A crew flying a Douglas C-74 Globemaster I, The Champ, lands at RAF Marham, United Kingdom, after a 23-hour flight from Mobile, Ala. On board are 103 passengers and crew—the first time an aircraft has flown 100 individuals across the Atlantic.
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