U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced that U.S. forces supporting Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere conducted a k

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced that U.S. forces supporting Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere conducted a kinetic strike yesterday against a suspected narco-trafficking fast boat operating in the Eastern Pacific, killing both individuals aboard. According to Gen. Francis Donovan, commander of SOUTHCOM, the vessel was operating along suspected narco-trafficking routes, with the strike supported by intelligence. This is the first publicly announced kinetic strike conducted under Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, the new command overseeing U.S. operations in the region and the successor to Operation Southern Spear.