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U.S. Department of

Homeland Security

Chad F. Wolf

Chad F. WolfOn November 13, 2019, Chad F. Wolf was designated as the Acting

Secretary of Homeland Security by President Donald J. Trump and

was also confirmed as the first Under Secretary of the U.S.

Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Strategy, Policy,

and Plans (PLCY). Previously, he served as the Acting Under

Secretary.  

As the senior official for PLCY, Mr. Wolf leads the Department’s

policymaking process to develop and coordinate strategies and

policies that advance the homeland security mission and protect

the American public.

Since his selection by the President, Mr. Wolf has advanced many of the Administration’s

critical priorities across the entire homeland security mission. Mr. Wolf oversaw the

completion of the recently released DHS Strategic Plan, which establishes the Department’s

long-term strategic goals and objectives to inform key leadership decisions. Additionally, he

led several significant initiatives to counter international and domestic terrorism, prevent

terrorist travel, safeguard the U.S. electoral process, and protect American trade interests. As

part of his duties, Mr. Wolf led and coordinated the Department’s engagement with

international partners to protect American homeland security interests at home and abroad.

During his tenure, Mr. Wolf has made significant progress to strengthen U.S. border security,

address the humanitarian crisis on the U.S. Southwest Border, and improve the integrity of the

U.S. immigration system. As a result of these efforts, Mr. Wolf and his staff have implemented

policies that protect American communities from transnational criminal organizations and

safeguard American workers.

With over 20 years of policy development and management experience in both the public and

private sectors, Mr. Wolf is an effective leader and policymaker on a variety of complex issues.

During the Trump Administration, he served as the Chief of Staff for the Transportation

Security Administration (TSA), Deputy Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff for the Department. For

his leadership and management of complex national issues, Mr. Wolf received the U.S.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal. Shortly after the terrorist attack

on September 11, 2001, Mr. Wolf served as the Assistant Administrator of Transportation

Security Policy in which he played a leading role in establishing the Transportation Security

Administration.

Beyond his service in the executive branch, Mr. Wolf served as Vice President and Senior

Director at Wexler & Walker, a bipartisan public policy consultancy, and held staff positions in

the U.S. Senate.

Mr. Wolf earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from Southern Methodist University, and holds a

Master’s Certificate in Government Contract Management from Villanova University.

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Adm. Craig S. FallerCommander, U.S. Southern

Command

Adm. Faller Spanish Bio

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 1990graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School with a Master’s in National Security Affairs(Strategic Planning).

At sea, Admiral Faller served as Reactor Electrical Division Officer, Electrical Officer andReactor Training Assistant aboard USS South Carolina (CGN 37); Operations Officeraboard USS Peterson (DD 969); Station Officer aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65), andExecutive Officer of USS John Hancock (DD 981). As Commanding Officer of USSStethem (DDG 63), he deployed to the Arabian Gulf and participated in maritimeinterception operations in support of United Nations sanctions against Iraq. During histour as Commanding Officer of USS Shiloh (CG 67), he assisted victims of thedevastating tsunami off Indonesia. Finally, as Commander, John C. Stennis Strike

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Group / Carrier Strike Group 3, he deployed to the Middle East supporting OperationsNew Dawn (Iraq) and Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).

Ashore, Admiral Faller served as a D1G Prototype Staff Officer at the Nuclear PowerTraining unit in Ballston Spa, NY; Action Officer in Navy Strategy and Concepts Branch(N513); Legislative Fellow on the staff of Senator Edward M. Kennedy; ProgramManager, Surface Nuclear Officer Programs and Placement; Executive Assistant to theCommander U.S. Pacific Command; Executive Assistant to Commander U.S. CentralCommand; Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations; Commander, NavyRecruiting Command; Director of Operations (J3) U.S. Central Command; Chief of NavyLegislative Affairs; and Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense.

Admiral Faller has earned various personal, unit, service and campaign awards.

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Admiral Karl SchultzCommandant of the Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard

Admiral Karl L. Schultz assumed the dutiesas the 26th Commandant of the UnitedStates Coast Guard on June 1, 2018. AsCommandant, he oversees all global CoastGuard operations and 41,000 active-duty,6,200 reserve, and 8,500 civilian personnel,as well as the support of 25,000 CoastGuard Auxiliary volunteers.

He previously served from August 2016 toMay 2018 as Commander, Atlantic Areawhere he was the operational commanderfor all Coast Guard missions spanning fiveCoast Guard Districts and 40 states. Heconcurrently served as Director, DHS JointTask Force-East, responsible for achievingthe objectives of the DHS Southern Borderand Approaches Campaign Plan throughoutthe Caribbean Sea and Eastern PacificRegion, including Central America.

Prior flag assignments include Director of Operations (J3), U.S. Southern Command inDoral, Florida; Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District in Alameda, California; andDirector of Governmental and Public Affairs at Coast Guard Headquarters inWashington, D.C. Previous operational assignments include Sector Commander inMiami, Florida, as well as command tours aboard Cutters VENTUROUS, ACACIA, andFARALLON. His senior staff assignments include Chief of the Office of Congressionaland Governmental Affairs; Congressional Liaison to the U.S. House of Representatives;Liaison Officer to the U.S. Department of State, Bureau for International Narcotics andLaw Enforcement Affairs; Assignment Officer at the Coast Guard Personnel Command;and Command Duty Officer in the Seventh Coast Guard District Operations Center inMiami.

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A native of Connecticut, Admiral Schultz graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in1983, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. In 1992, he wasawarded a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the University of Connecticut,and in 2006, completed a one year National Security Fellowship at Harvard University'sKennedy School of Government. He and his wife, Dawn, have five children - Kelsey,Lindsey, Annaliese, Eric, and Zachary.

His personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, four Legions of Merit,four Meritorious Service Medals, three Coast Guard Commendation medals, two CoastGuard Achievement Medals and various other personal and unit awards.

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Rear Admiral Eric JonesSeventh District Commander (D7)

U.S. Coast Guard

Rear Admiral Jones serves as Commander ofthe Seventh Coast Guard Districtheadquartered in Miami, Florida. As DistrictCommander, he is responsible for all CoastGuard operations in the Southeast UnitedStates and the Caribbean Basin, includingFlorida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Ricoand the U.S. Virgin Islands. The SeventhDistrict encompasses an area of 1.8 millionsquare miles and shares operational borderswith 34 Foreign Nations and Territories.

A native of Half Moon Bay, California, RearAdmiral Jones is a 1987 graduate of the UnitedStates Coast Guard Academy in New London,Connecticut. He holds a Bachelor of ScienceDegree in Marine Engineering from the CoastGuard Academy, a Master of Science inApplied Mathematics and Fluid Dynamics fromBrown University, and a Master of Business

Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan Fellows Programin Innovation and Global Leadership. He is also a graduate of the Naval War CollegeCommand and Staff Nonresident Seminar Program and a 2001-2002 Fellow of theMassachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI on Foreign Politics, InternationalRelations, and the National Interest.

Rear Admiral Jones’ assignments ashore include: Mathematics and LeadershipInstructor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut; Workforceand Operations Reviewer, Division of Program Review, Coast Guard Headquarters inWashington, D.C.; Deputy Chief, Office of Budget and Programs, Coast GuardHeadquarters; Chief, Division of Program Review, Coast Guard Headquarters; andDeputy Chief, Office of Congressional and Government Affairs, Coast GuardHeadquarters. Rear Admiral Jones served as the Assistant Superintendent of the CoastGuard Academy from 2012 to 2014. From 2014 to 2017, he served as the Executive

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Assistant to the Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations at Coast GuardHeadquarters. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the Military Advisor to the Secretary ofHomeland Security providing counsel to the Secretary regarding policies, plans, andother affairs between the Department of Homeland Security and the Department ofDefense.

His afloat assignments include: First Lieutenant aboard USCGC Venturous (WMEC625) in Long Beach, California; Commanding Officer and Plankowner of USCGC Tybee(WPB-1330) in San Diego, California; Navigator and Executive Officer of the CoastGuard’s three-masted sail training barque USCGC Eagle (WIX 327) in New London,Connecticut; Executive Officer of USCGC Forward (WMEC 911) in Portsmouth, Virginia;Commanding Officer of USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903), in Portsmouth, Virginia; andCommanding Officer of USCGC Eagle (WIX 327) from 2009 until 2012. Rear AdmiralJones holds an unlimited tonnage Master Mariner license for oceangoing vessels, sailand power.

Rear Admiral Jones’ personal awards include four Legions of Merit, four MeritoriousService Medals, four Coast Guard Commendation Medals, the Coast GuardAchievement Medal, the Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbon, and variousservice and unit awards.

Captain Jeffrey K. Randall

Commanding Officer

USCGC JAMES (WMSL-754) Prior to commanding USCGC JAMES, Captain Randall served as Chief, Atlantic Area Operational Forces from July 2015 through May 2018. In this capacity, he oversaw all major cutters, Deployable Specialized Forces, boat forces, and aviation forces supporting Coast Guard missions from the Rocky Mountains to the Arabian Gulf, spanning five Coast Guard Districts and 40 states. Captain Randall’s other ashore assignments include tours as the Coast Guard Liaison Officer to the Chief of Naval Operations, Operations, Plans and Strategy, (N3/N5) staff, Assistant Branch Chief for Enforcement in the Coast Guard’s Fifth District, and the Executive Officer of the North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center. Captain Randall’s past afloat tours include assignments as Commanding Officer of USCGC DILIGENCE, WALNUT and STATEN ISLAND. He started his afloat career as a Deck Watch Officer, Operations Officer, and Navigator onboard USCGC IRONWOOD and then served as the Weapons Officer onboard USCGC RUSH. With more than a decade of sea service, he has conducted law enforcement, search and rescue, alien migration interdiction operations, aids to navigation, ports, waterways and coastal security missions, including post-9/11 and Deepwater Horizon response operations. His personal decorations include four Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medals, three Coast Guard Commendation Medals, one Coast Guard Achievement Medal, two Commandant Letters of Commendation, and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal along with numerous unit and service level awards. Captain Randall is a native of Abilene, Texas. He received his commission from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1993 where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He also holds a Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Washington’s School of Marine Affairs where he was awarded the school’s McKernan

Prize for his thesis work. He also completed a Federal Executive Fellowship at the Brookings Institution. He is married to the former Linda Pennington and has one daughter, Alyssa.

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About UsAn Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, Nitze (DDG 94) was christened on April 17, 2004 at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine. Sen. Susan M. Collins of Maine delivered the ceremony’s principal address. Leezee Porter served as sponsor of the ship named for her husband.

DDG 94 was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, and will join the fleet in 2004. The ship is capable of firing surface-to-air missiles and Tomahawk cruise missiles from forward and aft vertical launching systems and is configured with port and starboard torpedo tubes, one five-inch gun; and advanced electronic warfare systems. This will be the 16th Flight IIA Arleigh Burke class destroyer to employ an embarked helicopter detachment capable of supporting dual SH-60 helicopters.

Arleigh Burke class destroyers are equipped to operate with battle groups in high-threat environments and conduct a variety of missions, from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection, in support of national military strategy. They also provide essential escort capabilities to Navy and Marine Corps amphibious forces, combat logistics ships and convoys.

These multi-mission ships are equipped with the Navy's AEGIS combat weapons system, which combines space-age communication, radar and weapons technologies into a single platform for unlimited flexibility and significant influence while operating "Forward...From the Sea." These destroyers replace older, less capable ships that are being taken out of service as the Navy reduces spending while maintaining quality as part of its overall plan to recapitalize the fleet.

The ship's milestones indicate that on January 30, 2004 the Nitze conducted an Aegis light off. On 27 March 2004 the ship was scheduled to be launched and she would be christened on April 17, 2004.

Beginning on 27 September 2004, the Nitze is scheduled to begin sea trials, first with Alpha/Bravo Trials, and on October 4, she is scheduled for Charlie Trials.

By the end of October 2004, the Nitze is to be turned over to the Navy.

The Navy commissioned the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, Nitze, during a March 5, 2005 ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. John F. Lehman, former secretary of the Navy, delivered the ceremony's principal address. Elisabeth Scott “Leezee” Porter, the widow of

Paul H. Nitze, was the ship’s sponsor.

COMMANDER DONALD J. CURRAN III

COMMANDING OFFICER, USS NITZE (DDG 94)

CDR Don Curran graduated from Florida Southern College. He received his commission through Officer Candidate School in 2001.

His first at-sea assignment was in USS KLAKRING (FFG 42) where he served as Combat Information Center Officer. His next at-sea assignment was as Training and Readiness Officer in USS OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG 79). Following Department Head School, he reported to USS PAUL HAMILTON (DDG 60) where he served as Weapons Officer and then fleeted up to be Combat Systems Officer.

Ashore, he attended Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey California where he earned a Master of Arts Degree in National Security Affairs with a Focus on the Far East. Following his department head tours, Curran served on the staff of Commander, US Pacific Fleet as Deputy for Integrated Air and Missile Defense. He then served on the staff of Commander Naval Surface Forces Atlantic as the Deputy Assistant Chief Of Staff for Command, Control, Communications, Combat Systems, Cyber and Intelligence.

His most recent assignment was as Executive Officer in USS NITZE (DDG 94).

Curran’s awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal and various unit and campaign awards.