Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Secretary of Defense Welcomes New Indo-Pacom Commander Defense.gov April 30, 2021 | 01:31:16 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes Navy Adm. John C. Aquilino as the new commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command during a change of command ceremony at Kilo Pier on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 30, 2021. Aquilino is replacing Navy Adm. Philip S. Davidson as Indo-Pacom commander.