Top Diplomat in Trump Admin Leaving State Dept

The military commander who announced his resignation is responsible for the Pentagon’s intensifying operations against vessels in the Caribbean Sea that the Trump administration alleges are engaged in drug smuggling

Adm. Alvin Holsey, the officer in charge of the U. S.

Southern Command, which oversees operations in Central and South America, is stepping down from his position,

despite the Pentagon’s swift deployment of approximately 10,000 troops in the region for what it describes as a significant counterdrug and counterterrorism initiative.

The reason for Admiral Holsey’s abrupt departure, occurring less than a year into a typically three-year tenure and

amidst the most significant operation of his 37-year career, remains unexplained.