Office of Special Investigations special agent Scott Thompson received a Bronze Star for his service in Southwest Asia while supporting an Army unit as an interrogator. Thompson currently serves at Osan AB, South Korea.
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