Event Brief
Pentagon reverts INDOPACOM name to Pacific Command
Filed: Jun 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM ET
Summary: The Pentagon changed the command’s name back to Pacific Command following other Defense Secretary Hegseth renamings.
WHO: Pentagon
WHAT: Reverted the command name from INDOPACOM to Pacific Command
WHEN: Jun 17, 2026 at 9:52 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The rechristening followed a series of other name changes inside the department under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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