Tag: US Southern Command (Southcom)

• Friday, October 17th 2025 - 13:25 UTC

  US Southcom Chief to retire by year's end

  

  US Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey, who is in charge of the Southern Command (Southcom), will retire from active service in December 2025, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday. Holsey took command in November 2024, succeeding Army General Laura Richardson. Thus, his early departure is unusual, as these four-star postings typically last three to four years.

• Saturday, May 17th 2025 - 09:46 UTC

  Caracas says Cuyuní River clashes were a “false flag” operation by Guyana

  

  Following Georgetown's complaints, Caracas' Bolivarian regime said Friday that the Guyana Defense Force's (GDF) alleged attacks along the Cuyuní River were a “false flag operation” designed to portray themselves as the victim and create artificial tensions.

• Monday, May 5th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

  Argentina: US SOUTHCOM Chief passes through – consequences to be seen shortly?

  

  Argentine nationalist sectors are concerned that US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Chief Admiral Alvin Holsey's recent visit could signal the beginning of a sovereignty handover to Washington, which President Javier Milei is believed to favor.

• Tuesday, April 29th 2025 - 11:35 UTC

  US Southcom Chief lands in Argentina for 3-day visit

  

  U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Chief Admiral Alvin Holsey arrived in Argentina for a three-day visit to strengthen bilateral defense and security cooperation. He will meet President Javier Milei at Casa Rosada, Defense Minister Luis Petri, and other high-ranking officers Tuesday.

• Saturday, October 19th 2024 - 10:49 UTC

  Holsey to take over from Richardson as SOUTHCOM Chief

  

  US Army four-star General Laura J. Richardson is to be replaced as Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Chief by her current second-in-command US Navy Vice Admiral Alvin Holsey, who is to be promoted to full Admiral for his new role, it was announced this week.

• Friday, May 10th 2024 - 19:35 UTC

  Gen. Richardson warns of dangers of China's LatAm expansion

  

  US Southern Command (Southcom) Chief General Laura Richardson warned during her appearance Thursday at the Ninth Hemispheric Security Conference (HSC) at the Florida International University (FIU) Miami campus, organized by the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy together with the Taeda Foundation that China's growing influence in building critical infrastructure in Latin America had raised security concerns. In addition, the region hardly benefits “from the resources that China extracts,” the four-star general stressed.