Principi believes the Pentagon has overreached with its plans for the New England area, including closing Otis ANGB, Mass., and would leave the area virtually unprotected. In his words: “My concern is that perhaps they’ve gone too far.”
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