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Admiral Alvin Holsey announced he will retire from the U.S. Navy effective December 12, 2025, stepping down as commander of U.S. Southern Command after roughly one year in the post . Media reporting t...
Available reporting shows U.S. Southern Command’s commander, Admiral Alvin Holsey, has given posture testimony to Congress in 2025 about regional threats and activities . Multiple outlets report Holse...
Admiral Alvin Holsey — a nearly 38‑year Navy veteran who took command of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in November 2024 — announced he will retire effective December 12, 2025 after little more than...
Admiral Alvin Holsey announced he will retire effective Dec. 12, 2025, stepping down as head of U.S. Southern Command amid an escalation of U.S. strikes on small boats in the Caribbean; the announceme...
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...
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...
Public reporting says Admiral Alvin Holsey announced he will retire from U.S. Southern Command at year’s end after less than a year in the post; multiple outlets report unnamed U.S. officials told rep...
Admiral Alvin Holsey is a U.S. Navy four‑star who served as commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and announced he will retire on December 12, 2025 after roughly one year in the post . Multipl...
Admiral Alvin Holsey publicly announced he will retire on December 12, 2025, but his public statements did not specify a reason for leaving . Media reporting and anonymous-sourced accounts point to te...
Available reporting shows Admiral Alvin Holsey announced he would retire on Dec. 12, 2025, but his public statement and the Defense Department announcement did not give a specific reason for his depar...
Admiral Alvin Holsey’s initial public comment on his departure was a short retirement announcement saying he would retire from the U.S. Navy effective Dec. 12, 2025, posted on the Southern Command/X a...
Admiral Alvin Holsey is a U.S. Navy four‑star who was commissioned via Morehouse College’s NROTC in 1988 and rose through naval aviation and fleet commands to lead U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in ...
Reporting indicates Admiral Alvin Holsey announced his retirement effective Dec. 12, 2025, but multiple outlets say he was pushed or asked to step down amid disputes over U.S. strikes on suspected dru...
Admiral Alvin Holsey’s early retirement was announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Holsey himself for Dec. 12, 2025, but neither gave a public reason, prompting reporting of tensions and ques...
Admiral Alvin Holsey’s abrupt retirement as commander of U.S. Southern Command came amid a dispute over U.S. military strikes on small boats in the Caribbean: multiple outlets report that Defense Secr...
Admiral Alvin Holsey (referred to in some outlets as Halsey) will retire from U.S. Southern Command on Dec. 12, 2025 after roughly one year in the job; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the ret...
Public and media reactions to Admiral Alvin Holsey’s surprise departure focused on reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Caribbean/Venezuela strikes and legal concerns about those...
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...
Admiral Alvin Holsey’s announced retirement from U.S. Southern Command—first disclosed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in October and set for Dec. 12, 2025—has been widely reported as abrupt and ...
Admiral Alvin Holsey’s announced retirement from U.S. Southern Command came amid reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over controversial strikes in the Caribbean; news organizations s...