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May 14 2026

Disrupting Narco-Terrorist Networks

Latest news and information on SOUTHCOM efforts to work with partners to detect, disrupt, and dismantle cartels and narco-terrorist networks.
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May 15 2026

USS Nimitz Trains with Brazilian Navy

The Brazilian and U.S. navies conducted a bilateral maritime engagement as part of the Southern Seas 2026 deployment in the Atlantic Ocean, May 12-13.
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Apr 21 2026

New Autonomous Warfare Command

U.S. Marine Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), has directed the establishment of the SOUTHCOM Autonomous Warfare Command (SAWC).
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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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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma crew members conduct interdiction operations in the Gulf of America, May 8, 2026. Tahoma’s crew, alongside a deployed Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew, stopped three suspected smuggling vessels carrying narcotics during a maritime patrol approximately 90 miles off Cartagena, Colombia. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Disrupting Narco-Terrorist Networks

Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Trains with Brazilian Navy

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New Autonomous Warfare Command

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

SOUTHCOM Commander Testifies Before Congress

News

State Partnership Program | Nat'l Guard | June 22, 2026

Guard Members From Six States Bring Medical Expertise to Paraguay for Ex...

Friendship, or amistad in Spanish, brings more than 20 National Guard medical professionals from throughout the country to Paraguay, but this is more than a cultural exchange. The seasoned practitioners brought thousands of hours of clinical

Operation Southern Spear | June 21, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, June 21, 2026

On June 21, 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 | June 18, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, June 18, 2026

On June 18, 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.

SOUTHCOM Release | June 18, 2026

Gen. Donovan Visits Honduras

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Commander of U.S. Southern Command, was in Honduras for a two-day scheduled visit where he met with Minister of National Defense, Enrique Rodríguez Burchard, and Chief of Defense, Gen. Héctor Benjamín

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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Videos

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Coast Guard Cutter Munro's crew offloads approximately $468 million worth of cocaine in San Diego

U.S. Coast Guard Southwest

May 28, 2024 | 1:01

SAN DIEGO — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) offloaded approximately 33,768 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated value of $468 million, on Tuesday, in San Diego. The offload is a result of eight separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America by the Coast Guard Cutter Munro in February and March. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Stanton.