Sen. Hirono's Opening Remarks for the Nomination of Adm. Paparo as the Commander of U.S. INDOPACOM

U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, introduced Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, Jr. at a full Committee hearing considering his nomination to serve as the next Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). As Commander of INDOPACOM, Admiral Paparo would be responsible for all military operations in the Pacific, a priority theater with great—and growing—strategic importance for the U.S and our partners and allies.