The admiral who leads U.S. military forces in Latin America will step down at the end of this year, two years ahead of schedule, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday, in a surprise move amid escalating tensions with Venezuela.
A source familiar with the matter said that there had been tension between Adm. Alvin Holsey and Hegseth over operations in the Caribbean and questions about whether he would be fired in the days leading up to the announcement.
The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Jack Reed, called Holsey's unexpected resignation troubling given mounting fears of a potential U.S. confrontation with Venezuela.
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