Head of US Military’s Southern Command Says He’ll Retire (2)

Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey, the commander of US Southern Command, will retire in December, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, depriving the Pentagon of a top military officer as it wages a deadly campaign of military strikes against suspected narco-traffickers in the region.

Holsey, 60, is stepping down less than a year after taking up the post last November. Separate statements posted by Holsey and Hegseth on social media gave no indication of why he was deciding to step down now.

“On behalf of the Department of War, we extend our deepest gratitude to Admiral Alvin Holsey for his more than ...