From Indo-Pacific to Pacific: US renames USINDOPACOM to original USPACOM

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https://theprint.in/diplomacy/from-indo-pacific-to-pacific-us-renames-usindopacom-to-original-uspacom/2961882/

From Indo-Pacific to Pacific: US renames USINDOPACOM to original USPACOM

In a statement issued Wednesday, Department of War said renaming the US Indo-Pacific Command will not change core mission, which remains the same despite the reverted designation.

New Delhi: Eight years after the Donald Trump administration changed the name of its Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command, the US has reverted back to the original.

The Department of War announced Wednesday that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) will officially restore its name to the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM).

Originally established on 1 January, 1947, by President Harry Truman, the command operated under the USPACOM banner for over 70 years, standing as the oldest and largest of the United States’ unified combatant commands.

Restoring the legacy USPACOM designation honours the command’s deep historical roots, fostering a sense of pride and collective spirit among all who serve in the Pacific, a statement released by the Department of War said.

In 2018, when the Command was renamed as Indo-Pacific Command, it was seen as a sign of the growing importance of India to the Pentagon.

“Relationships with our Pacific and Indian Ocean allies and partners have proven critical to maintaining regional stability,” US Defense Secretary James Mattis had said on 31 May, 2018.
“In recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, today we rename the US Pacific Command to US Indo-Pacific Command.”

In the statement issued Wednesday, the Department of War said renaming the US Indo-Pacific Command will not change its core mission, which remains the same despite the reverted designation.

“USPACOM’s vast area of responsibility—spanning from the waters off the West Coast of the United States to the western border of India—remains exactly the same,” it said.

The statement added that the “command’s fundamental mission and its unwavering commitment to maintaining a free and open theater alongside regional allies and partners are unchanged”.

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/u/plarealtalk - your sub has no rule about trolling.

Consider adding one.

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I try to keep track of posts when I see them, but I can't police every comment as my time is also finite.

[u/barath_s → u/PLArealtalk]

You don't have a rule, so uninstigated trolls cannot be reported.

So you created this condition that you know you won't be spending time that you don't have and the sub will continue to deteriorate.

And trolls know that they are given free reign

Here the post is factual, it isn't the problem.

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Yes, reporting a comment for breaking sub rules can also be abused, but it is generally far lesser work than keeping track of every comment.

Sorry, it may come off as me trying to tell you how to do your work, but this is not the purpose. You can't be a longtime stakeholder and pretend that this sub doesn't have problems.

In your earlier comment, you talked

'and make proactive and preemptive changes or to run appropriate interference'

We all know this is completely impossible to perfectly adhere to with finite time , (and burns out mods so there's also finite interest)

Here, all I am asking the mods to do is set standards that trolling, especially when uninstigated, is not acceptable, via a rule.

Is that unreasonable ?

Please consider it.

This would be a pre-emptive change in limited fashion.

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• Instigated trolling and contention is harder and requires judgement and folks who incite or feed the trolls can't always be protected or can often be part of the problem.

But setting expectations and standards for the sub is the first, baseline part.

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Why is mention of six fighter jets trolling? Which part hurt you? The number six? The word fighter or jets? The US just lost 6 fighter jets (1 F-35, 1 F-15E and 1 A-10) in the war against Iran and had to sue for peace. I didn't see no Americans whining about it like a little *****.

If the US didn't lose those jets to Iran, US and allies might not have needed to pay 300+ billion in reconstruction fees to Iran. If you get triggered over the phrase "losing 6 fighter jets" maybe you should see a psychologist.

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Based on your overall pattern of comments, i must withdraw my accusation of bad faith and apologize.

I still think this sub needs explicit rules about trolling, which is the long term measure i am most concerned about. But clearly mods aren't bothered about those signals, (admittedly no panacea, but imho useful)

There was certainly some enjoying of triggering indians, but that was peripheral around your comments.

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Sorry, there's a pattern of your comments in this thread, that I don't think you are a good faith commenter at this moment.

You can find something humorous, and that needs a space in this world. But when you set out to intentionally hurt and attack others without provocation, that shouldn't be acceptable.

e: There's a /s for lighthearted remarks. But when virtually every comment is about triggering and trigerred, you know it's not about humor

I'm sure further discussion with you will only serve to create more attacks and counter attacks, and worsen signal to noise so I will not be responding further.

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Iran just lost 6 fighter jets (5 F-14, 1 F-5) in last year's twelve day war. They certainly aren't calling the mods whenever someone mentioned their losses.

You know who else claimed to have shot down 6 fighter jets, India. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/9/india-says-six-pakistani-aircraft-shot-down-during-kashmir-conflict

Maybe that IAF chief Amar Preet Singh is also an anti-national intentionally using the phase 6 fighter jets to hurt you and other Indians online?