Gen. George Crist was the first Marine general to run a unified combatant command, ushering in joint operations as the norm.
Retired Adm. Robert Burke was indicted last month.
The combatant command oversees more than 380,000 U.S troops and civilians and is at the center of American efforts to counter China's military ascent.
“What’s next and how far are they willing to go in that area?” U.S. Indo-Pacific Command boss Adm. John Aquilino asked.
Adm. Stephen Koehler assumed of U.S. Pacific Fleet during a ceremony Thursday.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 18, 2024.
The move came without objection in a voice vote late Wednesday night.
U.S. Pacific Fleet head Adm. Samuel Paparo announced the new unit at the West 2024 conference in San Diego.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are believed to be the first entity to ever fire an anti-ship ballistic missile in conflict.
The Navy is mulling how it could push more ships into a fight and sustain them once there, as it considers what a modern wartime footing looks like.
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