U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, conduct a counter-unmanned aircraft system live-fire exercise at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Feb. 17, 2026. The training reinforces counter-UAS skills, weapons handling and marksmanship to improve readiness against aerial threats. Training events like this continue the 25th Infantry Division’s ongoing transformation by integrating emerging threats and adaptive techniques into collective training. (U.S. Army video by Cpl. Lilly Ekberg)
Three EOD specialists from the 74th Ordnance Company, supported by the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, rapidly deployed by UH-60 Black Hawk to Maui to assist local authorities and safely dispose of a hand grenade found in a residential area. The mission highlighted the Armyâs ongoing partnership with Maui Police Department and its Defense Support of Civil Authorities role, ensuring quick, coordinated responses to unexploded ordnance across HawaiÊ»i.
The recently completed JPMRC 26-01, which took place from November 3-17, 2025, was a large-scale, 15-day training event held primarily in the Hawaiian island chain and served as the certifying exercise for the 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th ID. The key event of the exercise focused on the critical task of moving troops across maritime environments, with the 25th CAB demonstrating this capability by successfully transporting troops 200 miles across...
