The Army's chief of staff said some 25,000 soldiers will be transferred from overseas installations to bases including Fort Shafter on O'ahu, Fort Bliss in Texas and Fort Lewis in Washington state.
How many of those soldiers would come to Hawai'i is unclear, but officials in Washington, D.C., raised the possibility that a deployable Corps headquarters cobbled from elements in Europe could be coming here.
Corps usually comprise two or more divisions and are led by a three-star general. As a rough comparison, the possible move of the I Corps headquarters from Fort Lewis to Japan would involve an estimated 700 soldiers, according to the News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash. [...]
Shafter may gain troops in reshuffle
Link to Full ArticleBy William Cole, Honolulu Advertiser
The Army's chief of staff said some 25,000 soldiers will be transferred from overseas installations to bases including Fort Shafter on O'ahu, Fort Bliss in Texas and Fort Lewis in Washington state.
How many of those soldiers would come to Hawai'i is unclear, but officials in Washington, D.C., raised the possibility that a deployable Corps headquarters cobbled from elements in Europe could be coming here.
Corps usually comprise two or more divisions and are led by a three-star general. As a rough comparison, the possible move of the I Corps headquarters from Fort Lewis to Japan would involve an estimated 700 soldiers, according to the News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash. [...]
