The Congressional Research Service has completed an updated report for lawmakers on personnel issues regarding the reserve components of the military. CRS provides a complete background from just what is a reserve component to the various reserve categories and descriptions of current issues, such as lowering the age for reservists to receive full retirement benefits.
Navy Adm. Samuel J. Paparo Jr. assumed leadership of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, succeeding Navy Adm. John Aquilino at a change of command ceremony, urging action amid China's “increasing intrusive and expansionist claims,” on May 3