The government of India has decided to send elements of its air force to Nevada in August 2008 to participate in Red Flag. The US extended an invitation to the Indian Air Force in 2006.
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