United StateS SoUthern Command

Change of Command Ceremony

October 29, 2021 doral, florida

Armed Forces medleyThe Army Goes rollinG AlonG

First to fight for the right, and to build the Nation’s might,And The Army Goes Rolling Along.

Proud of all we have done, fighting till the battle’s won,And The Army Goes Rolling Along.

Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army’s on its way.Count off the cadence loud and strong;

For where’er we go, you will always knowThat The Army Goes Rolling Along.

The mArines’ hymn

From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli;We fight our country’s battles in the air, on land, and sea;

First to fight for right and freedom and to keep our honor clean;We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine.

Anchors AweiGh

Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh.Farewell to foreign shores, we sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay.

Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam, until we meet once more. Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home.

The U.s. Air Force sonG

Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sun;Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,

At ‘em now, Give ‘er the gun!Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,

Off with one helluva roar!We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey!

Nothing’ll stop the U.S. Air Force!

The U.s. coAsT GUArd Theme

We’re always ready for the call.We place our trust in Thee.

Through surf and storm and howling gale, high shall our purpose be.“Semper Paratus” is our guide, our fame, our glory, too.

To fight to save or fight and die.Aye! Coast Guard, we are for you.

Presiding Officials

The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin, IIISecretary of Defense

General Mark A. Milley, USAChairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

sequence Of events

Arrival of Official Party

Honors

Presentation of Colors

National Anthem

InvocationChaplain (Captain) Curtis Price, USN

RemarksGeneral Mark A. Milley, USA

Presentation of Awards and CertificatesAdmiral Craig S. Faller, USN

Mrs. Martha FallerMrs. Jessica AlexanderMrs. Abigail Hediger

Joint Meritorious Unit Award

Change of Command

RemarksThe Honorable Lloyd J. Austin, III

Admiral Craig S. Faller, USNGeneral Laura J. Richardson, USA

Retirement of Colors

Armed Forces Medley

“The Watch”Chief Petty Officer Carlton L. Anthony, USN

Presentation of Flag

Departure of Admiral Craig S. Faller, USN, Retired, and Family

Departure of Official Party

the hOnOrable llOyd J. austin, iii

Lloyd James Austin III was sworn in as the 28th Secretary of Defense on January 22, 2021. Mr. Austin is the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the Department of Defense and serves on the National Security Council.

Mr. Austin was born in Mobile, Alabama, and raised in Thomasville, Georgia. He graduated from the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission in the Infantry. He holds a Master of Arts degree in counselor education from Auburn University, and a Master of Business Management from Webster University.

He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced courses, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College.

His 41-year career in the Army included command at the corps, division, battalion, and brigade levels. Mr. Austin was awarded the Silver Star for his leadership of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Seven years later, he would assume the duties of Commanding General of United States Forces – Iraq, overseeing all combat operations in the country.

After a tour as the Army’s Vice Chief of Staff, Mr. Austin concluded his uniformed service as the Commander of U.S. Central Command, responsible for all military operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan. In this assignment, he led U.S. and coalition efforts to battle ISIS in Iraq and Syria. He retired from the Army in April, 2016.

Since his retirement from military service, Mr. Austin served on the Boards of Directors for Raytheon Technologies, Nucor, and Tenet Healthcare.

general Mark a. Milley, usa

General Mark A. Milley is the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council.

Prior to becoming Chairman on October 1, 2019, General Milley served as the 39th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army.

A native of Massachusetts, General Milley graduated from Princeton University in 1980, where he received his commission from Army ROTC.

General Milley has had multiple command and staff positions in eight divisions and Special Forces throughout the last 40 years to include command of the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division; the 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division; Deputy Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Commanding General, 10th Mountain Division; Commanding General, III Corps; and Commanding General, U.S. Army Forces Command.

While serving as the Commanding General, III Corps, General Milley deployed as the Commanding General, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Forces Afghanistan. General Milley’s joint assignments also include the Joint Staff operations directorate and as a Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense.

General Milley’s operational deployments include the Multi-National Force and Observers, Sinai, Egypt; Operation Just Cause, Panama; Operation Uphold Democracy, Haiti; Operation Joint Endeavor, Bosnia-Herzegovina; Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq; and three tours during Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan. He also deployed to Somalia and Colombia.

In addition to his bachelor’s degree in political science from Princeton University, General Milley has a master’s degree in international relations from Columbia University and one from the U.S. Naval War College in national security and strategic studies. He is also a graduate of the MIT Seminar XXI National Security Studies Program.

General Milley and his wife, Hollyanne, have been married for more than 35 years and have two children.

adMiral craig s. faller, usn

Admiral Craig Faller is a native of Fryburg, Pennsylvania and 1983 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering. He is also a 1990 graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School with a master’s in National Security Affairs (Strategic Planning).

At sea, he served as reactor electrical division officer, electrical officer and reactor training assistant aboard USS South Carolina (CGN 37); operations officer aboard USS Peterson (DD 969); station officer aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65), and executive officer of USS John Hancock (DD 981).

As commanding officer of USS Stethem (DDG 63), he deployed to the Arabian Gulf and participated in maritime interception operations in support of United Nations sanctions against Iraq. During his tour as commanding officer of USS Shiloh (CG 67), he assisted victims of the devastating tsunami off Indonesia. Finally, as commander, John C. Stennis Strike Group/Carrier Strike Group 3, he deployed to the Middle East supporting Operations New Dawn (Iraq) and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).

Ashore, Faller served as a D1G prototype staff officer at the Nuclear Power Training Unit in Ballston Spa, New York; action officer in Navy Strategy and Concepts Branch (N513); legislative fellow on the staff of Senator Edward M. Kennedy; program manager, Surface Nuclear Officer Programs and Placement; executive assistant to Commander, U.S. Pacific Command; executive assistant to Commander, U.S. Central Command; executive assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations; commander, Navy Recruiting Command; director of operations (J3) U.S. Central Command; chief of Navy Legislative Affairs; and senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defense.

Admiral Faller and his wife, Martha, have been married for more than 37 years, have two children, and three grandchildren.

general laura J. richardsOn, usa

General Laura J. Richardson is a native of Northglenn, Colorado and a graduate of Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado. She was commissioned into the U.S. Army and trained as an Army Aviator. She holds a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University’s Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.

General Richardson previously served as the Commanding General of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, which is the Army Service Component Command for U.S. Northern

Command. Other assignments as a General Officer include Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Chief of Army Legislative Liaison to the U.S. Congress in Washington D.C.; Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications at Headquarters International Security Assistance Force in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Kabul, Afghanistan; Deputy Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas; and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command at Fort Hood, Texas.

Over her career General Richardson has commanded from the Company to Theater Army level. She commanded an Assault Helicopter Battalion in combat in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), deploying her unit from Fort Campbell, Kentucky to Iraq 2003-04, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She has also served in numerous staff assignments at a myriad of locations, including Military Aide to the Vice President at the White House in Washington, D.C., the Army’s Legislative Liaison to Congress at the U.S. Capitol, and at the Pentagon as an Army Campaign Planner.

She is married to Lieutenant General Jim Richardson and they have one daughter and a grandchild.

U.S. Southern Command traces its historical roots through the U.S. Caribbean Command to the World War II Caribbean Defense Command. Activated on 8 May 1941, the Caribbean Defense Command (CDC) was one of several prototype “unified” commands established during World War II by the new Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The purpose of the CDC was to defend the Panama Canal, the sea lane approaches to the Panama Canal, U.S. military sites in the Caribbean, and foreign sites crucial to American defense interests such as the Venezuelan oil facilities. The new command eventually assumed operational responsibility over air and naval forces assigned to its area of operations. By early 1942, a Joint Operations Center was established at Quarry Heights, Panama. The number of assigned military personnel reached its peak in January 1943, with 68,000 personnel forward deployed.

In December 1946, the President approved the recommendations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a comprehensive system of military commands to put responsibility for conducting military operations of all military forces in various geographical areas in the hands of a single commander, thus laying the foundation for today’s unified commands. The CDC was designated by the Defense Department on 1 November 1947. Reflecting its primary focus on Central and South America rather than on the Caribbean, the command was formally redesignated the United States Southern Command on 11 June 1963.

Since January 1996, several changes have been made to the command’s area of responsibility, which today encompasses 31 nations and 16 dependencies in Latin America and the Caribbean. With the implementation of the Panama Canal Treaties, the U.S. Southern Command Headquarters relocated to Miami, Florida, in 1997.

The U.S. Southern Command Headquarters employs about 1,200 permanently assigned military and civilian personnel in Doral, Florida. Component commands include U.S. Marine Forces South in Doral, Florida; U.S. Southern Air Forces at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona; U.S. Army South at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; U.S. Naval Forces South at Mayport Naval Base, Florida; and Special Operations Command South at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. U.S. Southern Command’s subordinate commands include Joint Interagency Task Force-South at Key West, Florida; Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras; and Joint Task Force-Guantanamo at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

united states sOuthern cOMMand histOry

united states sOuthern cOMMand MissiOn

The United States military’s presence in Latin America and the Caribbean chronicles a history of award-winning teamwork and excellence that have come to personify the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM). Headquartered in Doral, Florida, the command is one of eleven combatant commands charged with defending the United States’ interests and conducting military operations around the globe.

The men and women of USSOUTHCOM take pride in safeguarding the U.S. homeland and enhancing security, freedom, and prosperity throughout an area of responsibility that includes the Caribbean and all countries of Central and South America, with the exception of Mexico. The United States has strong economic and cultural ties to this important region where the political stability and economic success of each nation directly affect our own security and economy.

U.S. Southern Command leverages rapid response capabilities, partner nation collaboration, and regional cooperation within our area of responsibility to support U.S. national security objectives, defend the Southern approaches of the United States, and promote regional security and stability. To this end, USSOUTHCOM conducts a broad range of cooperative security activities that hone the skills of U.S. and partner nation forces and help to safeguard our nation from transnational threats. These activities include countering transnational criminal organizations, responding to natural disasters, conducting military-to-military training, and carrying out humanitarian assistance projects.

Admiral Kurt W. Tidd, USNJanuary 2016 - November 2018

General John F. Kelly, USMCNovember 2012 - January 2016

General Douglas M. Fraser, USAFOctober 2009 - November 2012

Admiral James G. Stavridis, USNOctober 2006 - June 2009

General Bantz J. Craddock, USANovember 2004 - October 2006

General James T. Hill, USAAugust 2002 - November 2004

Major General Gary D. Speer (Acting), USAOctober 2001 - August 2002

General Peter Pace, USMCSeptember 2000 - September 2001

General Charles E. Wilhelm, USMCSeptember 1997 - September 2000

General Wesley K. Clark, USAJuly 1996 - July 1997

General Barry R. McCaffrey, USAFebruary 1994 - February 1996

General Alfred A. Joulwan, USANovember 1990 - November 1993

fOrMer cOMManders

united states sOuthern cOMMand

General Maxwell R. Thurman, USASeptember 1989 - November 1990

General Frederick F. Woerner, USAJune 1987 - July 1989

General John R. Galvin, USAMarch 1985 - June 1987

General Paul F. Gorman, USAMay 1983 - March 1985

Lieutenant General Wallace H. Nutting, USAOctober 1979 - May 1983

Lieutenant General Dennis P. McAuliffe, USAAugust 1975 - September 1979

General William B. Rosson, USAJanuary 1973 - July 1975

General George V. Underwood, USASeptember 1971 - January 1973

General George R. Mather, USAFebruary 1969 - September 1971

General Robert W. Porter, USAFebruary 1965 - February 1969

General Andrew P. O’Meara, USAJune 1963 - February 1965

United StateS SoUthern Command

Change of Command Ceremony

October 29, 2021 doral, florida

Armed Forces medleyThe Army Goes rollinG AlonG

First to fight for the right, and to build the Nation’s might,And The Army Goes Rolling Along.

Proud of all we have done, fighting till the battle’s won,And The Army Goes Rolling Along.

Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army’s on its way.Count off the cadence loud and strong;

For where’er we go, you will always knowThat The Army Goes Rolling Along.

The mArines’ hymn

From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli;We fight our country’s battles in the air, on land, and sea;

First to fight for right and freedom and to keep our honor clean;We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine.

Anchors AweiGh

Anchors Aweigh, my boys, Anchors Aweigh.Farewell to foreign shores, we sail at break of day-ay-ay-ay.

Through our last night on shore, drink to the foam, until we meet once more. Here’s wishing you a happy voyage home.

The U.s. Air Force sonG

Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sun;Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,

At ‘em now, Give ‘er the gun!Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,

Off with one helluva roar!We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey!

Nothing’ll stop the U.S. Air Force!

The U.s. coAsT GUArd Theme

We’re always ready for the call.We place our trust in Thee.

Through surf and storm and howling gale, high shall our purpose be.“Semper Paratus” is our guide, our fame, our glory, too.

To fight to save or fight and die.Aye! Coast Guard, we are for you.