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Alvin Holsey
Alvin Holsey
Nickname(s)	Bull
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1988–present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Navy Personnel Command; Carrier Strike Group 1; USS Makin Island (LHD-8); Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Three Seven (HSL-37)
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (4)
Alma mater	Morehouse College (BS); Troy State University (MS); Joint Forces Staff College

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Alvin "Bull" Holsey is a United States Navy rear admiral and naval aviator who serves as commander of the Navy Personnel Command and Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel since January 8, 2021. Prior to that, he served as director of Task Force One Navy under the office of the Chief of Naval Personnel, with assignments as commander of Carrier Strike Group 1 from June 2018 to June 2020, and commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s first hybrid electric propulsion warship, the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) from June 2013 to December 2014, having started out as its executive officer in February of the former year.^[2]^[3]

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 in 1995 and attended the Joint Forces Staff College in 2010.^[4]

^ "Makin Island congratulates Raider 4". Facebook. July 1, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
^ Petty Officer 3rd Class Jared Catlett (January 8, 2021). "Navy Personnel Command Holds Change of Command". dvidshub.net. Navy Personnel Command. Retrieved June 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Carrier Strike Group One Holds Change of Command". NNS200626-05. Carrier Strike Group One Public Affairs. June 26, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ "Rear Admiral Alvin Holsey". U.S. Navy. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

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Military offices
Preceded by Cedric E. Pringle	*Commanding Officer of USS Makin Island* (LHD-8)** 2013-2014	Succeeded by Jon P. Rodgers
Preceded by John V. Fuller	Commander of Carrier Strike Group 1 2018-2020	Succeeded by Timothy J. Kott
Preceded by Jeffrey W. Hughes	Commander of the Navy Personnel Command and Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel 2021-present	Incumbent

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 |colspan="6"|[[United States Naval Aviator|Naval Aviator's Badge]]
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-|colspan="3" align="center"|[[Defense Superior Service Medal]] with one bronze [[oak leaf cluster]]
+|colspan="3" align="center"|[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]
-|colspan="3" align="center"|[[Legion of Merit]] with four gold [[award star]]s
+|colspan="3" align="center"|[[Legion of Merit]] with three gold [[award star]]s
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 |colspan="2"|[[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]]

Naval Aviator's Badge
Defense Superior Service Medal		Legion of Merit with three gold award stars
Defense Meritorious Service Medal	Meritorious Service Medal with award star		Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with three award stars
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal	Joint Meritorious Unit Award		Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy E Ribbon, 1st award	National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star		Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two bronze service stars
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