Eastern Pacific – On April 13, 2026, Joint Task Force Southern Spear carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations, following orders from the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan.

Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was moving along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was actively involved in drug trafficking operations.

During the strike, two male narco-terrorists were killed. No U.S. military personnel were harmed in the operation.

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