Tropic Lightning Museum

The Tropic Lightning Museum is an Army museum on Schofield Barracks that tells the history of the Twenty-Fifth Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks and Wheeler Army Airfield. It is housed in Carter Hall, the original Schofield Barracks Post Library. Its galleries follow the early years of Schofield Barracks, the division's combat service in the Pacific in World War II and later in Vietnam, and Wheeler Army Airfield. Schofield Barracks is an Army post, and anyone entering needs a DoD ID card or a visitor pass. US citizens without a DoD ID card can apply for a One Day Pass at a Visitor Control Center or Vehicle Processing Center with REAL ID-compliant identification, or request an Automated Installation Entry pass online before you reach the gate, and enter the post through Lyman Gate. Every visitor gives a full name, date of birth and Social Security number for a background check, and non-US citizens must submit requests well before the visit and be sponsored and escorted by a DoD ID card holder. Drivers need a valid license, safety inspection, registration and no-fault insurance.