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In a surprise move this week, the U.S. Defense Department announced that Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)
—the Hawaii-based headquarters for all U.S. armed forces in the Pacific and eastern Indian oceans
—would revert to its original name, Pacific Command, or PACOM.
The Pentagon argued, “Restoring the legacy [of the] USPACOM designation honors the command’s deep historical roots, fostering a sense of pride and collective spirit among all who serve in the Pacific.”
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Why Trump’s Pentagon Abandoned ‘Indo-Pacific’
A military name change signals a broader strategic and diplomatic shift.

"Phone Case Brand Designs Autonomous Floating Plastic Collection Platform to Combat Ocean Waste"
#Oceans #Plastic #Plastics

Phone Case Brand Designs Autonomous Floating Plastic Collection Platform to Combat Ocean Waste
According to a release from parent company RHINOSHIELF, the squadron of AI-driven drones identify pollution hotspots in real time.

Deoxygenation in the equatorial Panthalassan Ocean predated the end-Triassic #MassExtinction: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-026-03362-w -> Ancient oceans began suffocating millions of years before Triassic mass extinction: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/06/science-suffocated-seas.html -> thread https://bsky.app/profile/sedgeochem.bsky.social/post/3mmw3tdin5k2b