| Alvin Holsey | |
| Nickname: | Bull[1] |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Navy |
| Branch Label: | Branch |
| Serviceyears: | 1988–present |
| Rank: | Admiral |
| Commands: | United States Southern Command Navy Personnel Command Carrier Strike Group 1 Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Three Seven (HSL-37) |
| Awards: | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (5) |
| Alma Mater: | Morehouse College (BS) Troy State University (MS) Joint Forces Staff College |
Alvin Holsey (born 1965)[2] is a United States Navy admiral and naval aviator who has served as the commander of United States Southern Command since November 7, 2024.[3] He previously served as military deputy commander of the United States Southern Command from 2023 to 2024. He previously served as commander of the Navy Personnel Command and Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel from 2021 to 2022. He has command assignments as commander of Carrier Strike Group 1 from 2018 to 2020, and commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s first hybrid electric propulsion warship, the from 2013 to 2014, having started out as its executive officer in February of the former year.[4] [5] [6]
A native of Fort Valley, Georgia, Holsey was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) program at Morehouse College in 1988, where he received a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. In 1995, he earned a Master of Science in Management from Troy State University and attended the Joint Forces Staff College in 2010.[7]
In September 2022, Holsey was nominated for promotion to vice admiral,[8] and assignment as the military deputy commander of U.S. Southern Command.[9] In July 2024, Holsey was nominated for promotion to admiral and assignment as the commander of United States Southern Command.[10] [11]
| Naval Aviator's Badge | |||||
| Navy Distinguished Service Medal | Legion of Merit with four award stars | ||||
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal | Meritorious Service Medal with award star | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with three award stars | |||
| Joint Meritorious Unit Award | |||||
| Navy E Ribbon, 1st award | National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star | ||||
| Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |||
| Armed Forces Service Medal | Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with three bronze service stars | Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon | |||
| Command at Sea insignia | |||||
| Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge | |||||
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