New commander of 25th ID short on Pacific experience, long on warfighting basics by
Buy PhotoBrig. Gen. Joseph Ryan took command of the 25th Infantry Division during a ceremony at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Friday, July 23, 2021. (Wyatt Olson/Stars and Stripes) SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — The newly minted commander of the Army’s 25th Infantry Division may not have spent much time in the Pacific during his long career, but he does not see that as an obstacle. “I’d like to think that over the last 30 years, I've gotten a pretty well-grounded sense of warfighting, and our primary purpose – make no mistake – is to be prepared to deploy, fight and win,” Brig. Gen. Joseph Ryan told reporters Friday shortly after assuming command on Weyand Field at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.