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Feb 20 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, Feb. 20, 2026

On Feb. 20, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.
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Feb 18 2026

Gen. Donovan Visits Venezuela

Readout of SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan’s meeting with Venezuelan interim authorities.
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Chiefs of Defense and senior military representatives from 34 nations pose for a group photo during the first Western Hemisphere Chiefs of Defense Conference in Washington, D.C., February 11, 2026.

Feb 11 2026

SecWar: W. Hemisphere Must Unite Against Threats

At the Western Hemisphere Chiefs of Defense Conference, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called on regional defense and security chiefs to "stand together" to achieve peace in the hemisphere.
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U.S. military members in camouflage uniforms and helmets point rifles.

Oct 31 2025

Multimedia of Operation Southern Spear

Download released photos and videos of forces deployed to the Caribbean in support of Operation Southern Spear.
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Lethal Kinetic Strike, Feb. 20, 2026

Gen. Donovan Visits Venezuela

SecWar: W. Hemisphere Must Unite Against Threats

Multimedia of U.S. Forces in the Caribbean

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Operation Southern Spear | Feb. 20, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, Feb. 20, 2026

Operation Southern Spear | Feb. 18, 2026

Readout of SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan’s meeting with Ven...

The commander of U.S. Southern Command, Marine Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Chargé d’Affaires to the Venezuela Affairs Unit, Ambassador Laura F. Dogu, and U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Homeland Defense and the Americas Joseph M. Humire met

Operation Southern Spear | Feb. 17, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strikes, Feb. 16, 2026

On Feb. 16, at the direction of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted three lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.

Operation Southern Spear | Feb. 13, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, Feb. 13, 2026

On Feb. 13, at the direction of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.

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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan is the Commander of U.S. Southern Command. Gen. Donovan assumed command Feb. 5, 2026

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Lethal Kinetic Strike, Feb. 20, 2026

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Feb. 20, 2026 | 0:16

On Feb. 20, at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Marine Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.