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Head of U.S. Military’s Southern Command Steps Down

October 16, 2025 at 4:10 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 39 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/10/16/head-of-u-s-militarys-southern-command-steps-down/

“The military commander overseeing the Pentagon’s escalating attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea that the Trump administration says are smuggling drugs is stepping down,” the New York Times reports.

“The officer, Adm. Alvin Holsey, is leaving his job as head of the U.S. Southern Command, which oversees all operations in Central and South America, even as the Pentagon has rapidly built up some 10,000 forces in the region in what it says is a major counterdrug and counterterrorism mission.”

“It was unclear why Admiral Holsey is leaving now, less than a year into his tenure, and in the midst of the biggest operation in his 37-year career.”