The U.S. Army’s Schofield Barracks-based 25th Infantry Division is seeing drastic changes as “America’s Pacific Division” reshapes itself for potential conflict in the region.

On Monday, Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans handed command of the division over to Maj. Gen. James Bartholomees — who previously served as U.S. Army Pacific’s chief of staff at Fort Shafter.

As rain fell during the ceremony at the Schofield Barracks, Army First Corps commander Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane said that under Evans’ leadership, the division’s soldiers “led our Army’s continuous transformation efforts while supporting our U.S. Army Pacific campaign plan as you’ve organized differently, generated readiness continuously integrating new technology and innovative thought.”

The division has been testing and fielding new

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