Tag: US Southern Command (Southcom)

• 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.