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Press Release | Feb. 23, 2026

Lethal Kinetic Strike, Feb. 23, 2026

On Feb. 23, 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. 

Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. 

Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.