US commander overseeing Venezuela missile strikes to retire in December

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00:00Expect them to continue. That's the word from the White House when it comes to blowing up boats in

00:07the Caribbean that it deems are drug vessels run by cartels, mainly from Venezuela. It happened

00:12for the sixth time in recent weeks on Thursday. The U.S. military conducting an airstrike on a

00:18boat. This time, there are reports of survivors. In what appears to be a related story, the commander

00:23of the Southern Command overseeing U.S. policy in the Caribbean and the waters off South America,

00:29Admiral Alvin Holsey, is abruptly retiring at the end of the year. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on X

00:36saying Holsey demonstrated unwavering commitment to the mission, people and nation. But some are

00:41questioning why an admiral with 37 years of service would suddenly quit a job he started last November,

00:48when typically these posts last three to four years. The Pentagon did not elaborate on Holsey's

00:53impending retirement, telling media outlets to read Hegseth's statement on X.

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