New commander named for troubled US Pacific Fleet

HONOLULU — President Donald Trump has named Vice Adm. John Aquilino as the new U.S. Pacific Fleet commander. Aquilino currently commands the U.S. 5th Fleet operating out of Bahrain. The U.S. Senate will vote on the nomination that was announced Friday. Two Pacific Fleet ships were involved in separate collisions near Japan and Singapore last...

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