SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – The 25th Infantry Division will conduct ‘Operation Thunder Strike’, an artillery live fire exercise at Schofield Barracks June 3-17.
The exercise is a training event that builds combat skills among cannon crewmembers in America’s Pacific Division and is essential to our mission of building and maintaining our combat readiness.
As the exercise requires both day and night artillery live fire, residents on and around Schofield Barracks can expect to hear the sounds of cannons firing and the reverberation of impacts anytime between the hours of 6 a.m. and 1 a.m. The volume of noise and amount of artillery shells fired will be greater than what residents are accustomed to.
Residents should further be aware that unforeseen circumstances that prevent adherence to this time window may necessitate shifting operations to a point at any time 24/7.
Additionally, residents can expect intermittent military convoys traversing public roads between Schofield Barracks proper and Schofield East Range. Exact routes will vary, but military convoys will generally move within a window of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. in order to minimize impacts on civilian traffic.
Though artillery will not be used within the Schofield East Range, certain events there will utilize training pyrotechnics, which will be heard by the surrounding community.
While this exercise will be highly audible, the sound of training noise represents the 25th Infantry Division’s efforts to maintain a mission ready force capable of deploying worldwide at a moment’s notice. The Army takes seriously its role as an integral and responsible member of the local community and we appreciate the community’s continued support and understanding as we work to maintain readiness.