Pentagon Changes Top Officer, Name for Its Command Covering Asia

Pacific Command becomes ‘Indo-Pacific Command,’ in nod to India

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—In a symbolic nod toward India, the U.S. military changed the name of the military headquarters covering Asia and the Pacific Ocean from Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command, making the shift Wednesday during a ceremony that also named its new commander.

Adm. Philip Davidson took over the newly named command at a ceremony here attended by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Marine Gen. Joe Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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