Alvin Holsey — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as the 33rd Commander of U.S. Southern Command from November 2024 to December 2025.
Led a comprehensive transformation of SOUTHCOM, strengthening regional security and advancing economic prosperity.
Commanded Carrier Strike Group 1 from 2018 to 2020.
Commanded the U.S. Navy's first hybrid electric propulsion warship, the USS Makin Island (LHD-8), from 2013 to 2014.
Championed the Navy’s adoption of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and unmanned systems.
Commissioned through the NROTC program at Morehouse College in 1988, earning a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
Earned a Master of Science in Management from Troy State University in 1995.

Biography

Alvin Holsey is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the 33rd Commander of U.S. Southern Command from November 2024 to December 2025. In this role, he directed contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation with 31 partner nations across Latin America and the Caribbean.