During which war did the commander serve the "Tropic Lightening"?
25th Infantry Division (United States) The 25th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Tropic Lightning" and the "Electric Strawberry" is a U.S. Army division based in Hawaii. The division, which was activated on 1 October 1941 in Hawaii, conducts military operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Its present deployment is composed of Stryker, light infantry, airborne, and aviation units.
Fanning Raid The Fanning Raid was an action of the First World War involving a successful German attack on the Fanning island cable relay station. Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee sent the light cruiser SMS "Nürnberg" along with the collier "Titania" to attack the station on 7 September 1914 while his East Asia Squadron was crossing the Pacific, en route to South America.