MIAMI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The admiral in charge of U.S. military forces in Latin America retired two years early on Friday, amid rising tensions with Venezuela that include Wednesday's seizure of an ...

The admiral in charge of U.S. forces in the Latin America and Caribbean is retiring on Friday, two years ahead of schedule after reportedly being asked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to step down ...

Air Force Gen. Dan Caine (center), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks on as Air Force Lt. Gen. Evan L. Pettus (far left) and Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey shake hands as the Navy Adm. relinquishes ...

The admiral had abruptly announced that he would step down as the head of the U.S. Southern Command. His departure leaves several issues about the strikes unanswered. By Eric Schmitt Reporting from ...

Adm. Alvin Holsey, head of U.S. Southern Command, retired Friday with two years left in his tenure. “This is a graduation, not a retirement. As somebody who’s been there and done that before, I can ...

Gen. Dan Caine, center, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, looks on as Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, right, shakes hands with Air Force Lt. Gen. Evan Pettus during Holsey's relinquishment of command and ...

Two shirtless people were clinging onto the remains of a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, hoping to flip the wreckage after a U.S. military strike capsized their boat when a second missile struck, ...

Katie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military on Sept. 2 to kill all 11 people on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea because they were on an internal list of ...

As Congress raises questions about the legality of U.S. military boat strikes in the Caribbean, the spotlight is falling on Admiral Mitch Bradley, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is under pressure this week as a Navy admiral faces tough questions from lawmakers about the legality of striking boats allegedly carrying drugs in the Caribbean.

WASHINGTON — A Navy admiral commanding the U.S. military strikes on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete ...