Saturday, October 18, 2025

US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela

The Rhode Island senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate armed services committee, said Holsey's "unexpected" departure "sends an alarming signal of instability within the chain of command". 

"Any operation to intervene militarily in Venezuela – especially without congressional authorization – would be unwise and dangerous," Reed said in a statement on Thursday. "Admiral Holsey's resignation only deepens my concern that this administration is ignoring the hard-earned lessons of previous US military campaigns and the advice of our most experienced warfighters."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/admiral-alvin-holsey-caribbean-venezuela


 

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