Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned over Hegseth's Venezuela boat strike orders

[Guno צְבִי]

In December 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that Admiral Alvin Holsey resigned as the head of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) because of Pete Hegseth's Venezuelan boat strike orders.

Since September 2025, the Trump administration and the Pentagon have announced at least 21 strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats from Venezuela and the surrounding area, Axios reported, killing at least 82 people as of Dec. 1, 2025.

SOUTHCOM, the unified combatant command that covers Central and South America and the Caribbean, announced (archived) on Oct. 16, 2025, that Holsey, the force's commander, would retire on Dec. 12.

Unpacking claim Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned over Hegseth's Venezuela boat strike orders

Holsey will retire from the Navy on Dec. 12, 2025, after a little more than a year leading the U.S. Southern Command.

news.yahoo.com

 

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In December 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that Admiral Alvin Holsey resigned as the head of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) because of Pete Hegseth's Venezuelan boat strike orders.

Since September 2025, the Trump administration and the Pentagon have announced at least 21 strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats from Venezuela and the surrounding area, Axios reported, killing at least 82 people as of Dec. 1, 2025.

SOUTHCOM, the unified combatant command that covers Central and South America and the Caribbean, announced (archived) on Oct. 16, 2025, that Holsey, the force's commander, would retire on Dec. 12.

Unpacking claim Adm. Alvin Holsey resigned over Hegseth's Venezuela boat strike orders

Holsey will retire from the Navy on Dec. 12, 2025, after a little more than a year leading the U.S. Southern Command.

news.yahoo.com

Honorable man, it’s sad he had to resign.

 

[Lionfish]

This Admiral is still looking for a job.

 

[AProudLefty]

This Admiral is still looking for a job.

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Too silly.