U.S. Southern Command
12/29/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/29/2025 17:26
Lethal Kinetic Strike, Dec. 29, 2025
On Dec. 29, at the direction of Secretary of WarPete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters.
Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two male narco-terrorists were killed. No U.S. military forces were harmed.
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