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Admiral Faller to Serve as Defense Secretary’s Senior Military Assistant

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Navy Rear Adm. Craig S. Faller will be assigned as senior military assistant to Defense Secretary James Mattis, according to a Defense Department release.

Navy Rear Adm. Craig S. Faller will be assigned as senior military assistant to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Faller is pictured delivering remarks during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn., April 21, 2011. At the ceremony, Faller passed command of Navy Recruiting Command to Navy Rear Adm. Robin L. Graf. Faller continued on as commander of Carrier Strike Group 3. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher D. Blachly
Navy Rear Adm. Craig S. Faller will be assigned as senior military assistant to Defense Secretary James Mattis. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher D. Blachly
Navy Rear Adm. Craig S. Faller will be assigned as senior military assistant to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. Faller is pictured delivering remarks during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn., April 21, 2011. At the ceremony, Faller passed command of Navy Recruiting Command to Navy Rear Adm. Robin L. Graf. Faller continued on as commander of Carrier Strike Group 3. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher D. Blachly
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Navy Rear Adm. Craig S. Faller will be assigned as senior military assistant to Defense Secretary James Mattis. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher D. Blachly
Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher D. Blachly
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Faller is currently serving as chief of legislative affairs for the Secretary of the Navy here.

Faller assumed duty as chief of legislative affairs in June 2014. In that position, he serves as the principal liaison between members of Congress and the Department of the Navy leadership. He previously served as U.S. Central Command’s director of operations.

A 1983 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a native of Fryburg, Pennsylvania, Faller earned his Bachelor of Science degree in systems engineering. He earned his master's in National Security Affairs (Strategic Planning) from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1990.

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