2026-09-9 7c3bfff9da8b4771c697bd0651b9e84ded476d19 /feed/2026/09/9/the-united-states-southern-command-s-joint-task-force-western-hemisphere-kills-three-people-in-a-strike-on-a-alleged-nar The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere kills three people in a strike on a alleged narcotrafficking drug boat in the Caribbean Sea. 1789308412 2026-09-9 5e41e03d856931709c65675988dd596c8f4ef3eb 14 Caribbean Sea 71 /wiki/caribbean%20sea Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere 14 /wiki/joint%20task%20force%20western%20hemisphere Operation Southern Spear 1 /wiki/operation%20southern%20spear United States Southern Command 2 /wiki/united%20states%20southern%20command smuggled 37 /wiki/illegal%20drug%20trade Caribbean Sea Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere Operation Southern Spear United States Southern Command smuggled Operation Southern Spear 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 Operation Southern Spear United States Southern Command 3 /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 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. 2026-04-19 0463860652644d27d78a99b93d3e7fa438c689cc 13 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear 2 /feed/2026/04/19/three-people-are-killed-in-an-american-airstrike-against-a-boat-in-the-caribbean-sea Three people are killed in an American airstrike against a boat in the Caribbean Sea. 2026-03-25 31de86cbb7a0b5cf210f80d14a1081a987eb2d8d 24 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear United States Southern Command smuggled 4 /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 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear United States Southern Command 3 /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 United States Southern Command smuggled 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 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear smuggled 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 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear smuggled 3 /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 United States Southern Command 2 /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. 2026-01-15 c7ee27193406b4c9e2ca5568a73bdc4af0c21304 2 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear 2 /feed/2026/01/15/the-united-states-coast-guard-boards-and-seizes-a-guyanese-flagged-tanker-in-the-caribbean-sea-that-had-been-sanctioned The United States Coast Guard boards and seizes a Guyanese-flagged tanker in the Caribbean Sea that had been sanctioned by the U.S. government. 2026-01-7 161aa30f02c080f894025b5e405bb6915ad76255 /feed/2026/01/7/the-united-states-coast-guard-also-seizes-the-tanker-sophia-for-its-alleged-illegal-activities-in-international-wate The United States Coast Guard also seizes the tanker "Sophia" for its alleged "illegal activities" in international waters of the Caribbean Sea. 1767870652 2026-01-7 c5c414a5676a92de60dfdefd572364a588e57767 /feed/2026/01/7/the-united-states-coast-guard-also-seizes-the-tanker-m-sophia-for-its-alleged-illegal-activities-in-international-w The United States Coast Guard also seizes the tanker "M. Sophia" for its alleged "illegal activities" in international waters of the Caribbean Sea. 1767805848 2026-01-7 00346c4fced478f7141181c304d638048f2490da 4 Caribbean Sea Operation Southern Spear 2 /feed/2026/01/7/the-united-states-coast-guard-also-seizes-the-panamanian-flagged-tanker-m-sophia-for-its-alleged-illegal-activities The United States Coast Guard also seizes the Panamanian-flagged tanker "M Sophia" for its alleged "illegal activities" in international waters of the Caribbean Sea. /feed/2026/09/9/the-united-states-southern-command-s-joint-task-force-western-hemisphere-kills-three-people-in-a-strike-on-an-alleged-na SOUTHCOM 9 9670eb0d9c0c90bf77372e1805e13e9dac908e16 9 https://www.southcom.mil/News/PressReleases/Article/4594213/lethal-kinetic-strike-september-9-2026/ 2026 Stars and Stripes 9 0de7c3c395dfe9411c99d90a3b05a7bd73da138f 9 https://www.stripes.com/theaters/americas/2026-09-10/us-boat-strike-southern-spear-22809838.html 2026 The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere kills three people in a strike on an alleged narcotrafficking drug boat in the Caribbean Sea.