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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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A masked officer holding a rifle stands behind a stack of seized illicit drugs.

Aug 27 2026

Narco-Terrorist Network Dismantled in Ecuador

Ecuadorian authorities, supported by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and SOUTHCOM, targeted transnational criminal organizations involved in international cocaine trafficking.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks at a lectern on a stage to a seated audience.

Aug 13 2026

Changing the Game

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told members of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition that the U.S. is firmly committed to working alongside them to dismantle dangerous transnational criminal drug cartels.
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Aug 18 2026

Support to Colombia Earthquake Relief

U.S. military forces support Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Colombia in the aftermath of the August 10, 2026, earthquake.
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U.S. Marines offload disaster assistance supplies from a Landing Craft

Jun 29 2026

Support to Venezuela Earthquake Relief

U.S. military forces supported Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes.
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Narco-Terrorist Network Dismantled in Ecuador

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

Support to Colombia Earthquake Relief

Changing the Game

Support to Venezuela Earthquake Relief

News

Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere | Sept. 9, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, September 9, 2026

On September 9, under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean.

Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere | Sept. 8, 2026

Interdiction of Narco-Terrorist Refueling Vessel, Sept. 8, 2026

On September 8, under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) forces successfully interdicted a floating refueling station supporting illicit at-sea drug trafficking operations in the Eastern Pacific.

Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere | Sept. 7, 2026

Interdiction of Narco-Terrorist Refueling Vessel, Sept. 7, 2026

On Sept. 7, under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) forces successfully interdicted a floating refueling station supporting illicit at-sea drug trafficking operations in the Eastern Pacific.

Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere | Sept. 5, 2026

Interdiction of Narco-Terrorist Refueling Vessel, Sept. 5, 2026

On Sept. 5, at the direction of U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) forces successfully interdicted a multi-vessel floating refueling station in support of illicit at-sea drug trafficking operations in the Eastern

Commander

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

GEN. DONOVAN'S BIO

Four Imperatives

SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan has developed four imperatives to posture the U.S. military to confront the threats facing the Western Hemisphere.

Strengthen Hemispheric Command and Control
Defeat Designated Terrorist Organizations
Develop and Field Cost-Effective, Modernized Forces
Secure Strategic Key Terrain

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Coast Guard offloads more than $88 million in illicit drugs interdicted in the Eastern Pacific

U.S. Coast Guard Southeast

Aug. 5, 2025 | 1:03

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba mooring at Port Everglades, Florida, on August 5, 2025. The seized contraband was the result of three separate interdiction in the eastern Pacific by Coast Guard crews. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Walker)