Adm. Craig S. Faller

Faller: Building Trust with Partners Key to Future of SOUTHCOM,

Retiring Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller holds an American flag that was presented to him, at U.S. Southern Command headquarters, Doral, Fla., on Oct. 29, 2021. DoD Photo

Upholding human rights and the rule of law are key tenants in building professionalism in the armed forces across Southern Command, the outgoing commander said in his farewell speech on Friday.

Adm. Craig Faller called that commitment to values “the ethical North Star,” during his change of command in Florida.

By doing that, “we build...

https://news.usni.org/2021/10/31/faller-building-trust-with-partners-key-to-future-of-southcom

Littoral Combat Ships Headed to SOUTHCOM for Drug Interdiction Patrols This Year

USS Wichita (LCS-13) conducts acceptance trials on Lake Michigan on July 11, 2018. Lockheed Martin Photo

A Littoral Combat Ship, with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment, will hunt for drug runners in U.S. Southern Command later this year, the command’s top officer told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.

Adm. Craig Faller said the LCS deployment was top of his list of wants for his command followed by more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets, a...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/07/littoral-combat-ships-headed-southcom-drug-interdiction-patrols-year

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