Adm. Alvin Holsey's retirement was announced by the Pentagon in October, over a month into the Trump administration’s strikes on suspected drug boats.
Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe was sworn in as the 21st chief master sergeant of the Air Force during a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews.
Democrats who were also briefed and saw video of the survivors being killed questioned the Trump administration’s rationale.
An Air Force squadron commander who led a history-making deployment to the Middle East was presented with the military’s third-highest combat award.
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