The Bush Administration has been talking with officials in Poland about stationing a missile defense site in Poland to defend Europe against long-range ballistic missiles. Poland, however, is not exactly jumping at the chance to be first in Europe to host a missile defense facility. New Polish President Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz has said he wants to hold a public debate.
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