Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) asked the Four-Star Navy Admiral Overseeing the U.S. Military’s Strikes against Boats in the Caribbean, to Step Down after the Top Officer Voiced concerns about the “Murky” Legality of the Attacks. U.S. Southern Command Head Adm. Alvin Holsey will Retire Two years ahead of Schedule on Dec. 12th, 2025 following “months of discord” between Him and Hegseth.
Hegseth announced the Surprise retirement of Holsey only One Year into His Tenure and during a Major New Military Operation, an Extraordinary Move, Lawmakers and Experts said at the time. But Tensions between the Two had simmered since the start of 2025, when the Newly Confirmed Hegseth met with Holsey via a Secure Video Conference. “You’re either on the team or you’re not,” Hegseth reportedly told Holsey at the time. “When you get an order, you move out fast and don’t ask questions.”
Later Hegseth Ordered Holsey to Develop Military Options to Ensure the U.S. had Full Access to the Panama Canal, after Trump (R) said He wanted to “Reclaim” the Strategic Waterway, but the Pentagon Chief felt Holsey didn’t move Quickly enough on the Plans. Hegseth also was Suspicious that Holsey may have Leaked Details about those Options when such Media Reports Surfaced.
Then this past Summer, when the U.S. Military began Striking Boats off the Coast of Venezuela, that the Administration claimed Without Evidence were carrying Drugs bound for America, Holsey was Reportedly concerned about the tenuous Legal Authority for the Campaign. Holsey Objected that Parts of the Operations fell Outside His Direct Control, as other Military Units under separate Chains-of-Command were also involved in the Strikes.
But even before Holsey’s Concerns, Hegseth reportedly had Lost Confidence in Him and was looking for His Replacement. Tension came to a Head with a “Confrontation” between the Two at the Pentagon in early October. Multiple Outlets reported at the time, that Holsey and Hegseth were at Odds over the U.S. Mission in the Caribbean, but Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell (R) at the time, Dismissed the Stories as “Fake News,” insisting there was “no hesitation or concerns about this mission.”
The Saga comes as Hegseth has been Accused of War Crimes over His Handling of the U.S. Strikes, which began in September and killed more than 80 People in more than 20 Attacks. Navy Adm. Frank Bradley, the Commander who Oversaw the Strikes and Ordered a Follow-Up Attack to Kill Two Survivors, on Thursday Denied that Hegseth ordered to “Kill Everybody” aboard the Vessel.
Holsey, a Navy Helicopter Pilot, had previously Voiced support for Stepping-Up Interdiction of Drug Shipments by Capturing them and a Stronger Push to “Dismantle the Drug Cartels,” according to Testimony He gave during His Senate Confirmation Hearing in September 2024.
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