U.S. Southern Command
02/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/20/2026 18:56
Lethal Kinetic Strike, Feb. 20, 2026
On Feb. 20, at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Marine 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 Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.
Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.
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