Army sees future in Pacific training grounds

By Kevin Knodell | November 7, 2022 | Updated on November 7, 2022 at 11:11 p.m.

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An Indonesian army man stands guard at a lava rock fighting position he adorned with a goat skull November 1 during an exercise at the Pohakuloa training area on the island of Hawaii.
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Royal Thai Army troops at Pohakuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii as part of Joint Multinational Readiness Center Pacific Rotation 2022 alongside US, Indonesian and Philippine troops.
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Pohakuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii as part of the 2022 Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center rotation.
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A member of the Army’s Oahu-based 25th Infantry Division looks out the window of an Air Force C-130 at the Pacific Ocean as he and his comrades fly from the airfield of Wheeler’s Army at Pohakuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii Oct. 30 for Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center Rotation 2022.
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Members of the Oahu-based 25th Infantry Division play cards while waiting at Wheeler Army Airfield for an Air Force C-130 that will take them to the Pohakuloa training area on the island of Hawaii Oct. 30 for the 2022 rotation of Joint Multinational Readiness Center Pacific.
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Members of the Oahu-based 25th Infantry Division hide behind lava rocks as they come under fire from enemy forces during a mock battle Nov. 2 at the island’s Pohakuloa training area from Hawaii.
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A U.S. Army first sergeant fires at enemy troops behind the Humvee and directs the troops during a mock battle November 2 at the Pohakuloa training area on the island of Hawaii.
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Members of the Oahu-based Army’s 25th Infantry Division rest November 2 after a long march at the Pohakuloa training area on the island of Hawaii. Less than an hour later, they would begin a mock attack on enemy forces.
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An Air Force Air Mobility Liaison Officer and a parachute rigger from the Alaska-based 11th Airborne Division coordinate an airdrop of supplies at Pohakuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii on November 1, 2022.
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A member of the Oahu-based 25th Army stands during a break in movement as his unit waits to continue marching down the road in the Pohakuloa training area on the island of Hawaii. The training is part of the 2022 rotation of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center.
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Members of the Oahu-based Army’s 25th Infantry Division parade down the road at the Pohakuloa Training Area on the island of Hawaii Oct. 31 as part of the 2022 Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Rotation Center.
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Artillery troops established positions in the Pohakuloa training area on October 31. The training area is one of the few the Army says it can use to conduct effective live-fire artillery training.