Posted on 10/17/2025 7:46:22 AM PDT by mac_truck
The head of the U.S. military's Southern Command will retire later this year, a high-profile departure that comes as the Trump administration strikes alleged drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean and puts pressure on the Venezuelan government.
Adm. Alvin Holsey announced his retirement from the U.S. Navy in a statement posted to social media on Thursday. He said he is retiring after 37 years in the Navy in mid-December — just over a year after he was first promoted to lead Southern Command, or SOUTHCOM.
"I am confident that you will forge ahead, focused on your mission that strengthens our nation and ensures its longevity as a beacon of freedom around the globe," Holsey wrote.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thanked Holsey for his service, and said his time at SOUTHCOM "reflects a legacy of operational excellence and strategic vision."
SOUTHCOM's area of responsibility includes much of Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean Sea. It's an increasingly active territory as the Trump administration deploys naval warships, fighter jets and thousands of troops to the Caribbean as part of an anti-drug trafficking mission.
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Guilt?
I sure hope this is not the case, but my first thought was the cartels got to him.
Maybe but after 37 years he just be ready to retire l know l was.
Hands across the water (Water)
Heads across the sky
Hands across the water (Water)
Heads across the sky
[Verse 1]
Admiral Halsey notified me
He had to have a berth or he couldn’t get to sea
I had another look and I had a cup of tea
And a butter pie (A butter pie?)
(The butter wouldn’t melt, so I put it in the pie, alright?)
[Chorus]
Hands across the water (Water)
Heads across the sky
Hands across the water (Water)
Heads across the sky
Too bad, he had good aim!
Admiral Holsey notified me
Pete Hegseth told them to get in line or be honorable and leave. Maybe Holsey had enough, or didn’t agree, and took the Honorable route.
I agree with you. A retirement is usually just a retirement.
But that thought about cartels popped into my head since those bastards are putting bounties on our DHS people.
250ish admirals mostly “older with almost 40 years service, some will retire for sure.
Southern Command is being folded into the new Western Hemisphere Command, and he will be out of a job anyway.
Currently according to new reports, 10% of the US Navy is in the area of Venezuela, B-52s have been circling offshore, the Ghost has been seen along with the various associated Sec Ops teams and helios
They present no evidence that such is the case.
“...strikes alleged drug-carrying boats...”
Really can’t hate the MSM enough.
What really pushed me into retirement was 3 years at the Defense Contract Audit Agency, run by angry women in a bureaucracy that stifles everything outside of their groupthink.
Good one!
Yep. I have a feeling he’s retiring because he’s ready to retire.
Its a bit confusing, but as I understand it the USSOUTHCOM based in Doral Florida is not part of the US Army’s creation of a Western Hemisphere Command.
Vying for a job with the media?
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