Schofield Barracks News

The Department of Defense confirms two soldiers were killed when their "Kiowa" helicopter went down in Tikrit, Iraq, Nov.

The military is investigating the circumstances of a helicopter crash in Iraq that claimed the lives of two Hawaii-based soldiers.

Crowds of onlookers lined Farrington Highway in Waianae yesterday for the Veterans Day Parade sponsored by the Waicanae Military Civilian Advisory Council.

Hawaii soldiers reacted with a mixture of shock and sadness as news of the shooting spree at Fort Hood unfolded yesterday, and some thought that it could just as easily happen here.

During a ceremony held at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, on Nov 3, Maj.

Schofield Barracks aviators in Iraq are flying the first CH-47 Chinook helicopters equipped with a system designed to shoot laser energy at incoming heat-seeking missiles to direct them away from the aircraft.

The 3rd Infantry Division headquarters, led by Maj. Gen. Tony Cucolo, will assume responsibility of Multi-National Division-North in Iraq during a ceremony Tuesday at Contingency Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit.

Military families already face many challenges. Now with Furlough Fridays on their radar, it makes things even tougher.

As many as five vehicles appear to be stuck in a flash flood that occurred in Waikane today that closed Kamehameha Highway at Waikane Valley Road.

The man who molested a University of Hawaii coed in her dorm room in 2007 pleaded no contest this morning to another sex crime that was solved by a DNA match.

Police evacuated a half-dozen residents of a Kapahulu apartment building yesterday morning after an explosive shell was discovered in a third-floor apartment unit vacated by an 88-year-old former military man.

Armed with federal contracts, Hawaii businesses have created or saved 250 jobs in the eight months since the creation of the economic stimulus package, according to preliminary data.

This is the story of a place once known as Lihue. Not Lihue, Kauai - but Lihue, Oahu.

A 31-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier charged with killing a civilian contractor in Iraq last month will face the military equivalent of a preliminary hearing Dec.

New Delhi, Oct.19 : About 1,000 military personnel from the Indian and U.S. Army are participating in Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2009.

Maurice Williams Jr. remembers cradling his dad's M-16 and getting the "man of the house" speech.

An Army master sergeant pleaded guilty Friday to charges of money laundering in connection with companies trying to get contracts in Iraq.

We've learned about 800 Kaneohe based marines will be coming home from Afghanistan next month.

For better and sometimes worse, alcohol is a common battle buddy. Troops use it to celebrate after a long deployment and to self-medicate when the euphoria fades, leaving only stress, emotions and memories.

That's Iraq War veteran Jason Carrera pictured above. You may remember him from last month when police were in a 'standoff' with Carrera.