Indo-Pacific Command: Difference between revisions

On 30 May 2018, at the change-of-command ceremony between Admirals [[Harry B. Harris Jr.]] and [[Philip S. Davidson]], Defense Secretary [[Jim Mattis]] announced that Pacific Command has been renamed Indo-Pacific Command "in recognition of the increasing connectivity of the Indian and Pacific Oceans."<ref name="CNN20180530">{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Browne |title=US rebrands Pacific command amid tensions with China |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/politics/us-rebrands-pacific-command/index.html |access-date=30 May 2018 |publisher=CNN |date=30 May 2018}}</ref> U.S. officials stated that the change was instituted to "better reflect the command's areas of responsibility, which includes 36 nations as well as both the Pacific and Indian Oceans."<ref name="CNN20180530" /><ref name=reuters180530>{{cite news | url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-defense-india/in-symbolic-nod-to-india-u-s-pacific-command-changes-name-idUSKCN1IV2Q2 | title = In symbolic nod to India, U.S. Pacific Command changes name | first = Idrees | last = Ali | date = 30 May 2018 | publisher = Reuters | work = Reuters.com | access-date = 1 February 2019|quote=The U.S. military on Wednesday renamed its Pacific Command the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in a largely symbolic move underscoring the growing importance of India to the Pentagon, U.S. officials said.}}</ref>