Adm. Craig Faller lauded the ongoing deployment of the Littoral Combat Ship USS Detroit (LCS-7) to U.S. Southern Command while at the same time calling for more Navy support in the region. The Freedom-class LCS has been operating in U.S. 4th Fleet since November with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment (LEDET) as part of the SOUTHCOM-led international anti-trafficking effort centered on Central and South America. “Counternarcotics operations demand platforms for the endgame working with law enforcement to take both the detainees we gain intel from and drugs off the street here in the U.S.,” the SOUTHCOM commander told … Continue reading SOUTHCOM Faller Lauds LCS USS Detroit Deployment, Asks For More Ships