Trump appoints Lieutenant General Francis Donovan as new head of Southern Command
Major General Donovan is the current deputy chief of Special Operations Command, and will replace Admiral Alvin Holsey
According to the Pentagon, President Donald Trump appoints Marine Major General Francis L. Donovan as brain of Latin America. The government's assertion coincides with the new project, which states that he affirmed that he does never rule out fighting with Venezuela. According to the Department of Defense, Major Donovan is the latest assistant commander of the U. S. Special Operations Command. He did succeed Admiral Alvin Holsey, who announced in mid-October that he would step down from his position on December 12 to "retire," DW reported. The media criticized the strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats off Venezuelan shore, according to Admiral Holsey. The general "was concerned" about the decision to attack those vessels, according to the New York Times, which cites Defense leaders.
More than 100 people have been killed in medicine boat problems.
Washington has deployed substantial military forces in the Caribbean and the Pacific, where it has bombed ships it claims are drug traffickers, with the most recent incident on Thursday, which left five staff people dead.
More than 100 people have already died as a result of the problems, according to an AFP official's score based on official data. Venezuela denounces a plan to acquire its oil and topple President Nicolas Maduro.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Trump had nominated Marine Corps Lieutenant General Francis L. Donovan to lead the" Southcom" command, which was published on the Pentagon website on Friday. According to DW, the order is in charge of some Caribbean and Central American regions as well as some of them.
" Criminal criminal organizations"
Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in a press conference that" the most significant risk in the region is these legal extremist groups, it is the danger facing Colombia, the root of the assault in Ecuador, Mexico, and throughout Central America," Rubio said in Spanish.
Additionally, He made it clear that" Venezuela has an illegitimate program that just does not engage with the United States, but more explicitly cooperates with criminal elements. He cited the ELN and the FARC as examples of open collaboration at the convention from Colombian territory.
Major General Donovan, who is he?
Towson University awarded Francis L. Donovan with a diploma in landscape. He holds a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies from the U. S. Army War College and a Master of Arts in Military Studies from the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. Additionally, he completed Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
The 2nd Marine Division's current commander is the Major General. In all three administrative Marine Expeditionary Forces, Donovan has oversaw the command of a Force Reconnaissance Platoon, a Battalion Landing Team, a Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a Marine Expeditionary Brigade. He has participated in fight, contingency, and military operations at sea, at sea, and on land.
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