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Admiral Alvin Holsey’s announced retirement followed reports that he was asked to step down after raising legal concerns about U.S. strikes on small boats in the Caribbean; Pentagon and SOUTHCOM state...
Available reporting documents a marked increase in high-profile maritime incidents involving alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels since 2020, including a U.S. campaign of strikes beginning in Sep...
Military and congressional reactions to Admiral Alvin Holsey’s sudden retirement focus on a reported clash with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the legality of lethal strikes on suspected drug-smu...
Drug flows from Venezuela use multiple maritime corridors: the Caribbean route from Venezuela’s northeastern coast (including Margarita Island and Sucre state) to the Eastern Caribbean and onward to E...
U.S. Coast Guard interdiction data for the most recent reporting shows a notable uptick in drug seizures—records indicate unprecedented cocaine yields in FY2025 with more than 225 tonnes seized in the...
continues to engage in direct combat operations overseas under through a mix of kinetic strikes, special operations raids, and concentrated naval and air deployments that have targeted drug-traffickin...
Admiral Alvin Holsey’s departure was publicly framed as a retirement effective December 12, 2025, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announcing the move but not giving a detailed reason . Reporting f...
U.S. and regional law‑enforcement actions since 2023 combined traditional interdictions — seizures, joint task forces, and cooperative operations that yielded multi‑ton drug busts — with a dramatic U....
Community organizations and advocates framed Admiral Alvin Holsey’s October announcement that he would retire as a forced exit from command and a sign of alarm over U.S. strikes in the Caribbean; lead...
Multiple reputable outlets report that there was tension between Adm. Alvin Holsey and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over operations in the Caribbean, and Holsey announced an early retirement effecti...
The Trump administration says its Navy and joint SOUTHCOM task force have conducted more than 20 kinetic strikes on small vessels it labels “narco-terrorists,” and the White House insists those attack...
Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) provides persistent, all-weather, day‑and‑night detection of vessels at sea while optical (electro‑optical, EO) satellites supply human‑readable visual detail for identi...
The available reporting and official material present for a sustained occupation-level deployment; instead, documentation points to rotational training, naval and medical ship visits, and regionally o...