U.S. Navy Admiral; outgoing commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
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U.S. Navy Admiral; outgoing commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) - Retired early amid reported internal pressure and dissatisfaction with SOUTHCOM responsiveness during the Venezuela-linked Caribbean escalation.
Trump’s Venezuela “blockade” threat is no longer just rhetoric—it’s being scaffolded by fresh Treasury actions and a widening target universe. Since the blockade announcement, Washington has added new Venezuela-linked sanctions and separately hit Iran’s shadow-fleet network, expanding the pool of already-sanctioned vessels that could be swept into real-world stop-and-search enforcement if they touch Venezuela’s trade.
Updated Dec 20, 2025
U.S. Navy Admiral; outgoing SOUTHCOM commander - Retired early; replacement nominated as scrutiny over maritime strikes and Venezuela policy intensifies
What began as a made-for-video “counterdrug” campaign is now colliding with full-spectrum oversight politics. After SOUTHCOM’s Dec. 16 strike-footage release, the U.S. military publicly acknowledged additional lethal actions that pushed reported deaths past 100 across roughly 28 known strikes since Sept. 2—while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed every member of Congress and signaled the Pentagon will not publicly release the full, unedited video record of the controversial Sept. 2 double-strike episode.
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