Commander of US Southern Command retiring, Hegseth says 

Oct 17, 2025 - 10:00
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Commander of US Southern Command retiring, Hegseth says 
Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, who is overseeing the U.S. military’s strikes against boats in the Caribbean that the Trump administration argues are smuggling drugs into the country, will retire at the end of the year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.  Holsey, a four-star admiral who is the commander of U.S. Southern Command (Southcom),…