DOD announces Pentagon approval of low-rate initial production of the one-ton Joint Air- to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), which can penetrate enemy air defenses at ranges beyond 200 miles and destroy enemy targets with precision.
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