The U.S. Army is extending its operational reach into the Pacific region by upgrading weapons systems in one aspect of the service’s efforts to update its capabilities to meet current and future battlefield needs.

Specifically, the 25th Infantry Division, which is stationed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii, will replace eight 105 mm and six 155 mm howitzers with a total of 16 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, launchers as part of the Army Transformation Initiative.