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SOUTHCOM Commander: LCS To Deploy to Region in October

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, July 9th, 2019

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SOUTHCOM Commander: LCS To Deploy to Region in October

The Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Billings (LCS-15) conducting acceptance trials in Lake Michigan. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) expects to receive a Littoral Combat Ship in its area of responsibility this fall, the command’s new commander told lawmakers July 9. Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s emerging threats and capabilities subcommittee Tuesday, Adm. Craig Faller declined to give the name of the LCS, but said, “The Navy is committed to deploying one in October. … And we look forward to that.” Faller, who assumed leadership of the command last November following the retirement…

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