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The Pentagon is restoring the name of the US Indo-Pacific Command to the US Pacific Command, it said on Tuesday, reversing a 2018 decision.
The renaming will not change the command’s area of responsibility, which stretches from the western part of India to America’s Pacific coastline, the Department of War said in a statement.
Its “fundamental mission and its unwavering commitment to maintaining a free and open theater alongside regional allies and partners” also remain unchanged, it added.
The name change “honors the command’s deep historical roots, fostering a sense of pride and collective spirit among all who serve in the Pacific,” the department said, without giving additional details.
