2026-08-24 33ce42cc6712d0db56f4ea24aa0e097653d51708 /feed/2026/08/24/the-us-military-southern-command-s-joint-task-force-western-hemisphere-launches-a-strike-on-a-vessel-in-the-eastern-pa The U.S. military Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere launches a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on alleged drug traffickers, killing two people. The strike is the first reported in two months. 1787760119 2026-08-24 b150a32404f7d518a46e544c264ded447e1b673b 2 Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere 14 /wiki/joint%20task%20force%20western%20hemisphere Operation Southern Spear 1 /wiki/operation%20southern%20spear Pacific Ocean 37 /wiki/pacific%20ocean United States Southern Command 2 /wiki/united%20states%20southern%20command drug traffickers 71 /wiki/drug%20traffickers Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere Operation Southern Spear Pacific Ocean United States Southern Command drug traffickers Operation Southern Spear 2026-05-30 a69b3bae30f7502dc7378f35ac4186c5ca9b2e2e 11 Operation Southern Spear Pacific Ocean 2 /feed/2026/05/30/the-united-states-military-carries-out-a-strike-on-a-boat-accused-of-drug-trafficking-in-the-eastern-pacific-ocean-kill The United States military carries out a strike on a boat accused of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people. 2026-04-13 174a8c9f9a6860c2940643a82e62503c2c4f7b90 15 Operation Southern Spear Pacific Ocean 2 /feed/2026/04/13/two-people-are-killed-in-an-airstrike-carried-out-by-the-united-states-navy-against-an-alleged-drug-boat-in-the-eastern Two people are killed in an airstrike carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. 2026-04-11 bb98d97e975bdc71fe0f2522d6e5c8abc6084267 22 Operation Southern Spear Pacific Ocean 2 /feed/2026/04/11/five-people-are-killed-in-two-airstrikes-carried-out-by-the-united-states-navy-against-an-alleged-drug-boat-in-the-easte Five people are killed in two airstrikes carried out by the United States Navy against an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific. 2026-03-25 31de86cbb7a0b5cf210f80d14a1081a987eb2d8d 24 Operation Southern Spear United States Southern Command 2 /feed/2026/03/25/the-united-states-southern-command-southcom-says-its-forces-have-struck-a-drug-smuggling-boat-in-the-caribbean-sea-ki The United States Southern Command (Southcom) says its forces have struck a drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing four occupants. This brings the number of alleged narcoterrorists killed in Operation Southern Spear to 163 since U.S. strikes began. 2026-02-23 f68f3430f9ddbf934ba5c6fc946b2d2e5f1067f8 /feed/2026/02/23/three-people-are-killed-in-a-strike-by-the-united-states-southern-command-on-an-alleged-drug-vessel-in-the-caribbean-sea Three people are killed in a strike by the United States Southern Command on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean Sea. 1771925504 2026-02-23 b1b931a2e6d390833903fd009b9bff6ff23ea62f 6 Operation Southern Spear United States Southern Command 2 /feed/2026/02/23/three-people-are-killed-in-an-airstrike-by-the-united-states-southern-command-on-an-alleged-drug-vessel-in-the-caribbean Three people are killed in an airstrike by the United States Southern Command on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean Sea. 2026-02-20 f77f5836bde7d77165cf33722895524470398937 6 Operation Southern Spear Pacific Ocean United States Southern Command 3 /feed/2026/02/20/three-people-are-killed-in-a-strike-by-the-united-states-southern-command-on-an-alleged-drug-trafficking-vessel-in-an-ar Three people are killed in a strike by the United States Southern Command on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in an area of the eastern Pacific Ocean. 2026-01-23 9a9d0b388077f6450a7184ea2827d2a180cd1b44 /feed/2026/01/23/two-people-are-killed-and-another-is-captured-in-an-american-airstrike-on-a-boat-in-the-pacific-ocean-according-to-the Two people are killed and another is captured in an American airstrike on a boat in the Pacific Ocean, according to the U.S. Southern Command. 1769670461 2026-01-23 cb3330250b26e4c51f3d3eed1a1689eadf46ae6b 2 Operation Southern Spear Pacific Ocean United States Southern Command 3 /feed/2026/01/23/two-people-are-killed-and-a-survivor-is-later-captured-following-an-american-airstrike-on-a-boat-in-the-pacific-ocean-a Two people are killed and a survivor is later captured following an American airstrike on a boat in the Pacific Ocean, according to the U.S. Southern Command. 2025-12-23 c64af7959ea56235a451232ca01cdd43f1b87837 /feed/2025/12/23/the-united-states-southern-command-announces-it-struck-an-alleged-drug-boat-in-the-eastern-pacific-ocean-killing-one-pe The United States Southern Command announces it struck an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person. 1766560066 2025-12-23 8cd376034aabe8d5400b937204db0aa437a35e24 7 Pacific Ocean United States Southern Command 2 /feed/2025/12/23/the-united-states-southern-command-announces-us-forces-have-struck-an-alleged-drug-trafficking-vessel-in-the-eastern-p The United States Southern Command announces U.S. forces have struck an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person. 2025-12-17 69288293aaca60a25dce885dd3358d0f11a15a44 /feed/2025/12/17/the-united-states-southern-command-says-the-us-navy-attacked-a-alleged-drug-smuggling-boat-in-the-eastern-pacific-kil The United States Southern Command says the U.S. Navy attacked a alleged drug smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing at least four people. 1766083036 2025-12-17 66d154c8e5daba94b21d0af78560a4b06bcd5ae3 /feed/2025/12/17/the-united-states-southern-command-says-the-us-navy-has-attacked-a-alleged-drug-smuggling-boat-in-the-eastern-pacific The United States Southern Command says the U.S. Navy has attacked a alleged drug smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing at least four people. 1766075841 2025-12-17 4f2e6e6f163fde9addcabbe4e5a544c2cb638f50 5 Pacific Ocean United States Southern Command 2 /feed/2025/12/17/the-united-states-southern-command-says-the-us-navy-attacked-an-alleged-drug-smuggling-boat-in-the-eastern-pacific-ki The United States Southern Command says the U.S. Navy attacked an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing at least four people. 2025-12-15 9a248dc388f2d1f9c5de6f96c33e11abe5739442 3 Pacific Ocean United States Southern Command 2 /feed/2025/12/15/the-united-states-southern-command-says-the-us-navy-has-carried-out-airstrikes-on-three-alleged-drug-smuggling-vessels The United States Southern Command says the U.S. Navy has carried out airstrikes on three alleged drug smuggling vessels in international waters of the Eastern Pacific, killing at least eight people. /feed/2026/08/24/the-united-states-southern-command-s-joint-task-force-western-hemisphere-launches-a-strike-on-a-vessel-in-the-eastern-pa CNN 24 b788672595c2f56fd17ba11a9b716281f80c0482 8 https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/24/politics/us-military-strike-alleged-drug-boat-intl-hnk 2026 PBS 24 0bbf0e6b627f089938ae9c153b3ee28f371866e9 8 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-forces-strike-vessel-in-pacific-killing-2-accused-of-trafficking-drugs 2026 The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere launches a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on alleged drug traffickers, killing two people.