The 25th Infantry Division will hold a deployment ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday for about 4,500 Schofield Barracks soldiers heading to Iraq.

Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona Jr. is the scheduled guest speaker for the ceremony at Schofield's Sills Field. Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, U.S. Army Pacific commander, and Maj. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., the 25th Division commander, will also offer remarks.

Several units, including the 25th Division headquarters and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, will roll up their unit colors and store them in flag casings for travel, signifying the beginning of the scheduled 12-month deployment.

The units will begin deploying to northern Iraq in October. Caslen will be in charge of U.S. efforts in northern Iraq.