December 14, 2025 As Battle Group Off Venezuela Awaits Orders, a New Commander Takes the Helm By Kirti Agrawal Air Force Lt. Gen. Evan Pettus succeeds Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey as acting commander of U.S. Southern Command as the military post becomes a top Trump priority. Prev Post Inside Minnesota’s $1B fraud: fake offices, phony firms and a scandal hiding in Next Post House Republicans unveil national memorial plan honoring Americans killed by