Samuel Paparo
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Samuel John Paparo Jr. is an American admiral who has served as the commander of the United States Pacific Command since 2024.
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Paparo during the change of command of Carrier Air Wing 7, on 2 December 2012.
Paparo speaking at the Fifth Fleet change of command ceremony, on 4 May 2021.
Paparo at the Pacific Fleet change of command ceremony, on 4 April 2024.
The United States Indo-Pacific Command, secondarily known as the United States Pacific Command, is the unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific regi
Samuel Paparo
…Samuel John Paparo Jr. (born 1964) is an American admiral who has served as the commander of the United States Pacific Command since 2024. Paparo is a native of Pennsylvania. He received his commission at the Aviation Officer Candidate School of the United States Navy in 1987…
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The command was renamed from "Pacific Command" to "Indo-Pacific Command" in 2018.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates shakes hands with the incoming PACOM commander, Admiral Robert F. Willard, as Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and outgoing commander, Admiral Timothy J. Keating look on at the change of command ceremony on 19 October 2009.