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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

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SOUTHCOM Commander Testifies Before Congress

News

Operation Southern Spear | June 3, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, June 3, 2026

On June 3, 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.

Build Our Team | June 1, 2026

Historic Army South inactivation paves way for U.S. Army Western Hemisph...

U.S. Army South, also designated as Sixth Army, officially cased its colors during an inactivation ceremony at Trinity University’s Laurie Auditorium on May 29. This transition marks a significant step in a historic modernization effort that

May 30, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, May 30, 2026

On May 30, 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 | May 29, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, May 29, 2026

On May 29, 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.