SOUTHCOM Leadership and Staff

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Official biography photo of U.S. Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command.

Adm. Craig S. Faller Commander, U.S. Southern Command

Official bio photo of Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael T. Plehn

Lt. Gen. Michael T. Plehn Military Deputy Commander, U.S. Southern Command

BIO photo of SOUTHCOM Civilian Deputy to the Commander, Ambassador Liliana Ayalde. (SOUTHCOM Photo)

Amb. Liliana Ayalde Civilian Deputy to the Commander, Foreign Policy Advisor

Major General Patricia M. Anslow official photo.

Maj. Gen. Patricia M. Anslow Chief of Staff, U.S. Southern Command

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Maj. Gen. Robert M. Branyon Deputy Commander for Mobilization & Reserve Affairs

Official Bio photo of Sergeant Major Bryan K. Zickefoose, SOUTHCOM Command Senior Enlisted Advisor

Sergeant Major Bryan K. Zickefoose Command Senior Enlisted Leader, SOUTHCOM

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Directorates and Staff

Directorates are the functional divisions within SOUTHCOM. Each directorate is charged to support or manage an aspect of the mission. Click on the links below to learn more about each directorate.

Air Force Col. Brian D. Lewis, J1 Director Director J1 Manpower & Personnel: Air Force Col. Brian D. Lewis

Director J2 Intelligence: Navy Rear Adm. Mike Studeman

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Steven D. Poulin, Director J3 Director J3 Operations: Coast Guard Rear Steven D. Poulin

Marine Col David S. Gibbs, Director J4 Director J4 Logistics: Marine Col. David S. Gibbs

Director J5 Strategy, Policy, and Plans: Marine Maj. Gen. David Bellon

Bio Photo: Colonel John J. Pugliese Director J6 Communication Systems: Col. John J. Pugliese

Director J7/9 Exercises and Coalition: Colombian Brig. Gen. Juan Pablo Forero

J-8 Director, Mr. James Worm Director J8 Resources & Analysis: Mr. James Worm

Navy Rear Adm. Daniel B. “Brian” Hendrickson, Director J7 Director Network Engagement Team (NET): Rear Adm. Daniel Hendrickson

Elizabeth Gonzalez, Chief Congressional Affairs Chief: Elizabeth Gonzalez

Army Col. Bryan P. Hernandez, IG SOUTHCOM Inspector General: Army Col. Bryan P. Hernandez

Official bio photo of Capt. Bill Dwyer Staff Judge Advocate: Coast Guard Capt. Bill Dwyer

Bio Photo: COL Amanda Azubuike Public Affairs Chief: Army Col. Amanda Azubuike

BIO photo of Chaplain: Air Force Col. Greg Woodbury, Jr. Chaplain: Air Force Col. Greg Woodbury, Jr.

Command Surgeon: Air Force Col. Guillermo J. Tellez

SOUTHCOM LINES OF EFFORT

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LATEST FROM SOUTHCOM

Colombian Defense Chief Visits SOUTHCOM
Feb. 20, 2019

Global Health Engagement in action: Trinidad and Tobago
Feb. 20, 2019

DoD, DoS, USAID Work Together to Provide Aid for Venezuelans
Feb. 17, 2019

SOUTHCOM Commander Visits Brazil and Curaçao, Discusses Regional Security Cooperation
Feb. 14, 2019

TWITTER

El Almirante Craig Faller, comandante del SOUTHCOM, recibió hoy al mayor general de la armada colombiana, Luis Nava… https://t.co/UbJgaMha8S

#SOUTHCOM Commander, Adm. Craig Faller, hosted Colombian Army Maj. Gen. Luis Navarro Jiménez, Commanding General of… https://t.co/8VbPCPIrsm

RT @NavyMedicine: Last year, Lt. David Cruz led an 11-person team during Southern Partnership Station 2018. Read his story, and how #NavyMe…

RT @shareamerica: U.S. military transport planes with food & medicine for #Venezuela have landed! Sending ❤️+🙏 to the people of #Venezuela…

Providing Care in Brazil: @USNavy & @marmilbr medical providers aboard the Brazilian hospital ship NAsH Carlos Chag… https://t.co/6QfMQTRrKM

RT @WHAAsstSecty: Venezuelan military officers should heed @POTUS words today. They risk their future by supporting Maduro. They must allow…

RT @USAIDMarkGreen: Looking at the #Venezuelan border from #Colombia. I call on Venezuelan security forces to let life-saving aid across th…

RT @CNN: A US military plane with humanitarian aid for Venezuela has landed in Colombia amid political crisis. (A previous tweet incorrectl…

RT @USEmbassyBogota: #ENVIVO: ayuda humanitaria de @USAID aterrizó en Cúcuta, para ayudar a decenas de miles de personas afectadas por la c…

RT @USAIDMarkGreen: WHEELS DOWN: @USAID commodities have landed in #Colombia, to help people affected by the #Venezuela humanitarian crisis…

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