2026-08-24 33ce42cc6712d0db56f4ea24aa0e097653d51708 2 Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere 37 /wiki/joint%20task%20force%20western%20hemisphere Operation Southern Spear 1 /wiki/operation%20southern%20spear Pacific Ocean 71 /wiki/pacific%20ocean Southern Command 14 /wiki/united%20states%20southern%20command U.S. military 2 /wiki/united%20states%20armed%20forces drug traffickers 116 /wiki/drug%20traffickers Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere Operation Southern Spear Pacific Ocean Southern Command U.S. military drug traffickers Operation Southern Spear 2026-03-25 31de86cbb7a0b5cf210f80d14a1081a987eb2d8d 24 Operation Southern Spear Southern Command U.S. military 3 /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 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 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. 2026-02-16 cf369a4fc787c899081b395ac81c166a3e03a6b0 4 Operation Southern Spear Pacific Ocean U.S. military 3 /feed/2026/02/16/eleven-people-are-killed-after-us-forces-launch-strikes-on-three-alleged-drug-smuggling-boats-in-the-eastern-pacific-o Eleven people are killed after U.S. forces launch strikes on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. 2026-02-13 bfa3eb1b53bb8c33b4a72af162f581779470f4af 2 Operation Southern Spear U.S. military 2 /feed/2026/02/13/the-united-states-armed-forces-says-it-has-conducted-an-airstrike-on-a-boat-suspected-of-transporting-illegal-narcotics The United States Armed Forces says it has conducted an airstrike on a boat suspected of transporting illegal narcotics in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people. 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 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 Southern Command U.S. military 3 /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 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 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. 2025-12-4 1fa2b43b4982e478edbc56a211fcca2c456fc176 /feed/2025/12/4/the-united-states-navy-strikes-a-boat-in-the-pacific-ocean-reportedly-carrying-illegal-narcotics-killing-four-people-on The United States Navy strikes a boat in the Pacific Ocean reportedly carrying illegal narcotics, killing four people onboard the vessel, according to the United States Southern Command. 1764945253 2025-12-4 14b0e24e1e87d29f39d77bec9d99c82d9205ed4c 6 Pacific Ocean Southern Command 2 /feed/2025/12/4/the-united-states-navy-strikes-a-boat-in-the-pacific-ocean-alleged-to-have-been-carrying-illegal-narcotics-killing-four The United States Navy strikes a boat in the Pacific Ocean alleged to have been carrying illegal narcotics, killing four people onboard the vessel, according to the United States Southern Command. /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 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 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.