military history before [[Operation Desert Shield]]. The brigade deployed its first soldiers from [[Hickam Air Force Base]], Honolulu, to the central highlands at [[Pleiku]]. These men arrived in Vietnam 24 December 1965. The 25th Infantry Division had its headquarters at [[Củ Chi Base Camp]], near the [[Iron Triangle (Vietnam)|Iron Triangle]] from January 1966 until February 1970. The division was heavily engaged from April 1966 until 1972 throughout the area of operations in Southeast Asia. During this period, Tropic Lightning soldiers fought in some of the toughest battles of the war including [[Operation Junction City]] and [[Operation Pershing]].

During the [[Tet Offensive]]s of 1968 and [[Tet 1969|1969]], Tropic Lightning soldiers were instrumental in defending the besieged city of [[Saigon]].  From May through June 1970, division soldiers participated in Allied thrusts deep into enemy sanctuaries located in [[Cambodia]]. In these [[Cambodian Incursion|Incursion]] operations, the division units confiscated thousands of tons of supplies and hundreds of weapons. This operation crippled the Cambodian-based efforts against American units. Following its return from Cambodia to South Vietnam, the division resumed its place in the [[Vietnamization]] Program. The war was winding down. By late December 1970, elements of the 25th Infantry Division were able to begin redeployment to Schofield Barracks. Second Brigade was the last element of the division to depart Vietnam. It arrived at [[Fort Lewis (Washington)|Fort Lewis, Washington]] in the early days of May 1971. Some elements in the 2nd Brigade were originally assigned to the 4th Infantry Division when they arrived in Vietnam. During the war in Vietnam, 22 Medals of Honor were awarded to Tropic Lightning soldiers.

===Reorganization and light infantry status===
After its return to Schofield Barracks, the 25th Infantry Division remained the only Army division to have never been stationed in the continental United States. In a time of overall military downsizing, it was reduced to a single brigade numbering 4,000 men. The division was reactivated in March 1972. It was reorganized to include as a "roundout" brigade the [[29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)|29th Infantry Brigade]] of the [[Hawaii Army National Guard]] which included: the [[299th Infantry Regiment (United States)|2nd Battalion, 299th Infantry]], Hawaii Army National Guard; 100th Battalion, [[442nd Infantry Regiment (United States)|442d Infantry]], US Army Reserve; and the 1st Battalion, [[184th Infantry Regiment (United States)|184th Infantry]] [[California Army National Guard]]. Now reorganized, the 25th Infantry Division trained for the next eight years throughout the Pacific Theater and continued to improve its combat capabilities with troop deployment varying in size from squads, who participated in training missions with Fijian forces, to exercises as large as [[Team Spirit]], where more than 5,000 divisional troops and 1,700 pieces of equipment were airlifted to South Korea for this annual exercise.

In 1985, the division began its reorganization from a conventional infantry division to a [[light infantry]] division. The four primary characteristics of this new light infantry division were to be: mission flexibility, rapid deployment and combat readiness at 100 percent strength with a Pacific Basin orientation. Major configuration changes included the addition of a third infantry brigade, an additional direct-support artillery battalion and the expansion of the combat aviation battalion to a brigade-sized unit. With the loss of large quantities of heavy equipment, the 25th Infantry Division earned the designation "light"&nbsp;— the reorganization was completed by 1 October 1986. Training became more sophisticated and more intense. In 1988, the division's first battalions participated in rotations at the [[Fort Chaffee|Joint Readiness Training Center]], Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. This training center provides the most realistic training available to light forces in the Army. Coupled with joint/combined training exercises [[Cobra Gold]] in Thailand, [[Exercise Kangaroo|Kangaroo]] in Australia and [[Orient Shield]] in Japan, the division's demanding exercise schedule significantly increased the division's fighting capabilities. Until 1993 Operation Team Spirit in Korea remained the division's largest annual maneuver exercise, involving more than half of the division's strength.

==== Organization 1989 ====
[[File:25th US Infantry Division 1989.png|thumb|right|480px|25th Infantry Division (Light) 1989 (click to enlarge)]]

At the end of the [[Cold War]] the division was organized as follows:

* '''25th Infantry Division (Light)''', Schofield Barracks, Hawaii<ref name="Association">{{cite web |title=The 25th Infantry Division Organizations Cold War, Peacekeeping and War on Terrorism |url=https://www.25thida.org/units/division-organization/ |publisher=25th Infantry Division Association |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref>
** Headquarters & Headquarters Company
** '''1st Brigade'''<ref name="Association"/>
*** Headquarters & Headquarters Company
*** 5th Battalion, 14th Infantry<ref name="Association"/>
*** 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry<ref>{{cite web |title=3rd Battalion 21st Infantry Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0021in003bn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324111738/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0021in003bn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 March 2008 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
*** 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry<ref>{{cite web |title=1st Battalion 27th Infantry Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0027in001bn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324112033/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0027in001bn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 March 2008 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
** '''2nd Brigade'''<ref name="Association"/>
*** Headquarters & Headquarters Company
*** 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry<ref>{{cite web |title=1st Battalion 14th Infantry Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0014in001bn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324111621/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0014in001bn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 March 2008 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
*** 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry<ref>{{cite web |title=1st Battalion 21st Infantry Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0021in001bn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324111733/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0021in001bn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 March 2008 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
*** 4th Battalion, 22nd Infantry<ref name="Association"/>
** '''3rd Brigade'''<ref name="Association"/>
*** Headquarters & Headquarters Company
*** 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry<ref name="Association"/>
*** 4th Battalion, 27th Infantry<ref name="Association"/>
*** 4th Battalion, [[87th Infantry Regiment (United States)|87th Infantry]]<ref name="Association"/>
** '''Aviation Brigade'''<ref name="Association"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/025idctavbde.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818100105/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/025idctavbde.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 August 2011|title = HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE, 25th INFANTRY DIVISION - Lineage and Honors Information - U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref>
*** Headquarters & Headquarters Company
*** 5th Squadron, [[9th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|9th Cavalry]] (Reconnaissance)
*** 1st Battalion, [[25th Aviation Regiment (United States)|25th Aviation]] (Attack)<ref>{{cite web |title=1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/av/025av001bn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620035106/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/av/025av001bn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 June 2008 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
*** Company F, 25th Aviation (General Support)<ref name="Association"/>
*** Company G, 25th Aviation (Assault)<ref name="Association"/>
** '''[[25th Infantry Division Artillery (United States)|Division Artillery]]'''<ref name="Field Artillery 1990">{{cite web |title=Field Artillery - February 1990 |year = 1990|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqUrAAAAYAAJ |publisher=US Army Field Artillery School |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Field Artillery 1987">{{cite web |title=Field Artillery - February 1987 |year = 1987|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3qQrAAAAYAAJ |publisher=US Army Field Artillery School |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Field Artillery 1989">{{cite web |title=Field Artillery - December 1989 |year = 1988|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6UrAAAAYAAJ |publisher=US Army Field Artillery School |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
*** Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
*** 3rd Battalion, [[7th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|7th Field Artillery]] (18 × [[M102 howitzer|M102]] 105&nbsp;mm towed howitzer)<ref name="Field Artillery 1987"/><ref name="Field Artillery 1989"/><ref name="Field Artillery 1990"/><ref name="McKenney - 1">{{cite web |last1=McKenney |first1=Janice E. |title=Field Artillery - Army Lineage Series - Part 1 |url=https://history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-11_pt1/CMH_Pub_60-11_pt1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920173939/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-11_pt1/CMH_Pub_60-11_pt1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 September 2015 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0007fa03bn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522080835/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0007fa03bn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 May 2011 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref>
*** 1st Battalion, [[8th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|8th Field Artillery]] (attached 18 × [[M198 howitzer|M198]] 155&nbsp;mm towed howitzer unit)<ref name="Field Artillery 1987"/><ref name="Field Artillery 1989"/><ref name="Field Artillery 1990"/><ref name="McKenney - 1"/>
*** 7th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery (18 × M102 105&nbsp;mm towed howitzer)<ref name="Field Artillery 1987"/><ref name="Field Artillery 1989"/><ref name="Field Artillery 1990"/><ref name="McKenney - 1"/>
*** 2nd Battalion, [[11th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|11th Field Artillery]] (18 × M102 105&nbsp;mm towed howitzer)<ref name="Field Artillery 1987"/><ref name="Field Artillery 1989"/><ref name="Field Artillery 1990"/><ref name="McKenney - 1"/><ref>{{cite web |title=2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0011fa02bn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202230213/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0011fa02bn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 February 2014 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref>
*** Battery F, 7th Field Artillery (8 × M198 155&nbsp;mm towed howitzer)<ref name="Field Artillery 1987"/><ref name="Field Artillery 1989"/><ref name="Field Artillery 1990"/><ref name="McKenney - 1"/>
** '''Division Support Command'''<ref name="Association"/>
*** Headquarters & Headquarters Company
*** 25th Medical Battalion<ref>{{cite web |title=325th Support Battalion Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/spt/0325sptbn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620215546/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/spt/0325sptbn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 June 2008 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
*** 25th Supply & Transportation Battalion<ref name="Association"/>
*** 725th Maintenance Battalion<ref>{{cite web |title=725th Support Battalion Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/spt/0725sptbn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608033152/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/spt/0725sptbn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 June 2010 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
*** Company H, 25th Aviation (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance)<ref name="Association"/>
** 1st Battalion, [[62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment|62nd Air Defense Artillery]]<ref>{{cite web |title=1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/ada/0062ada01bn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203061501/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/ada/0062ada01bn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2015 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
** 65th Engineer Battalion<ref>{{cite web |title=65th Engineer Battalion Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/eng/0065enbn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620214641/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/eng/0065enbn.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 June 2008 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
** 125th Signal Battalion<ref name="Signal">{{cite web |last1=Raines |first1=Rebecca Robbins |title=Signal Corps |url=https://history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-15-1/CMH_Pub_60-15-1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513042709/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-15-1/CMH_Pub_60-15-1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 May 2013 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
** 125th Military Intelligence Battalion<ref name="Association"/>
** 25th Military Police Company<ref name="Association"/>
** 71st Chemical Company<ref>{{cite web |title=71st Chemical Company Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/chem/071cmco.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217063640/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/chem/071cmco.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 December 2016 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Association"/>
** 25th Infantry Division Band<ref>{{cite web |title=25th Infantry Division Band Lineage |url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/bands/band-025id.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616105414/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/bands/band-025id.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2015 |publisher=US Army Center of Military History |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref>

===Desert Storm and the Post-Cold War era===
Very few of the division's units participated in [[Operation Desert Storm]], due to the division being earmarked for Pacific contingencies, such as a renewal of hostilities in Korea. However, during the [[Gulf War]], one platoon each from Companies A, B and C, 4th Battalion, 27th Infantry, deployed to [[Saudi Arabia]] in January 1991. These Tropic Lightning soldiers were scheduled to be replacement squads in the ground campaign; however, after observing their performance in desert warfare training, the Assistant Commander of Third U.S. Army asked for them to become the security force for the Army's forward headquarters. In that role, the Wolfhound platoons were alerted and attached to Third Army (Forward) into [[Kuwait City]] 26 February, where they secured the headquarters area and conducted mop-up operations in the city and its adjacent mine fields. Company A's platoon was separated from the other Wolfhounds following that battle to accompany General [[Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.|H. Norman Schwarzkopf]] into Iraq 1 March 1991 to provide security at the truce signing. The three platoons returned to Schofield Barracks without casualties on 20 March 1991.{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}}

In 1995, the division underwent another reorganization and reduction as a part of the Army's downsizing. First Brigade and its direct support units were inactivated and moved to Fort Lewis, Washington, where they were again reactivated as a detached brigade of the 25th Infantry Division (Light).  Today the division is composed of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii), the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Schofield Barracks), a [[Combat Aviation Brigade]], division support command, and a complement of separate battalions. As a major ground reserve force for the U.S. Pacific Command, the "Tropic Lightning" Division routinely deploys from Schofield Barracks to participate in exercises in Japan, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia and the Big Island of Hawaii.

===Global War on Terrorism===
[[File:DA-SD-06-03422.JPG|thumb|left|220px|A sniper from the 25th Infantry Division on patrol in Mosul, Iraq.]]

The division did not take part in the fighting in [[Afghanistan]] and Iraq from 2001 to 2003. However, in early 2004, units from the division deployed to Iraq to take part in the combat operations of that country. The 2d Brigade deployed in January 2004 to Iraq and returned to Schofield Barracks in February of the following year. The 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division began deploying to Afghanistan in March 2004. The first element to deploy was 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment ("Wolfhounds"). They were accompanied by Battery B, 3d Battalion, [[7th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|7th Field Artillery Regiment]]. The Wolfhounds operated in the volatile Paktika Province on the border with Pakistan in the Waziristan region. The 25th Infantry Division redeployed to Schofield Barracks Hawaii in April 2005.
[[File:Army Spc Richard Burton 25th CAB.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Army Spc. Richard Burton, crew chief with the 25th Infantry Division, provides security in a Black Hawk helicopter during a flight mission over Afghanistan's Kandahar province, 26 Nov. 2012.]]
The 25th Infantry Division is recognized for the first successful free democratic elections in Afghanistan on 9 October 2004. One of the missions of the 25th Infantry Division was to track down insurgent Taliban and Al-Qaeda members in the mountainous terrain of Afghanistan.

2005-2006 saw reorganization of 25th ID's brigades. 2nd and 3rd BCTs became [[Stryker]] and infantry [[brigade combat team]]s, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.army.mil/article/202819/25th_id_history|title= 25th ID History|date= March 27, 2018|publisher=Army.mil}}</ref> [[4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division]] was activated in Fort Richardson, Alaska.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adn.com/military/article/history-4th-brigade-combat-team-airborne-25th-infantry-divison/2015/07/09/ |title= A brief history of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division|date=July 9, 2015 |website= Anchorage Daily News}}</ref> The "Light" designation was dropped from the division name in January 2006. On 15 December 2006 the [[172nd Infantry Brigade (United States)|172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team]] was reflagged as the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.army.mil/article/1004/172nd_stryker_brigade_legacy_to_live_on_as_unit_reflags_gets_new_commanders |title=172nd Stryker Brigade legacy to live on as unit 'Reflags,' gets new Commanders |date=December 15, 2006 |website=Army.mil}}</ref> Soldiers of the former 1st Stryker BCT at Fort Lewis, Washington moved to Germany to become part of the new [[2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/fort-lewis-active-duty-troops-likely-to-top-30000/ |title=Fort Lewis' active-duty troops likely to top 30,000 |author-link=Associated Press |publication-date=January 3, 2006}}</ref>

The 4th "Spartan" Brigade made its first combat deployment in October 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving for total of 15 months when the brigade was extended as part of the troop surge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.adn.com/military/article/history-4th-brigade-combat-team-airborne-25th-infantry-divison/2015/07/09/ |title=A brief history of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division|date=July 9, 2015 |website= Anchorage Daily News}}</ref> 2nd Brigade arrived in Iraq for a fifteen-month tour of duty in November 2007 and was based at Camp Taji northwest of Baghdad. Serving with the Multi-National Division-Baghdad, the brigade was responsible for the rural areas northwest and west of Baghdad with the 1st Battalion operating near Abu Ghuraib. 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, working closely with their Iraqi counterparts, eliminated terrorist cells and uncovered and destroyed multiple weapons caches. The brigade returned to Schofield Barracks in early 2009.

In 2009, the 1st BCT, 2nd BCT, and 3rd BCT were deployed to [[Iraq]] in support of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] while the 4th BCT deployed to [[Afghanistan]] in support of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]].

In June–August 2009, elements of the 25th Division participated in [[Operation Champion Sword]].<ref>
[http://www.usarak.army.mil/alaskapost/Archives2009/090807/Aug07Story17.asp Operation Champion Sword] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922021449/http://www.usarak.army.mil/alaskapost/Archives2009/090807/Aug07Story17.asp |date=22 September 2015 }} , ''Alaska Post'', Volume 16, Number 31, 7 August 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
</ref>

December 2010 saw the division headquarters and headquarters battalion (HHBN) deploy to Baghdad Iraq to become the last division headquarters in Iraq. "Task Force Lightning" simultaneously advised and assisted Iraqi security forces, pursued insurgents, and prepared bases and equipment for transfer to Iraqi authorities. On 18 December 2011 the Division Headquarters completed its retrograde, training and security mission and redeployed back to Schofield Barracks Hawaii.

In April 2011,  3rd "Bronco" Brigade   returned to Afghanistan for a 12-month deployment. As part of Regional Command- East, 3rd BCT assumed responsibility for security and stability operations for Nangarhar, Kunar and Nuristan provinces located along the border with Pakistan. 1st Brigade followed in May 2011, deploying for 12 months to Kandahar Province. Partnered with the Afghan forces, the brigade conducted offensive operations that resulted in a major reduction of insurgent attacks in the province. In December 2011, the 4th BCT returned to Afghanistan for second time. The brigade was operated in Paktika and Khost Province near the eastern border of Afghanistan. In October 2012, the 4th BCT officially ended its 9-month deployment turning over operational responsibility to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.25thida.org/units/brigade-combat-teams/ |title=Brigade Combat Teams |access-date=October 15, 2023 |website=25th Infantry Division Association}}</ref>

The Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division was also in Afghanistan, from 1 January 2012 to 1 January 2013. The CAB operated in several key regions of Afghanistan, executing missions ranging from air assault to air movement, resupply and counterinsurgency operations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiiarmyweekly.com/2011/11/24/25th-cab-bids-farewell-during-deployment-ceremony/ |title=25th CAB bids farewell during deployment ceremony |first=Daniel |last=Schroeder |work=Hawaii Army Weekly |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=26 January 2015 |archive-date=10 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610220730/http://www.hawaiiarmyweekly.com/2011/11/24/25th-cab-bids-farewell-during-deployment-ceremony/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The CAB's Company F (Pathfinder), 2d Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, was on the ground conducting missions alongside Afghan forces. The Pathfinders conducted air assault missions with the 2nd Afghan National Civil Order Patrol SWAT to cut off the export of drugs into the area and keep the weapons from coming into the province.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaiiarmyweekly.com/2012/03/30/pathfinders-tackle-drug-routes-during-joint-ancop-swat-mission/ |title='Pathfinders' tackle drug routes during joint ANCOP SWAT mission |first=Daniel |last=Schroeder |work=Hawaii Army Weekly |date=30 March 2012 |access-date=26 January 2015 |archive-date=4 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604135457/http://www.hawaiiarmyweekly.com/2012/03/30/pathfinders-tackle-drug-routes-during-joint-ancop-swat-mission/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The CAB flew its last mission on 7 January 2013. The CAB, 3d Infantry Division took over 25th's mission.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/8357068027/in/photostream/ |title=Final Flight |author=U.S. Army |work=Flickr |date=7 January 2013 |access-date=26 January 2015}}</ref>

In late 2017, approximately 1,500 soldiers of the 4th BCT deployed to Afghanistan as part of [[War in Afghanistan (2015–present)|Operation Freedom's Sentinel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/04/07/army-announces-deployment-1500-alaska-based-troops.html|title=Army Announces Deployment of 1,500 Alaska-Based Troops|publisher=military.com|date=7 April 2017}}</ref>

On summer 2019, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed to Iraq as a part of Operation Inherent Resolve. They relieved the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.army.mil/article/219416/department_of_the_army_announces_upcoming_1st_bct_25th_id_u_s_army_alaska_unit_rotation |title=Department of the Army announces upcoming 1st BCT, 25th ID, U.S. Army Alaska unit rotation |date=April 1, 2019 |website=Army.mil}}</ref>

===Post Global War on Terror Reorganization===

As part of Army-wide restructuring, units of the 25th ID underwent transformations and reorganizations. In 2016, 2nd BCT transferred its Strykers and reorganized to an infantry BCT. The brigade also deactivated its 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment. In addition, the 25th ID CAB's armed reconnaissance squadron swapped its [[Bell OH-58 Kiowa|OH-58 Kiowa]] for [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Apaches]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2016/01/12/25th-infantry-division-to-shrink-and-shed-strykers-this-spring/ |title=25th Infantry Division to shrink and shed Strykers this spring |access-date=Oct 16, 2023 |publisher=Army Times |publication-date=Jan 12, 2016}}</ref>

In May 2022, Army leadership announced [[United States Army Alaska|US Army Alaska]] will be reflagged to [[11th Airborne Division]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/05/05/arctic-angels-the-11th-airborne-division-may-replace-army-alaska/ |title=Arctic Angels? The 11th Airborne Division may replace Army Alaska |access-date=October 16, 2023 |publisher=Army Times |publication-date=May 6, 2022}}</ref> Subsequently, in June 2022 the two 25th ID patch wearing units, 1st and 4th BCTs, which were under operational control of USARAK, reflagged to 1st and 2nd Brigade Combat Teams, 11th Abn Division, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.army.mil/article/257356/army_re_activates_historic_airborne_unit_reaffirms_commitment_to_arctic_strategy |title=Army re-activates historic airborne unit, reaffirms commitment to Arctic Strategy |publisher=Army News Service |publication-date=June 8, 2022}}</ref>

== Organization ==
{{See also|United States Army#Combat maneuver organizations}}

[[File:25th US Infantry Division - Organization 2024.png|thumb|right|450px|25th Infantry Division organization November 2025]]

The '''25th Infantry Division''' consists of two infantry brigade combat teams, a division artillery, a combat aviation brigade, and a division sustainment brigade.
[[File:U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division move toward a simulated enemy during exercise Bronco Rumble at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, May 8, 2013 130508-A-CJ175-204.jpg|thumb|Soldiers from 3rd Brigade engage a simulated enemy during an exercise near Schofield Barracks, Hawaii]]
[[File:A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, lands on the USS Tarawa (LHA-1), a Navy amphibious assault ship 130719-A-ZZ999-402.jpg|thumb|210px|A CH-47 from 3-25th GSAB landing on [[USS Tarawa]] in the [[Pacific Ocean]]]]

* [[File:25th Infantry Division CSIB.svg|25px]] '''25th Infantry Division'''
** [[File:25th_Infantry_Division_DUI.png|25px]] Infantry Division Headquarters And Headquarters Battalion  "Phoenix"
*** Headquarters and Support Company (Division)
*** Signal Intelligence and Sustainment Company (Division)
** '''2nd Mobile Brigade''' "Warriors" (located at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii)<ref>{{cite web |last1=South |first1=Todd |title=This Hawaii brigade is putting 'Transformation in Contact' to the test |date=15 October 2024 |url=https://www.defensenews.com/land/2024/10/15/this-hawaii-brigade-is-putting-transformation-in-contact-to-the-test/ |publisher=Defense News |access-date=19 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="Adler">{{cite web |last1=Captain Kevin Adler |title=Transforming in Threes: The Three-Cluster Light Brigade Combat Team Sustainment Concept |date=18 April 2025 |url=https://www.army.mil/article/284097/transforming_in_threes_the_three_cluster_light_brigade_combat_team_sustainment_concept |publisher=US Army |access-date=19 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hurd |first1=Christopher |title=Army brigades embrace change, test new tactics |date=30 October 2024 |url=https://www.army.mil/article/280940/army_brigades_embrace_change_test_new_tactics |publisher=US Army |access-date=19 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pomerleau |first1=Mark |title=Army updating brigades based on results from transforming-in-contact 1.0 |date=27 March 2025 |url=https://defensescoop.com/2025/03/27/army-updating-brigades-transforming-in-contact-randy-george/ |publisher=Defense Scoop |access-date=19 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="25ID Units">{{cite web |title=25th Infantry Division Units |url=https://home.army.mil/hawaii/25thID/units |publisher=25th Infantry Division |access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref>
*** [[File:US 25th Infantry Division 2nd Brigade Insignia.jpg|25px]] Headquarters and Headquarters Company
*** [[File:14CavRegtDUI.jpg|25px]] 2nd Squadron, [[14th Armored Cavalry Regiment (United States)|14th Cavalry Regiment]] "Warhorse" (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition)
*** [[File:21_INF_DUI.png|25px]] 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment "Gimlets"
*** [[File:27_INF_DUI.gif|25px]] 1st Battalion, [[27th Infantry Regiment (United States)|27th Infantry Regiment]] "Wolfhounds"
*** [[File:225_Spt_Bn_DUI.png|25px]] [[225th Brigade Support Battalion|225th Light Support Battalion]]<ref name="Adler"/>
** '''3rd Mobile Brigade''' "Broncos" (located at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii)<ref name="25ID Units"/>
*** [[File:US 25th Infantry Division 3rd Brigade Insignia.jpg|25px]] Headquarters and Headquarters Company "Horsemen"
*** [[File:4CavalryRegtDUI.jpg|25px]] 3rd Squadron, [[4th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|4th Cavalry Regiment]] "Raider"
*** [[File:27_INF_DUI.gif|25px]] 2nd Battalion, [[27th Infantry Regiment (United States)|27th Infantry Regiment]] "Wolfhounds"
*** [[File:35th Infantry Regiment DUI.jpg|25px]] 2nd Battalion, [[35th Infantry Regiment (United States)|35th Infantry Regiment]] "Cacti"
*** [[File:442nd Infantry Regiment DUI.png|25px]] [[100th Infantry Battalion|100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment]], [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]] (Associate Unit)
*** [[File:US 325th support battalion crest.jpg|25px]] 325th Brigade Support Battalion "Mustangs"
*** Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company<ref>[https://x.com/I_Corps/status/1971907676570288587 "Soldiers with 3MBCT, @25thID’s new Multi-Functional Reconnaissance Company raise the bar on unmanned warfare."], I Corps official Twitter account, dated 27 September 2025, last accessed 8 November 2025</ref>
** '''[[25th Infantry Division Artillery]]''' "Tropic Thunder" (Located at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii)<ref>{{cite web |title=25th Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY) |url=https://home.army.mil/hawaii/25thID/units/DIVARTY |publisher=25th Infantry Division |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>
*** [[File:25th Infantry Division Artillery DUI.png|25px]] Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
*** [[File:7 FA Rgt DUI.jpg|25px]] 3rd Battalion, [[7th Field Artillery Regiment]] "Steel"
*** [[File:11_FA_Rgt_DUI.jpg|25px]] 2nd Battalion, [[11th Field Artillery Regiment]]
*** [[File:125th Military Intelligence Battalion DUI.gif|25px]] 125th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion
*** [[File:125 Sig Bn DUI.png|25px]] 125th Signal Battalion<ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff Sgt. Alvin Conley |title=25th Infantry Division reactivates signal battalion |date=17 April 2025 |url=https://www.army.mil/article/284742/25th_infantry_division_reactivates_signal_battalion |publisher=US Army |access-date=21 April 2025}}</ref>
** '''[[25th Combat Aviation Brigade]]''' (located at [[Wheeler AAF, Hawaii]])
*** [[File:25 Avn Rgt DUI.gif|25px]] Headquarters and Headquarters Company<ref>{{cite web | url=https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/025idctavbde.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818100105/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/025idctavbde.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 August 2011 | title=HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE, 25th INFANTRY DIVISION - Lineage and Honors Information - U.S. Army Center of Military History }}</ref>
*** [[File:6CavRegtDUI.jpg|25px]] 2nd Squadron, [[6th Cavalry Regiment]], ([[Boeing AH-64 Apache|AH-64E]]) "Lightning Horse" Attack Reconnaissance Squadron (ARS)<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.25idl.army.mil/2_6.html |title=25th Infantry Division Homepage  |access-date=23 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622135414/http://www.25idl.army.mil/2_6.html |archive-date=22 June 2012 |url-status=dead  }} 
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*** [[File:25 Avn Rgt DUI.gif|25px]] 2nd Battalion, [[25th Aviation Regiment (United States)|25th Aviation Regiment]], (UH-60M) "Diamond Head" Assault Helicopter Battalion<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.25idl.army.mil/2_25avn.html |title=25th Infantry Division Homepage  |access-date=23 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516151345/http://www.25idl.army.mil/2_25avn.html |archive-date=16 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }} 
</ref> 
*** [[File:25 Avn Rgt DUI.gif|25px]] 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, (CH-47F) (UH-60M) "Hammerhead" General Support Aviation Battalion<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.25idl.army.mil/3_25avn.html |title=25th Infantry Division Homepage  |access-date=23 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516151834/http://www.25idl.army.mil/3_25avn.html |archive-date=16 May 2012 |url-status=dead  }} 
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*** [[File:25 Avn Rgt DUI.gif|25px]] Company D, 25th Aviation Regiment ([[General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle|MQ-1C Gray Eagle]])
*** [[File:US 209th ASB emblem.jpg|25px]] 209th Aviation Support Battalion, "Lobos" Aviation Support Battalion<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.25idl.army.mil/209asb.html |title=25th Infantry Division Homepage  |access-date=23 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619233423/http://www.25idl.army.mil/209asb.html |archive-date=19 June 2012 |url-status=dead  }} 
</ref>
** '''25th Division Sustainment Brigade''' (located at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii)
*** [[File:25th Infantry Division DUI.png|25px]] Headquarters and Headquarters Company
*** [[File:STB_25th_ID.jpg|25px]] 25th Division Sustainment Troops Battalion
*** [[File:US 524th support battalion insignia.png|25px]] 524th Division Sustainment Support Battalion<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=4550&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services |title=Coat of Arms |access-date=20 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221010653/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=4550&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services |archive-date=21 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}             </ref>       
***[[File:65th Brigade Engineer Battalion.jpg|25px]] [[65th Brigade Engineer Battalion|65th Engineer Battalion (Wheeled)]]

==Past and present commanders==
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/matrix/25ID/25ID-Cdrs.htm |title=25th Infantry Division, Division Commanders |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080425091139/http://www.history.army.mil/matrix/25ID/25ID-Cdrs.htm |archive-date=25 April 2008 |publisher=[[United States Army Center of Military History]] |date=2 March 2007 |access-date=20 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.25thida.org/division/commanding-generals/ |title=25th Infantry Division Commanders |date=2019 |website=25thida.org |publisher=25th Infantry Division Association |location= Flourtown PA |access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref><ref name="KochHays">{{cite book |last1=Koch |first1=Oscar W. |last2=Hays |first2=Robert G. |date=1999 |title=G2: Intelligence for Patton |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N_2YAAAACAAJ |location=Atglen, PA |publisher=Schiffer Publishing, Ltd |pages=6, 11, 13 |isbn=978-0-7643-0800-0 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=May 27, 1954|title=Carter Assumes 25th Command |url=https://stars.newspaperarchive.com/pacific-stars-and-stripes/1954-05-27/page-6/ |work=Pacific Stars and Stripes |location=Washington, DC |page=6 |via=[[NewspaperArchive.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BPwuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA348 |chapter=“Tropic Lightning” Commanding Generals |title=The 25th's 25th in Combat: Tropic Lightning, 1 Oct. 1941 – 1 Oct. 1966, 25th Infantry Division |date=1966 |pages=348–349 |publisher=Albert Love Enterprises, Inc. |location=Doraville, Georgia |access-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Conley|first=Alvin|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/452203/25th-id-welcomes-new-commanding-general|title=25th ID Welcomes New Commanding General|date=2023-08-25|access-date=2023-08-26|publisher=25th Infantry Division|location=[[Schofield Barracks]], [[Hawaii]]|website=DVIDS}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* MG [[Maxwell Murray]] 1941–1942
* MG [[J. Lawton Collins]] 1942–1943
* MG [[Charles L. Mullins Jr.]] 1943–1948
* BG Everett E. Brown (acting) 1948
* MG [[William B. Kean]] 1948–1951
* MG [[Joseph S. Bradley]] 1951
* MG [[Ira P. Swift]] 1951–1952
* MG [[Samuel Tankersley Williams|Samuel T. Williams]] 1952–1953
* MG [[Halley G. Maddox]] 1953–1954
* BG [[Oscar W. Koch]] (acting) 1954
* MG [[Leslie D. Carter]] 1954
* MG [[Herbert B. Powell]] 1954–1956
* MG [[Edwin J. Messinger]] 1956–1957
* MG Archibald W. Stuart 1957–1958
* MG {{ill|John E. Theimer|de}} 1958–1960
* MG [[Jonathan O. Seaman]] 1960
* MG [[James L. Richardson]] 1960–1962
* MG {{ill|Ernest F. Easterbrook|de}} 1962–1963
* MG [[Andrew J. Boyle]] 1963–1964
* MG [[Frederick C. Weyand]] 1964–1967
* MG [[John C. F. Tillson]], III 1967
* MG [[Fillmore K. Mearns]] 1967–1968
* MG [[Ellis W. Williamson]] 1968–1969
* MG [[Harris W. Hollis]] 1969–1970
* MG {{ill|Edward Bautz, Jr.|de|Edward Bautz junior}} 1970–1971
* MG [[Ben Sternberg]] 1971
* MG Thomas W. Mellen 1971–1972
* MG Robert N. Mackinnon 1972–1974
* MG {{ill|Harry W. Brooks, Jr.|de|Harry W. Brooks junior}} 1974–1976
* MG [[Willard Warren Scott, Jr.|Willard W. Scott, Jr.]] 1976–1978
* MG Otis C. Lynn 1978–1980
* MG {{ill|Alexander Weyand|de}} 1980–1982
* MG [[William H. Schneider]] 1982–1984
* MG [[Claude M. Kicklighter]] 1984–1986
* MG [[James W. Crysel]] 1986–1988
* MG [[Charles P. Otstott]] 1988–1990
* MG [[Fred A. Gorden]] 1990–1992
* MG [[Robert L. Ord III]] 1992–1993
* MG [[George A. Fisher Jr.]] 1993–1995
* MG {{ill|John J. Maher|de}} 1995–1997
* MG [[James T. Hill]] 1997–1999
* MG [[William E. Ward]] 1999–2000
* MG [[James M. Dubik]] 2000–2002
* MG Eric T. Olson 2002–2005
* MG [[Benjamin R. Mixon]] 2005–2008
* BG [[John Michael Bednarek|Mick Bednarek]] February–May 2008
* MG [[Robert L. Caslen Jr.]] 2008–2009
* MG Bernard S. Champoux 2010–2012
* MG W. Kurt Fuller 2012–2014
* MG [[Charles A. Flynn]] 2014–2016
* MG [[Christopher G. Cavoli]] 2016–2018
* MG [[Ronald P. Clark]] 2018–2019
* MG [[James B. Jarrard]] 2019–2021
* MG [[Joseph A. Ryan]], 2021–2023
* MG [[Marcus S. Evans]], 2023–2025
* MG [[James B. Bartholomees]] 2025–present
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==Honors==
===Campaigns===
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* World War II:
# Central Pacific;
# Guadalcanal;
# Northern Solomons;
# Luzon
* Korean War:
# UN Defensive;
# UN Offensive;
# CCF Intervention;
# First UN Counteroffensive;
# CCF Spring Offensive;
# UN Summer-Fall Offensive;
# Second Korean Winter;
# Korea, Summer-Fall 1952;
# Third Korean Winter;
# Korea, Summer 1953

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* Vietnam:
# Counteroffensive;
# Counteroffensive, Phase II;
# Counteroffensive, Phase III;
# Tet Counteroffensive;
# Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
# Counteroffensive, Phase V;
# Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
# Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
# Summer-Fall 1969;
# Winter-Spring 1970;
# Sanctuary Counteroffensive;
# Counteroffensive, Phase VII
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===Medal of Honor recipients===
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*WORLD WAR II:
#SGT [[William G. Fournier|Fournier, William G.]]
#Technician 5th Grade [[Lewis Hall (soldier)|Hall, Lewis]]
#CPT [[Charles W. Davis|Davis, Charles W.]]
#Technician 4th Grade [[Laverne Parrish|Parrish, Laverne]]
#MSG [[Charles L. McGaha|McGaha, Charles L.]]
#SSG [[Raymond H. Cooley|Cooley, Raymond H.]]

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*KOREA:
#PFC Thompson, William
#MSG [[Melvin O. Handrich|Handrich, Melvin O.]]
#CPL Collier, John W.
#SGT Jecelin, William R.
#CPT Desiderio, Reginald B.
#CPT Millett, Lewis L.
#SFC Moyer, Donald R.
#SGT Charlton, Cornelius H.
#PVT Kanell, Billie G.
#2LT Sudut, Jerome A.
#PFC Womack, Bryant E.
#CPL Martinez, Benito
#SGT Porter, Donn F.
#PFC West, Ernest E.

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*VIETNAM
#SPC Fernandez, Daniel
#1LT Ray, Ronald Eric
#PFC Baker, John F., Jr.
#CPT Foley, Robert F.
#1LT Grant, Joseph Xavier
#SGT Belcher, Ted
#1SG Yabes, Maximo
#1LT Karopczyc, Stephen Edward
#1LT Sargent, Ruppert L.
#SPC Stumpf, Kenneth E.
#CPT Pitts, Riley L.
#SPC Cutinha, Nicholas J.
#SSG Lambers, Paul Ronald
#SSG Young, Marvin R.
#1LT Warren, John E., Jr.
#CPL Bennett, Thomas W.
#SSG Hartsock, Robert W.
#1LT Doane, Stephen Holden
#SGT Fleek, Charles Clinton
#SSG Bowen, Hammett L., Jr.
#SPC Petersen, Danny J.
#1LT Steindam, Russell A.
#SPC Copas, Ardie R. 
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===Decorations===
* [[File:Valorous_Unit_Award_ribbon.svg|60px]] Valorous Unit Award (Army) for 1/25th (SBCT) OIF III 2005
* [[File:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg|60px]] [[Meritorious Unit Commendation]] (Army) for VIETNAM 1969
* [[File:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg|60px]] Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for OIF 2007
* [[File:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg|60px]] Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) (1st Brigade) for OIF 2008-9 (This unit citation was not presented until 30 September 2013 by General Orders no. 2013–63.)
* [[File:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg|60px]] Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for 3rd Battalion 25th Aviation Regiment OIF 2010 Order number 225-09 13, August 2010
* [[File:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg|60px]] Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) (HHBN) for OND 2010-2011
* [[File:Philippines_Presidential_Unit_Citation.png|60px]] Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
* [[File:Korean_Presidential_Unit_Citation.png|60px]] Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for:
# MASAN-CHINJU
# MUNSAN-NI
* [[File:Gallantry Cross Unit Citation.png|60x60px]] Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for:
# VIETNAM 1966–1968
# VIETNAM 1968–1970
* [[File:Civil Action Unit Citation.png|60x60px]] Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1966–1970

==Division memorial==
The 25th Infantry Division Memorial, which is located at Schofield Barracks, consists of four statues. The first statue was unveiled in June 2005. Cast in bronze, it depicts a [[War on Terrorism]] infantry soldier, representing the more than 4,000 soldiers of the division who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq since the war began in 2001.<ref name=Comegno>{{cite web |last=Comegno |first=Carol |title=N.J. soldier honored with 'Soldier's Medal' for heroism |publisher=Courier-Post (N.J.) |date=18 January 2010 |url=http://www.app.com/article/20100118/NEWS03/100118004/1007/rss03 |access-date=21 January 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}} For a photo of the statue, see [http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=BZ&Dato=20100115&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=1150806&Ref=PH Photo gallery]. Asbury Park Press (N.J.). Retrieved 27 January 2010.</ref> The other three statues represent the division's soldiers who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.<ref name=Comegno/>

The war on terrorism statue was sculpted by local artist Lynn Liverton. An active-duty soldier, wounded in Iraq, was selected by the Army in 2005 as the model for the statue. He is shown in full infantry uniform (bearing his surname), looking at a deceased comrade's boots, weapon, and helmet, set up as a field cross.<ref name=Comegno/>

== Depictions in media ==

* [[James Jones (author)|James Jones]]' 1962 novel ''[[The Thin Red Line (1962 novel)|The Thin Red Line]]'' focuses on a company of soldiers of the [[27th Infantry Regiment (United States)|27th Infantry Regiment]] fighting around the Galloping Horse on Guadalcanal in 1942–43.
* In the 1946 film ''[[The Best Years of Our Lives]]'', the character of Al Stephenson ([[Fredric March]]) has just been discharged from service with the 25th Infantry Division; his shoulder patch clearly identifies the division.
* The 1953 Academy Award-winning movie ''[[From Here to Eternity]]'' depicts scenes and troop housing billets of [[Schofield Barracks]], Hawaii, the headquarters of the 25th Infantry Division.
* In [[Oliver Stone]]'s 1986 Vietnam War film ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'', the fictional military unit is depicted by its shoulder patches as being part of the 25th Infantry Division.
* The stories in ''[[The 'Nam]]'', a Marvel Comics series about the Vietnam War, are about the 4th Battalion, [[23rd Infantry Regiment (United States)|23rd Infantry]], part of the 25th Infantry Division.
* The shoulder patches that the tunnel rats in ''[[1968: Tunnel Rats]]'' wear depict the 25th Infantry Division.  
* The film ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' takes its title from the 25th Infantry's nickname, "Tropic Lightning".
* [[Johnny Rico (author)|Johnny Rico]] based his book ''Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green: A Year in the Desert with Team America'' on his experience with the 25th Infantry Division in Afghanistan.
* In ''[[Command & Conquer: Red Alert]]'', the American officers in the Allied campaign's final mission briefing have the 25th Infantry's patch.
* In the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] TV series ''[[Sons of Anarchy]],'' John Teller, the long dead father of protagonist [[Jax Teller]], and one of the founders of the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club, is said to have served in the 25th Infantry in the Vietnam War along with fellow founder [[Piney Winston]].
• In the CBS military action-drama series, The Unit, Colonel Tom Ryan and Sergeant First Class Hector Williams are identified as former members of the 25th Infantry Division by the unit badges displayed on their class-A dress uniforms.

== Notable members ==

* Country music singer and actor [[George Strait]] served in the 25th Infantry Division from 1971 to 1975.
*Rapper and actor [[Ice-T]] served in the 25th Infantry Division from 1977 to 1979.
* Film director, screenwriter, and producer [[Oliver Stone]] served in the 25th Infantry Division during the [[Vietnam War]].
*Alaska-based serial killer [[Israel Keyes]] was a member and served the 25th Infantry Division from 1998 to 2001.
*[[Israel Keyes]] victim Bill Currier was also coincidentally a member of the 25th Infantry Division.
* [[Track Palin]], the oldest son of former [[Governor of Alaska]] and 2008 [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] vice-presidential nominee [[Sarah Palin]], served in [[Iraq]] for a year as a member of the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
* Logan D. Coffey, president and founder of Tactical Tailor Inc., served in the 25th Infantry Division in the 1990s. He was assigned to the Scout Platoon.<ref>{{cite web | title=History | url=https://tacticaltailor.com/history/ }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://home.army.mil/hawaii/index.php/units-tenants/25thID 25th Infantry Division Home Page]—official site
* [http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/025idhqbn.pdf Lineage and Honors of the 25th Infantry Division] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612131902/http://www.history.army.mil//html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/025idhqbn.pdf |date=12 June 2010 }}
* [http://www.25thida.com 25th Infantry Division Association]
* [http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/025id.htm Army Almanac: 25th Infantry Division] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207092209/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/025id.htm |date=7 February 2009 }} at the [[United States Army Center of Military History]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100120143015/http://www.25idl.army.mil/tropic%20lightning%20museum/index.html Tropic Lightning Museum official webpage]
* [https://www.25thida.org/division/commanding-generals/ List of Commanding Generals by the 25th Infantry Division Association]

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