Alvin Holsey (born 1965) is a

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four-star

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and

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who has served as the commander of

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since 7 November 2024. He previously served as military deputy commander of the

from 2023 to 2024. He previously served as commander of the

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and Deputy

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from 2021 to 2022. He has command assignments as commander of

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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. A native of

Fort Valley, Georgia Fort Valley is a city in and the county seat of Peach County, Georgia, Peach County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 8,780. The city is in the Warner R ...

, Holsey was commissioned through the

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(NROTC) program at

Morehouse College Morehouse College is a Private college, private, Historically black colleges and universities, historically black, Men's colleges in the United States, men's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia, ...

in 1988, where he received a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. In 1995, he earned a

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in Management from

Troy State University Troy University is a public university in Troy, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1887 as Troy State Normal School within the Alabama State University System, and is now the flagship university of the Troy University System. It was one ...

and attended the

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in 2010. In September 2022, Holsey was nominated for promotion to vice admiral, and assignment as the military deputy commander of

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. In July 2024, Holsey was nominated for promotion to admiral and assignment as the commander of

Awards and decorations

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Holsey, Alvin Date of birth missing (living people) 1965 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Fort Valley, Georgia Morehouse College alumni Military personnel from Georgia (U.S. state) African-American United States Navy personnel United States Naval Aviators Troy University alumni Joint Forces Staff College alumni Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit 21st-century African-American military personnel 20th-century African-American military personnel United States Navy admirals