U.S. Southern Command Official Website

Apr 14 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, April 14, 2026

On April 14, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.
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Apr 13 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, April 13, 2026

On April 13, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.
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Apr 09 2026

Ecuador and U.S. Navies Train Together

The Nimitz Carrier Strike group conducted a bilateral maritime engagement as part of the Southern Seas 2026 deployment in the Pacific Ocean April 7-8.
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Mar 17 2026

SOUTHCOM Commander Testifies Before Congress

SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee March 19 and the House Armed Services Committee March 17.
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Lethal Kinetic Strike, April 14, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, April 13, 2026

Ecuador and U.S. Navies Train Together

Official photo of the U.S. Southern Command Commander, Gen. Francis L. Donovan

SOUTHCOM Commander Testifies Before Congress

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April 14, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, April 14, 2026

On April 14, at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.

Strengthening Partnerships | April 14, 2026

Joint Engineering Effort Assesses Bridge of the Americas in Panama

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working alongside Panamanian agencies to assess the Bridge of the Americas following a tanker explosion, reinforcing a shared commitment to public safety and infrastructure resilience.

Operation Southern Spear | April 13, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, April 13, 2026

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

Operation Southern Spear | April 12, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strikes, April 11, 2026

On April 11, at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted two lethal kinetic strikes on two vessels operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.

SOUTHCOM Commander

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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SOUTHCOM Components

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Videos

Video by Seaman Jailene Casso

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Surgeons Aboard the USNS Comfort Remove Umbilical Hernias and a Lipoma for Twin Patients

Navy Public Affairs Support Element East - (Active)

Nov. 29, 2018 | 3:02

181129-N-BN355-1001 (Nov. 29, 2018) RIOHACHA, Colombia – Cmdr. Howard Pryor and Lt. John Richards, surgeons aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), remove umbilical hernias and a lipoma for a young set of twin patients who came aboard Comfort with their mother,Yessica Fanador. Comfort is on an 11-week medical support mission to Central and South America as part of U.S. Southern Command’s Enduring Promise initiative. Working with health and government partners in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras, the embarked medical team will provide care on board and at land-based medical sites, helping to relieve pressure on national medical systems caused partly by an increase in cross-border migrants. The deployment reflects the United States’ enduring promise of friendship, partnership and solidarity with the Americas. (U.S. Navy Video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jailene Casso)