Commander overseeing U.S. military forces in Caribbean relinquishes command early
Adm. Alvin Holsey relinquished command Friday in a ceremony at U.S. Southern Command headquarters after announcing early retirement amid U.S. buildup off of Venezuela.
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Himes on strikes on alleged drug boat
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Secretary Hegseth doubles down on boat strikes
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Lawmaker reactions to boat strike video
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Clashing takeaways from boat strike briefing
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Former Pentagon official on Signal leak report
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Early details on Hegseth watchdog report
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Details on Pentagon's Signalgate report
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Report: Signal chat could have endangered troops
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Pentagon report: Signal chat violated rules
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Hegseth doubles down on boat strikes
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Commander overseeing U.S. military forces in Caribbean relinquishes command early
Adm. Alvin Holsey relinquished command Friday in a ceremony at U.S. Southern Command headquarters after announcing early retirement amid U.S. buildup off of Venezuela.