War Department announces establishment of the 99th Pursuit Squadron and the Tuskegee training program for black pilots at Tuskegee, Ala.
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