United States Indo-Pacific Command
US joint military command
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| 2020 | The National Defense Authorization Act transferred the responsibility of issuing missile threat warnings from individual states to the Federal Government, centralizing the emergency alert process. |
| October 2018 | The Wireless Emergency Alert system was tested nationally for the first time, establishing a critical emergency communication protocol for ballistic missile threats. |
| May 30 2018 | Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced the renaming of Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command during a change-of-command ceremony between Admirals Harry B. Harris Jr. and Philip S. Davidson. The renaming was intended to recognize the increasing connectivity of the Indian and Pacific Oceans and reflect the command's expanded area of responsibility covering 36 nations. |
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