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Fair winds, INDOPACOM: Pentagon returns command name to US Pacific Command

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By J.D. Simkins Verified
| Defense News Verified
Another Pentagon-led name change was unveiled Tuesday, when it was announced that the military’s U.S. Indo-Pacific Command would be dropping “Indo” from its name and reverting back to the long used U.S. Pacific Command, or USPACOM.
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‘MUMS’ the word: Corps stands up first ever Marine unmanned maintenance squadron Original

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By J.D. Simkins Verified
| Military Times Verified
The Marine Corps on Tuesday stood up the service’s first ever unmanned maintenance squadron in a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. A subordinate unit of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Unmanned Maintenance Squadron 14, or MUMS-14, is now the Corps’ only current aviation detail built specifically to bring unmanned aviation maintenance to forward deployed combat theaters, according to an announcement.
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U.S. Navy Stands Up Naval Support Activity in Western Australia

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By J.D. Simkins Verified
| RealClear Defense
U.S. Navy Stands Up Naval Support Activity in Western Australia Expected to be fully operational in 2027, SRF-West will support a rotation of U.S. and British nuclear-powered fast attack submarines aboard Australia’s HMAS Stirling installation near Perth
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